| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XX240 |
| Military Code: | CU-840 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | British Aerospace Hawk |
| Aircraft Version: | British Aerospace Hawk T.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 312076 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | 736 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 763623 |
| Photo Comment |
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On short final approach to Runway 12 at Prestwick as BANSHEE23. One of five Hawks on temporary detachment to Prestwick for Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1. Carries the markings of 736 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. Taken on strength by the RAF in 1978. Transferred to the Royal Navy in 2002. Returned to the RAF before being reissued to the Royal Navy in 2011. Allocated to the Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron (JARTS) at MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire in 2023. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 December 2024, and has since been viewed 83 times. |