Taking off on its first flight. Flown by BAE Warton test pilot 'Tarnish 5'.

Heavily armed and returning to its parking spot at Kandahar. Apparently, the weapons load was not necessary during this mission. ZD352 was first flown on 22 October 988 and delivered to the RAF as a GR5 on 7 December 1988. It was later converted to GR7 and GR9A. Withdrawn from use in December 2010, stored at RAF Cottesmore and moved to the 309th AMARG in early 2012. The Harrier was used as a spare part for USMC Harriers. It was eventually sold as scrap to HVF West, Tucson (AZ) by August 2023.

Rolling down to a Special Forces secured area at Kandahar. The a/c made its first flight on 2 Mar'83, delivered on 28 Mar'83 to 32sq at RAF Northolt. ZD704, together with some 80 US Army aircraft, was damaged by a huge hailstorm on 13 Apr'13 while parked at Kandahar. The BAe125 was deemed unable to fly, and was transported back to the UK with US help. Assessment showed it was damaged to be beyond economical repair. ZD704 went into storage at St.Athan and was moved to RAF Manston as an instructional airframe with the Defence Fire Training & Development Center. Last noted at Newquay in late '23

Returning to its parking spot at Kandahar without a weapons load. Earlier that day, the Harrier possibly supplied a headache to someone. ZD380 was first flown on 11 November 1988 and delivered to the RAF as a GR5 on 6 December 1988. It was later converted to GR7 and GR9A. Withdrawn from use in December 2010 and sold the the US Marine Corps at MCAS Cherry Point (NC) for spares. Last noted there in April 2012.

FMS serial 66-8550 was delivered to the Lyneham Transport Wing on 29 July 1967. It was damaged Cat.1 on 27 August 1999 when it got stuck in mud at a landing zone near Shawbury (UK). But as a good workhorse, the Herc was repaired by Marshalls at Cambridge and returned to service. It is seen here in take-off from the single runway of Kandahar during an Operation Herrick mission. The C1 made its last flight on 18 April 2013 from Brize Norton to St.Athan, was stored and stripped for spares. Then it was sadly scrapped by 2017.

Leaving Kandahar for another Operation Herrick mission as part of the international Operation Enduring Freedom.

Used for ground instruction at Scampton as 8836M. Now preserved at the Maidenhead Heritage Centre. Seen here in Parkhouse Aviation's compound.

Written off after an incident over the North Sea on 7th January 1969. The aircraft subsequently landed at Coltishall but after recovery to its base at Bassingbourne for repair, was struck off charge in May 1969. Subsequently allocated to the fire dump at Cottesmore.

While a large part of the fuselage is from LZ844 this aircraft contains parts from a number of Mk VIII wrecks and some new build items. The R-R Merlin is from a Mosquito and the propellor blades were said to be from a Barracuda. It was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident December 1943 remaing abandoned in Papua New Guinea until 1972. It was restored to static condition over many years in the colours of 79 Sqn RAAF and was brought to the UK in 2011. Current status unknown.

Delivered to the RAF in June 1948 and flown for many years as a communications aircraft by the RAE at Farnborough. Painted in the 'Raspberry Ripple' colour scheme by 1977, retired in 1994, it became G-BWFB in July 1995. Sold in the US as N959VP in December 1997 but never left the UK and cancelled from the US register in August 2000. Believed to remain stored in Warwickshire at time of upload.

Built for BOAC as Comet 2 G-AMXA, Sold to the Ministry of Supply in March 1955, one of four converted to C2R standard which joined the RAF with 192 Sqn at Watton replacing their Boeing Washingtons in the ELINT role. 192 Sqn was renumbered as 51 Sqn in 1958 and moved to Wyton in 1963 from where the aircraft flew until its retirement in 1974. Flown to Strathallan in August 1974 for preservation but was broken up in 1990 after the the collection was dispersed. The cockpit survives as is on display at the Al Mahatta museum in Sharjah at time of upload.

Based at Wyton with 26 Squadron, formerly the Training Command Communication Squadron. Later flew from Northolt with 207 Squadron until retirement in 1984 when it was allocated maintenance serial 8795M. Registered in Australia as VH-EOB in June 1990. Reported to be in use as a chicken shed in Sarina QLD. by 2013.

Built for the USAAF as 44-77003. Transferred to the RAF under Lend-Lease in May 1945. KN465 made the last operational RAF Dakota flight on 1st April 1970 flying from Oslo to Northolt. Currently on display in the RAF Museum at Cosford

Withdrawn from service 17th June 1977 and made the last ever Hastings flight on 16th August 1977 from Scampton to Cosford. Displayed in the RAF Museum Cold War Exhibition at time of upload.