Date of Delivery - 20 February 1970 ( 1st known show 3 months later )
- to 1 SoTT Cosford (later renamed to DCAE Cosford),
- privately owned ( 9172M )Brome, Eye, Suffolk
Information courtesy of www.ukserials.com
| Date | Venue | Pilot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1970 | Wiesbaden | Dudley Carvell | - |
| 25 May 1970 | Henlow | Dave Coldicutt | - |
| 25 May 1970 | Hucknall | Dave Coldicutt | - |
| 19 Sept 1970 | Leuchars | Dave Waddington | - |
| 1 May 1971 | Newton | Dudley Carvell | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Turnhouse | - | Spotted |
| 5 June 1971 | Harrogate | Nobby Grey | - |
| 24 July 1971 | Plymouth | Dudley Carvell | - |
| 25 July 1971 | Portsmouth | Dudley Carvell | - |
| 3 June 1972 | Aberdeen | - | spotted |
| 19 August 1972 | Woodford | - | spotted |
| 16 Sept 1972 | Leuchars | - | spotted |
| 13 May 1973 | Valance ( France ) | Mervin Fowler | - |
These photos were taken on the 13 May 1970, showing Dave Waddington leading the Blades in XW304 / 62.
This is from the Daily Telegraph 8 April 1970.
I have no idea which paper this 1970 clipping is from.
Here's the 1970 Ground crew stood in front of XW304 / 62.
f-l-t-r Sandy MacKenzie, Bill Ellis, Len Kitching, Paul Wrigglesworth
This photo of XW304 / 62 was taken by ( © ) Lindsay Peacock, at Wiesbaden in May 1970 .
I picked this 1972 picture up off eBay.
Peter Nicholson took a couple of slides of the aircraft at Leuchars in 1972, showing XW304 / 62. Here they are.
Photo © Peter Nicholson
The next photo was taken in 1973. It has been used a couple of times
Although this scan is quite small, XW304 is the "leading" aircraft, shown here peeling away
