/reeve.gif)
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/208r ... y-03032015
Also:
https://www.facebook.com/RAFValley
208(R) Sqn unveils 100th anniversary jet at RAF Valley
The squadron is now based at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales, operating BAE Hawk T1’s in the advanced fast jet training role, preparing fast jet pilots from the RAF and Royal Navy for the front line.
The squadron also trains international students; an important role in terms of coalition-building and defence diplomacy.
To commemorate the centenary of the start of World War One, the squadron designed a paint scheme for Hawk T1. XX350, which was scheduled for a re-paint after a major service.
The aircraft was given her new colours by the Valley-based Babcock spray bay team, and the design splits the aircraft into old and new, with the current black training scheme for the front, and the green WW1 scheme to the rear.
The design was based on the colour scheme used on the Bristol F2B Fighter which is housed at the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
This aircraft - which is still airworthy - saw active service with 208 Squadron in 1922 during the Chanak Crisis in Turkey.