Delivered 25th August 1958. On 12th February 1971, it made the last flight of a Scimitar when it arrived at Southend from 776FRU, Hurn. Depicted being dismantled at Southend the next day, it was transported by road to AWRE, Foulness Island on 14th February 1971, along with Scimitars XD234:834 & XD333:837, both of which had arrived at Southend on 20th January 1971. After use as a target on the firing ranges, the remains of XD244 were still evident there in 1989.