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    Airframe Family: Hawker Siddeley Harrier
    Latest Model:Sea Harrier FRS.1
    Last Military Serial:XZ494 RN
    Construction Number:41H-912018/P30
    Latest Owner or Location:Castle Farm Caravan Park, Wedmore, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Harrier FRS.1 by BAE.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XZ494.

    By August 1981

    Transferred to 899NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.

    By August 1981

    Markings Applied: 106, VL
    Dark sea grey, white c/s - pre-Falklands conflict.

    1 August 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At RNAS Yeovilton Air Show 1981. Serving with 899Sqn at RNAS Yeovilton and coded VL-106

    By July 1984

    Markings Applied: 716

    18 July 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Chivenor Airshow

    October 1988


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At the Australian Bicentennial Air Show at RAAF Richmond in 1988.

    By July 1989

    Transferred to 801 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.

    By July 1989

    Markings Applied: 004

    29 July 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    29 July 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    By July 1992

    Transferred to 899 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.

    By July 1992

    Markings Applied: 716

    18 July 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    To Castle Farm Caravan Park, Wedmore, Somerset, England.
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     United Kingdom Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
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     Andrew Appleton
    Robert Nichols
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