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1980 Movements

1980 residents and movements are listed here

January 1980February 1980March 1980April 1980May 1980June 1980
July 1980August 1980September 1980October 1980November 1980December 1980

Based Aircraft noted this year

23 Sqn Phantom XV485 in the newly introduced Air Defence grey scheme
XT891Z56 SqnTo St. Athan on 30th May
XT903X23 SqnDelivered on 6th June
XT908Y56 SqnReturned from Holme-on-Spalding Moor on 13th March
XT909T23 SqnTo St. Athan on 29th May
XV401N56 Sqn
XV404H23 Sqn
XV406A23 Sqn
XV407O56 SqnDelivered on 18th July in the Air Defence grey scheme
XV408N23 SqnTo St. Athan on 16th December
XV409E56 SqnTo 228 OCU on 28th February
XV410H56 SqnTo St. Athan on 18th July
XV414B
R
23 SqnRe-coded as ‘R’ in September.
Crashed 9th December
XV423E23 Sqn
XV430F23 SqnTo St. Athan on 14th March
XV432D23 SqnTransferred to 56 Sqn coded D
XV437J56 Sqn
XV464B56 Sqn
XV466K56 Sqn
XV469A
I
56 SqnRecoded as ‘I’ by September
XV474F56 SqnAir Defence grey
XV476S23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 8th January, retaining code ‘S’
To St. Athan on 22nd July
XV478M23 SqnDeparted during September
XV482C56 Sqn
XV485P23 SqnDelivered on 18th March in the Air Defence grey scheme
XV494G56 Sqn
XV495L56 SqnReturned from Holme-on-Spalding Moor on 19th May
XV499L23 Sqn
XV500K23 Sqn

Tail code to serial cross reference

23 Sqn56 Sqn
AXV406AXV469
BXV414BXV464
DXV432CXV482
DXV432
EXV423EXV409
FXV430FXV474
HXV404GXV494
KXV500HXV410
LXV499IXV469
MXV478JXV437
NXV408KXV466
PXV485LXV495
RXV414NXV401
SXV476OXV407
TXT909SXV476
XXT903YXT908
ZXT891

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