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 1982 | February 1982 | March 1982 | April 1982 | May 1982 | June 1982 |
July 1982 | August 1982 | September 1982 | October 1982 | November 1982 | December 1982 |
Based Aircraft noted this year
XT899 | X | 23 Sqn | Arrived 12th March still in camo, replacing XT903 |
XT903 | X | 23 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme. To 228 OCU on 17th March |
XT908 | Y | 56 Sqn | Camo |
XV399 | L | 56 Sqn | Arrived 16th June in Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV495 |
XV404 | B | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV406 | A | 23 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme. To St. Athan on 17th December |
XV407 | O | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV408 | N | 23 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV410 | E | 23 Sqn | Arrived from St. Athan on 18th February in Air Defence grey scheme |
XV412 | F | 56 Sqn | Arrived from St. Athan on 2nd June. To Holme-on-Spalding Moor on 17th August |
XV420 | W | 23 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV423 | E | 56 Sqn | To 29 Sqn on 28th May |
XV425 | D | 56 Sqn 23 Sqn | Arrived 27th September in the Air Defence grey scheme Transferred to 23 Sqn on 4th October |
XV428 | I | 56 Sqn | Arrived in March in the Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV469 |
XV432 | D | 23 Sqn | To St. Athan on 28th September |
XV434 | G | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 28th May, replaced by XV461 |
XV437 | J | 56 Sqn | Camo |
XV461 | G | 56 Sqn | Arrived on 28th May in the Air Defence grey scheme, replaced XV434 |
XV469 | I T | 56 Sqn | To St. Athan in February, replaced by XV428 Returned from St. Athan on 16th July in Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV501 |
XV474 | F | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 2nd June, replaced by XV412 |
XV478 | Q | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV482 | C | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV485 | P | 23 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV487 | K | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme |
XV489 | A | 23 Sqn | Arrived from St. Athan on 17th December in Air Defence grey, replacing XV406 |
XV490 | H | 23 Sqn | Camo |
XV492 | U | 23 Sqn | Arrived 17th June in the Air Defence grey scheme, replacing XV499 |
XV494 | M | 23 Sqn | Camo |
XV495 | L | 56 Sqn | To 228 OCU on 7th June, replaced by XV399 |
XV499 | U | 23 Sqn | To 228 OCU on 17th June. replaced by XV492 |
XV500 | S | 23 Sqn | Camo |
XV501 | T | 56 Sqn | Air Defence grey scheme. To A&AEE in June, replaced by XV469 |
Tail code to serial cross reference
23 Sqn | 56 Sqn | ||
A | XV406 then XV489 | B | XV404 |
D | XV432 then XV425 | C | XV482 |
E | XV410 | D | XV425 |
H | XV490 | E | XV423 |
M | XV494 | F | XV474 then XV412 |
N | XV408 | G | XV434 then XV461 |
P | XV485 | I | XV469 then XV428 |
S | XV500 | J | XV437 |
U | XV499 then XV492 | K | XV487 |
W | XV420 | L | XV495 then XV399 |
X | XT903 then XT899 | O | XV407 |
Q | XV478 | ||
T | XV501 then XV469 | ||
Y | XT908 |