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    Airframe Family: Hawker Siddeley Harrier
    Latest Model:Sea Harrier FA.2
    Last Military Serial:XZ459 RN
    Construction Number:41H-912013/P18
    Compressed ID:BAE Sea Harrier FA.2 sn XZ459 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tangmere Military Aviation Musuem

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Harrier FRS.1 by BAE.

    21 March 1980

    First flight.

    15 May 1980

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XZ459.

    By 1980

    Transferred to 800 NAS, HMS Invincible.

    By 1980

    Markings Applied: 252, N

    1 August 1980


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Arrivals Day for RNAS Yeovilton Airshow

    2 December 1980


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Taxiing at RNAS Yeovilton

    Transferred to 800 NAS, HMS Hermes.
    Operated with markings: 125, H

    25 March 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    By September 1988

    Transferred to 899 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.

    By September 1988

    Markings Applied: 717

    4 September 1988


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Farnborough Air Show

    Converted to a Sea Harrier FA.2 by BAE.

    By July 2001

    Transferred to 800 NAS, HMS Ark Royal.

    By July 2001

    Markings Applied: 126, R

    26 July 2001


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Cottesmore RIAT

    29 July 2001


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Cottesmore RIAT

    19 October 2005

    To Aerospace Logistics, Charlwood, Surrey.

    2007

    To Queensbury.

    12 October 2007

    To Shoreham Airport.

    March 2020

    To unknown owner.
    Purchased from previous owner in March 2020.

    August 2020

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Tangmere Military Aviation Musuem.

    Restoration started.
    Will be restored to the museum display standard.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
    Ralph Worthington
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