| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XR993 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Folland Fo.140 Gnat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley Gnat |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 |
| C/n (msn): | FL587 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Little RissingtonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVL IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Red Arrows Press Day 1973 |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1973 |
| Photo by: | Gordon Riley |
| Photo ID: | 743921 |
| Photo Comment |
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Sqdn Ldr I C H Dick, DFC Delivered to the RAF as XR993 in 1964. To the Royal Navy at Culdrose for use as ground trainer A2678 in 1979. To the USA in 1987 and registered as N3XR. Destroyed in a fatal crash at Bossier City in 1991 after it ran out of fuel. This photo is copyright © Gordon Riley, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 November 2024, and has since been viewed 129 times. |