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Leuchars 1971

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Date: 18 September 1971

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Updated: 2 January 2011

Static: 
Basset CC Mk.1          XS780  207 Sdn. 
Canberra B (I) Mk.8     XM279  L/3 Sdn. 
Chipmunk T Mk.10        WP967  GSUAS. 
Chipmunk T Mk.10        WK572  12 AEF. 
Jet Provost T Mk.5      XW412  85/RAFC. 
Hunter T Mk.7           XL609  80/4 FTS. 
Lightning F Mk.6        XS937  C/23 Sdn. 
Meteor F (TT) Mk.8      WH286  A/79 Sdn 229 OCU. 
Spitfire LF Mk.16E      TB252  GW-H/gate guard, ex Boulmer. 
Varsity T Mk.1          WF425  RAE Meteorological Research Flight. 
Varsity T Mk.1          WF335  J/recently arrived for fire pit. Ex 6 FTS. 
Vulcan B Mk.2           XL443  27 Sdn. 
Whirlwind HAR Mk.10     XJ729  C Flight 202 Sdn. 
F-104G                  FX-98  23/31 Sdn, The Slivers. 
F.27M                   C-12  334 Sdn. 
2 F-100Fs               56-3884  56-3903  'LS', 493 TFS 48 TFW. 
RF-4C                   64-1069  'AT', 32 TRS 10 TRW. 

Hangared: 
2 Chipmunk T Mk.10s     WP840/10  WG482/12  Southampton UAS. 
T.12 Gull Mk.1          VW912  Edinburgh RSM. 
3 Lightning F Mk.1As    XM144  XM145* XM164  Leuchars TFF, * wore 'last three' on fin. 
Lightning T Mk.5        XS417  Z/23 Sdn. 
2 Lightning F Mk.6s     XS931/G  XR723/L  11 Sdn. 
Phantom FG Mk.1         XT875  K/43 Sdn. 
Spitfire PR Mk.19       PS915  Ex West Malling. 

Flight line: 
Canberra B (I) Mk.8     XM263  16 Sdn. 
Dominie T Mk.1          XS737  K/6 FTS. 
Gnat T Mk.1             XP503  03/4 FTS. 
Hercules C Mk.1         XV293  LTW. 
HS.748 srs.1            XW750  RAE. 
Jet Provost T Mk.5      XW374  75/1 FTS. 
4 Lightning F Mk.6s     XR753/A  XS936/B  XR758/E  XR752/G  23 Sdn. 
4 Phantom FG Mk.1s      XV571/A  XV575/C  XV582/F  XV584/I  43 Sdn. 
2 Phantom FG Mk.1s      XV576/D  XV581/E  43 Sdn. 
Sedbergh TX Mk.1        WB975  5/662 GS. 
Spitfire 2A             P7350  BoB Flight. 
Victor K Mk.1           XA937  214 Sdn. 
Beaver AL Mk.1          XP824  15 Flight 667 Sdn. 
2 F-104Gs               FX-46  FX-68  23/31 Sdn, The Slivers. 
F-104G                  D-8311  322 Sdn. 

Flying display: 
3 Chipmunk T Mk.10s     WK581  WP808  WP830  ELUAS. 
Hercules C Mk.1         XV191  LTW. 
4 Jet Provost T Mk.5s   XW305/63  XW306/65  XW307/66 XW312/71  1 FTS, The Blades. 
Lightning F Mk.3        XP740  B/111 Sdn. 
Lightning F Mk.3        XP763  P/29 Sdn. Both Lightnings refuelling display with Victor. 
Nimrod MR Mk.1          XV250  120/201 Sdn. 
3 Varsity T Mk.1s       WJ943/R  WL668/X  WJ944/Y  6 FTS. 
VC.10 C Mk.1            XV101  10 Sdn. 
Victor K Mk.1A          XH651  57 Sdn. 
Vulcan B Mk.2           XM655  101 Sdn. 

Other aircraft on field: 
2 Devon C Mk.2/2s       VP956  VP965  207 Sdn. 
Lightning T Mk.5        XS416  T/11 Sdn. 
2 Lightning F Mk.6s     XS929/E  XR762/H  11 Sdn. 
2 Lightning F Mk.6s     XR727/F  XR760/H  23 Sdn. 
3 Phantom FG Mk.1s      XV574/B  XT874/J  XV573/L  43 Sdn. 
Spitfire PR19		PS853
Sea Vixen FAW2		XJ607/VL-715 Royal Navy

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