| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XX169 |
| Military Code: | 169 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 312016 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 4 FTS |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Valley - AngleseyMap |
| Region / Country: | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGOV IATA: VLY Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | RAF Valley Open Day 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 13 August 1983 |
| Photo by: | Fergal Goodman |
| Photo ID: | 606078 |
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The Hawk wore the original smart red-and-white training colours well. XX169 was an early production aircraft, delivered on 29 January 1977 and it flew with a succession of RAF training units until 2009, when it was transferred on loan to the Royal Navy's FRADU. This proved not to be a long-term assignment, however, and on 17 May 2011 XX169 was withdrawn from service and ferried to Shawbury for storage, owing to its high fatigue life and flying hours. This photo is copyright © Fergal Goodman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 September 2023, and has since been viewed 314 times. |