" 25 1969 - 1996" markings on nose.

Withdrawn from use on 4 January 1982, and broken up at Scampton on 22 February 1982.

Ex KG661, RCAF 661, USAAF 42-24338. Served initially with the USAAF but soon transferred to the Royal Canadian AF, with whom it served until declared surplus in 1971. It was purchased by RAE Farnborough as a trials aircraft, and allocated the serial KG661. When it was discovered that the original KG661 had been destroyed in an accident, a new serial - ZA947 - was allocated. It was declared surplus to requirements in 1992 and passed to Strike Command, and allocated to the BBMF in March 1993.

Broken up at Lossiemouth in 1992.

While operating with 3 Sqdn in Afghanistan, this Harrier was badly damaged by debris during a rocket attack on Kandahar airbase. It was returned to the UK for repair assessment and was deemed to be damaged beyond economic repair, so in 2008 was allocated for ground instructional use at RAF Cottesmore. With the withdrawal of the Harrier fleet in December 2010 it was restored externally and, in April 2011, was placed on the gate at RAF Wittering.

XP345 initially served the CFS at Terhill in camouflage, later gaining the yellow overall scheme for SAR work. It is now exhibited by the Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group in the camouflage markings carried for service with the UN Peacekeeping Force in Nicosia, Cyprus while assigned to 84 Sdn RAF at Akrotiri. Displayed outdoors at the 2018 RAF 100 airshow at Cosford, this Whirlwind had the distinction of making the final flight of the type by the RAF - on 1st March 1982 it was the last to land of a formation of Whirlwinds in a flypast at Akrotiri to mark the disbandment of 'B' Flight, 84 Sqdn.

After initial use in recce pod trials, XV406 moved to the A&AEE for more trials work. On entering RAF service, she served with 23, 29, 43, 54 and 111 Sqns. Retired to gate guard duty at RAF Carlisle and later moved to the Solway site, now displayed in the impressive markings of its last operating unit. I was pleased to reunited with this Phantom, having a photo of me sitting in its cockpit at the Finningley RAF Review in 1977.