Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.5A
    Last Military Serial:XW434 RAF
    Construction Number:EEP/JP/1056
    Compressed ID:BAC Jet Provost T.5A sn XW434 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, Halfpenny Green, Shropshire / Shrops, England

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    6 July 1972

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.5.

    11 July 1972

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW434.

    15 October 1973

    Converted to a Jet Provost T.5A by BAC.
    At BAC Warton.

    June 1979

    Transferred to 3 Flying Training School, RAF Leeming.

    By October 1986

    Transferred to 1FTS, RAF Linton-On-Ouse.

    By October 1986

    Markings Applied: 78, 1FTS, 78

    9 October 1986


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Athan

    9 October 1986


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Athan

    17 March 1991

    Transferred to RAF Kemble.
    For storage.

    By October 1991

    Transferred to 1SoTT, RAF Halton.
    For Ground Instruction.

    By October 1991

    New serial number assigned: 9091M RAF

    By September 1994

    Transferred to 2SoTT, RAF Cosford.

    By September 1994

    Markings Applied: 78, 1FTS, MY

    16 January 2013

    To Thorpe Wood, Selby (Jet Art Aviation?).

    29 May 2013

    To Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, Halfpenny Green, Shropshire/Shrops, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    29 April 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Preserved at the entrance to Wolverhampton Airport

    9 September 2020


    Photographer: jason hill
    Notes: Looking a little sad even after being washed

    9 September 2020


    Photographer: jason hill
    Notes: Could do with the local Air cadets stepping in to give it a re-paint

    9 September 2020


    Photographer: jason hill
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier was started by a contributor.
    An preliminary review of the submitted data is pending.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    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
    Peter Nicholson
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=125535][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Percival-BAC Jet Provost T.5A, s/n XW434 RAF, c/n EEP/JP/1056[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=125535
    Copyright 1993-2025 www.ww.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.