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1982 Movements

1982 residents and movements are listed here

1982 saw additional changes to the fleet at Wattisham as the most recently updated aircraft were hurriedly required for service in The Falkland Islands for use by 29 Sqn which had deployed there from Coningsby.

January 1982February 1982March 1982April 1982May 1982June 1982
July 1982August 1982September 1982October 1982November 1982December 1982
56 Sqn Phantom FGR2 XV469 taxy-ing in past the QRA sheds at Wattisham

Based Aircraft noted this year

XT899X23 SqnArrived 12th March still in camo, replacing XT903
XT903X23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 228 OCU on 17th March
XT908Y56 SqnCamo
XV399L56 SqnArrived 16th June in Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV495
XV404B56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV406A23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To St. Athan on 17th December
XV407O56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV408N23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV410E23 SqnArrived from St. Athan on 18th February in Air Defence grey scheme
XV412F56 SqnArrived from St. Athan on 2nd June. To Holme-on-Spalding Moor on 17th August
XV420W23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV423E56 SqnTo 29 Sqn on 28th May
XV425D56 Sqn
23 Sqn
Arrived 27th September in the Air Defence grey scheme
Transferred to 23 Sqn on 4th October
XV428I56 SqnArrived in March in the Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV469
XV432D23 SqnTo St. Athan on 28th September
XV434G56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 28th May, replaced by XV461
XV437J56 SqnCamo
XV461G56 SqnArrived on 28th May in the Air Defence grey scheme, replaced XV434
XV469I
T
56 SqnTo St. Athan in February, replaced by XV428
Returned from St. Athan on 16th July in Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV501
XV474F56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 2nd June, replaced by XV412
XV478Q56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV482C56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV485P23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV487K56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV489A23 SqnArrived from St. Athan on 17th December in Air Defence grey, replacing XV406
XV490H23 SqnCamo
XV492U23 SqnArrived 17th June in the Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV499
XV494M23 SqnCamo
XV495L56 SqnTo 228 OCU on 7th June, replaced by XV399
XV499U23 SqnTo 228 OCU on 17th June. replaced by XV492
XV500S23 SqnCamo
XV501T56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To A&AEE in June, replaced by XV469

Tail code to serial cross reference

23 Sqn56 Sqn
AXV406 then XV489BXV404
DXV432 then XV425CXV482
EXV410DXV425
HXV490EXV423
MXV494FXV474 then XV412
NXV408GXV434 then XV461
PXV485IXV469 then XV428
SXV500JXV437
UXV499 then XV492KXV487
WXV420LXV495 then XV399
XXT903 then XT899OXV407
QXV478
TXV501 then XV469
YXT908

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