Part of an RAF Careers recruitment event on Southend seafront along with the cockpit of Jet Provost T.4 XR700. Allocated maintenance serial 7891M in August 1965. On display at Hamble Aerostructures, the former Folland Aircraft factory site, from October 1980. Still present in 2024.

The Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) has a Department of Aerospace Engineering which has this HAL-built Gnat F.1 for instructional purposes outside. The institute is located in Chromepet, Chennai (formerly Madras) in Tamil Nadu State, India.

On display at the B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute Of Science And Technology in Vandalur, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, is this British-built Gnat F.1. It has fake serial F-154 and Crescent titles. The real Indian Air Force serial is IE1107.

Now painted in Finnish air force colours.

First flown in August 1962, XP503 spent its active career with 4 FTS before returning to Hawker Siddeley for trials at Bitteswell in 1969. Retired to instructional use at Halton as 8568M by 1977, it was acquired by Phoenix Aviation at Bruntingthorpe in the mid-1990s before sale to an owner in Palo Alto, CA in 2000 and registration as N503KC

at 424 ATC

ex RAF XP538

Despite expensive enquiries I have not been able to determine the authenticity of this unusual paint job. Pima's site states that these are RAF test colours from 1961 at Dunsfold but I think it more likely that the colours were simply inherited from the previous private owner who had the aircraft painted like this, perhaps to look like an Indian Gnat/Ajeet. Pima's Head of Collections was very helpful in correspondence, but we were not able to resolve this question. What we do know is that the aircraft was used by the A&AEE, Bristol Siddeley Engines and the RAE before becoming a ground trainer.

incorrectly listed with c/n XP548 in the FAA database. Chino resident since 2019.

Really XP534

Delivered to the RAF in 1962. To the Royal Aircraft Establishment in 1969 and used as a trials aircraft at Bedford. Last flew in 1984. To the Science Museum store, Wroughton.