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    Airframe Family: Folland Gnat
    Latest Model:Gnat T.1
    Last Military Serial:XS105 RAF
    Construction Number:FL599
    Last Civil Registration:N18GT
    Latest Owner or Location:Foogair Inc, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gnat T.1.

    1 December 1964

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XS105.

    June 1968

    Transferred to 4 Flying Training School, RAF Valley, Angelsey.

    12 January 1979

    Transferred to No. 2 School of Technical Training, Cosford, Shropshire.
    As Instructional airframe. Allocated maintenance registration.

    New serial number assigned: 8625M RAF
    Used as an instruction airframe with No. 2 and assigned this maintenance inventory number.

    9 March 1980

    To Cinema Air jet Centre Incorporated, Carlsbad, CA with c/r N18GT.

    11 August 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX18GT (GNAT T 1, XS105) issued.

    14 December 2002


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA

    14 December 2002


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA

    14 December 2002


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA

    9 April 2004

    To Miami Warbirds Llc, Coconut Grove, FL.

    14 February 2007

    To Foogair Inc, Wilmington, DE.

    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX18GT (GNAT T 1, XS105) issued.

    29 July 2013

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Georgetown County Airport (GGE) Georgetown, SC, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. Witnesses at the airport reported that the pilot radioed them while on approach to let them know he was coming in to land and they went outside to view the landing. The airplane crossed over the midfield of the airport and entered a right downwind...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    11 January 2018

    Civil registration, N18GT, cancelled.
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