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1983 Movements

1983 residents and movements are listed here

23 Sqn disbanded here at the end of March as their numberplate was transferred to the Phantom unit in the Falkland Islands, leaving just 56 Sqn operating from Wattisham (for now….)

January 1983February 1983March 1983April 1983May 1983June 1983
July 1983August 1983September 1983October 1983November 1983December 1983
XV489 transferred to 56 Sqn when 23 Sqn disbanded

Based Aircraft noted this year

XT899X23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Camo.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 21st January, retaining code ‘X’
XT901Y56 SqnArrived on 8th February in Air Defence grey scheme
XT908Y56 SqnCamo. To A&AEE on 3rd February
XV399L56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV404B56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 20th January
XV407O56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 21st January
XV408N23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 18th February
XV410E23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Air Defence grey scheme.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 21st March, retaining code ‘E’
XV420W23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 14th January
XV425D23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Air Defence grey scheme.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 21st January, retaining code ‘D’
XV428I56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV437J56 SqnCamo. To 29 Sqn on 14th January
XV461G56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV469T56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV478Q56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV482C56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme
XV485P23 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 12th January
XV487K56 SqnAir Defence grey scheme. To 29 Sqn on 13th January
XV488J56 SqnArrived on 27th May still in camo
XV489A23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Air Defence grey scheme.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 13th January, retaining code ‘A’
XV490H23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Camo.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 15th March, retaining code ‘H’
XV492U23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Air Defence grey scheme.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 14th January, retaining code ‘U’
XV494M23 Sqn
56 Sqn
Camo.
Transferred to 56 Sqn on 21st March, retaining code ‘M’
XV500S23 SqnCamo. To 29 Sqn on 12th January
XV501B56 SqnArrived on 5th May in Air Defence grey scheme

Tail code to serial cross reference

23 Sqn56 Sqn
AXV489AXV489
DXV425BXV404 then XV501
EXV410CXV482
HXV490DXV425
MXV494EXV410
NXV408GXV461
PXV485HXV490
SXV500IXV428
UXV492JXV437 then XV488
WXV420KXV487
XXT899LXV399
MXV494
OXV407
QXV478
TXV469
UXV492
XXT899
YXT908 then XT901

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