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1985 Movements

1985 residents and movements are listed here

Runway work at Wattisham in early August 1985 meant that the based Phantoms operated from nearby RAF Honington for the duration of the work

January 1985February 1985March 1985April 1985May 1985June 1985
July 1985August 1985September 1985October 1985November 1985December 1985

Based Aircraft noted this year

56 Sqn Phantom FGR2 XT906 X
XT901Y56 Sqn
XT906X56 Sqn
XT910Z56 SqnArrived from 228 OCU at Coningsby on 24th September
XV399L56 Sqn
XV410E56 Sqn
XV425D56 SqnTo BAE Brough 16th October for mods
XV428I56 Sqn
XV429K56 SqnArrived from Scampton on 25th November
XV461G56 Sqn
XV469T56 Sqn
XV478Q56 Sqn
XV482C56 Sqn
XV489A56 Sqn
XV492U56 Sqn
XV494M56 Sqn
XV500J56 Sqn
XV501B56 Sqn
ZE350T74 SqnBlack fin by August
ZE351I74 SqnEx 153773, arrived 4th January
ZE352G74 Sqn
ZE353E74 Sqn
ZE354R74 Sqn
ZE355S74 Sqn
ZE356Q74 Sqn
ZE357N74 Sqn
ZE358H74 Sqn
ZE359J74 Sqn
ZE360O74 SqnTo A&AEE Boscombe Down during September
ZE361P74 Sqn
ZE362V74 Sqn
ZE363W74 SqnBlack fin by September
ZE364Z74 Sqn

Tail code to serial cross reference

56 Sqn74 Sqn
AXV489TZE350
BXV501IZE351
CXV482GZE352
DXV425EZE353
EXV410RZE354
GXV461SZE355
IXV428QZE356
JXV500NZE357
KXV429HZE358
LXV399JZE359
MXV494OZE360
QXV478PZE361
TXV469VZE362
UXV492WZE363
XXT906ZZE364
YXT901
ZXT910

Battle Damage Repair Aircraft

XX293Hawk T1
WJ603Canberra B2
XS458BTLightning T5
XE673VL-860Hunter GA11
XT5958851MPhantom FG1 fuselage (arrived this year from St. Athan)

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