Sponsored by Red Bull for several years. Part of the deal was that Red Bull would pay for her to be repainted (in RN colours) at the end of the term, which was duly done.

A rare formation with fellow stable mate, Gnat T1 XR537 (G-NATY). The occasion was an evening flypast to celebrate a 50th birthday, I gather.

Landing back after a local display.

Taxying out with the wings folded.

I'd been hoping for a top-side shot, but unfortunately the pilot wasn't playing ball.

Possibly my luckiest ever catch. Seen arriving at Leuchars prior to doing a flypast over the new Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier.

Arriving at Norwich prior to displaying at the Lowestoft Air Festival

Even though these striking sponsor colours allowed this magnificent aircraft to appear at various airshows between 2003 and 2007, it is not right for such a rare machine, the last flying example of its type. Luckily it was later repainted in its authentic Royal Navy markings as XP924. Unfortunately it suffered a wheels-up landing at RNAS Yeovilton on 27 May 2017, which caused extensive damage to the belly and structural frames of the centre fuselage. By mid 2018 it was still uncertain if the aircraft will ever return to the air. Sorry for the poor photo quality.

Originally a Sea Vixen FAW.2, but later converted to a D.3