1981 Movements – Wattisham Airfield

1981 residents and movements are listed here

January 1981	February 1981	March 1981	April 1981	May 1981	June 1981
July 1981	August 1981	September 1981	October 1981	November 1981	December 1981

Based Aircraft noted this year

XT891	Z	56 Sqn	To St. Athan on 30th May
XT903	X	23 Sqn	Air Defence grey scheme
XT908	Y	56 Sqn
XV401	N	56 Sqn	To St. Athan on 30th October
XV404	H B	23 Sqn 56 Sqn	Departed to St. Athan in February, being replaced by XV490 To 56 Sqn coded B on 23rd July in Air Defence grey, replacing XV464
XV406	A	23 Sqn
XV407	O	56 Sqn
XV408	N	23 Sqn	Returned from St. Athan on 27th April in Air Defence grey scheme
XV420	W	23 Sqn	Arrived on 11th March in Air Defence grey scheme
XV423	E E	23 Sqn 56 Sqn	Transferred to 56 Sqn on 21st October, retaining code ‘E’
XV432	D	23 Sqn
XV434	G	56 Sqn	Arrived 19th May in the Air Defence grey scheme
XV437	J	56 Sqn
XV464	B	56 Sqn	Replaced by XV404 during July
XV466	K	56 Sqn	Departed to St. Athan on 6th July, being replaced by XV487
XV469	I	56 Sqn
XV474	F	56 Sqn	Air Defence grey scheme
XV478	M	23 Sqn	Departed on 16th October, being replaced by XV494
XV482	C	56 Sqn
XV485	P	23 Sqn	Air Defence grey scheme
XV487	K	56 Sqn	Arrived on 4th July in the Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV466
XV490	H	23 Sqn	Arrived on 10th February, replacing XV404
XV494	M	23 Sqn	Arrived on 16th October, replacing XV478
XV495	L	56 Sqn
XV499	L T U	23 Sqn	Recoded as ‘T’ in January Recoded as ‘U’ in October
XV500	K S	23 Sqn	Recoded as ‘S’ in January
XV501	T	56 Sqn	Air Defence grey scheme

Tail code to serial cross reference