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1981 Movements

1981 residents and movements are listed here

January 1981February 1981March 1981April 1981May 1981June 1981
July 1981August 1981September 1981October 1981November 1981December 1981
23 Sqn Phantoms on the ramp at Wattisham in 1981

Based Aircraft noted this year

XT891Z56 SqnTo St. Athan on 30th May
XT903X23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XT908Y56 Sqn
XV401N56 SqnRedoded to V in January
To St. Athan on 30th October
XV404H
B
23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Departed to St. Athan in February, being replaced by XV490
To 56 Sqn coded B on 22nd July in Air Defence grey, replacing XV464
XV406A23 Sqn
XV407O56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV408N23 SqnReturned from St. Athan on 27th April in Air Defence grey scheme
XV420W23 SqnArrived on 10th March in Air Defence grey scheme
XV423E
Q
23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 21st October, coded Q
XV432D23 Sqn
XV434G56 SqnArrived 19th May in the Air Defence grey scheme
XV437J56 Sqn
XV464B56 SqnReplaced by XV404 during July
XV466K56 SqnDeparted to St. Athan on 6th July, being replaced by XV487
XV469I56 Sqn
XV474F56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV478M23 SqnDeparted on 16th October, being replaced by XV494
XV482C56 Sqn
XV485P23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV487K56 SqnArrived on 4th July in the Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV466
XV490H23 SqnArrived on 10th February, replacing XV404
XV494M23 SqnArrived on 16th October, replacing XV478
XV495L56 Sqn
XV499L
T
U
23 SqnRecoded as ‘T’ in January
Recoded as ‘U’ in October
XV500K
S
23 SqnRecoded as ‘S’ in January
XV501T56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme

Tail code to serial cross reference

23 Sqn56 Sqn
AXV406BXV464 then XV404
DXV432CXV482
EXV423
HXV404 then XV490FXV474
KXV500GXV434
LXV499IXV469
MXV478 then XV494JXV437
NXV408KXV466 then XV487
PXV485LXV495
SXV500NXV401
TXV499OXV407
QXV423
UXV499TXV501
VXV401
WXV420YXT908
XXT903ZXT891

Non-active aircraft noted

Canberra B2WJ603GFire sectionArrived in January

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