1976 residents and movements are listed here
January 1976 | February 1976 | March 1976 | April 1976 | May 1976 | June 1976 |
July 1976 | August 1976 | September 1976 | October 1976 | November 1976 | December 1976 |
Based Aircraft noted this year
Lightnings. 56 (Lightning) Squadron disbanded on 28th June
XP694 | V | 56 Sqn | Departed to Coningsby on 26th July |
XP701 | W | 56 Sqn | |
XP702 | U | 56 Sqn | Departed to Leconfield on 23rd July |
XP707 | 56 Sqn | Departed to Leconfield on 26th July | |
XR728 | J | 56 Sqn | |
XR761 | A | 56 Sqn | |
XR770 | D | 56 Sqn | |
XR771 | C | 56 Sqn | |
XS417 | Z | 56 Sqn | |
XS422 | 56 Sqn | Departed for use with A&AEE at Boscombe Down | |
XS897 | S | 56 Sqn | |
XS901 | T | 56 Sqn | |
XS922 | P | 56 Sqn | |
XS928 | E | 56 Sqn | |
XS929 | L | 56 Sqn | |
XS932 | J R | 56 Sqn | Recoded as R by 22nd March |
XS933 | K | 56 Sqn | |
XS937 | 56 Sqn |
Phantoms
XT891 | Z | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XT908 | P | 23 Sqn | Delivered on 1st September |
XT909 | X | 56 Sqn | Delivered on 9th July. To 228 OCU on 29th November |
XT912 | K | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February, to 29 Sqn on 11th November |
XV396 | A | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February |
XV408 | N | 23 Sqn | Delivered on 9th August |
XV409 | D | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XV415 | A | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XV420 | J | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XV421 | B | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February |
XV422 | C | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February |
XV432 | D | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February |
XV434 | J | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February |
XV435 | M | 23 Sqn | Delivered on 13th April |
XV460 | B | 56 Sqn | Delivered on 9th July. To 60 MU on 18th August |
XV465 | E | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February. To 29 Sqn on 13th July |
XV470 | C | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XV472 | L | 23 Sqn | Delivered on 5th April |
XV475 | H | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XV476 | S | 23 Sqn | Delivered on 30th December |
XV483 | O | 23 Sqn | Delivered on 20th August |
XV484 | F | 23 Sqn | Delivered 17th November 1975 for groundcrew training. To 2 Sqn on 21st September |
XV486 | E | 56 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 8th July |
XV489 | F | 56 Sqn | Delivered on 9th July |
XV490 | G | 23 Sqn | Arrived from Coningsby on 25th February |
XV496 | H | 23 Sqn | Delivered 17th November 1975 for groundcrew training |
XV497 | N Q | 56 Sqn 23 Sqn | Delivered on 9th July. Transferred to 23 Sqn on 14th October, taking up code ‘Q’ |
Phantoms tail code to serial cross-reference
23 Sqn | 56 Sqn | ||
A | XV396 | A | XV415 |
B | XV421 | B | XV460 |
C | XV422 | C | XV470 |
D | XV432 | D | XV409 |
E | XV465 | E | XV486 |
F | XV484 | F | XV489 |
G | XV490 | H | XV475 |
H | XV496 | J | XV420 |
J | XV434 | N | XV497 |
K | XT912 | X | XT909 |
L | XV472 | Z | XT891 |
M | XV435 | ||
N | XV408 | ||
O | XV483 | ||
P | XT908 | ||
Q | XV497 | ||
S | XV476 |
Preserved and other non-active aircraft noted this year
XM147 | Lightning F1 | Stored | TFF marks | |
XP738 | E | Lightning F3 | Wreckage | |
XP754 | Lightning F3 | Wreckage | 111 Sqn marks | |
EP120 | QV-H | Spitfire LF.Vb | Preserved | |