Originally Posted by
MickG0105
Late '84 was when 31 Sqn were retiring their Jaguars for Tornadoes. Any chance that's a de-engined airframe (it seems to be hanging a shade oddly nose down) being moved as a gate guard or some such?
I think that is very unlikely. II Sqn would continue flying the Jaguar for a few more years so I don't think they would give up an airframe to be be used as a gateguard, especially when all those Bruggen Jags were becoming surplus to requirement. Also don't forget that the recce Jags were to a different mod standard to accept the recce pod so they would certainly want to keep hold of those airframes. In any case, you wouldn't want to transport a fully assembled aircraft, including underwing stores, by road.