Originally Posted by
ZH875
There was a Piston Provost on the gate in 1985, as line swine we were responsible for washing it when the SWO wanted it cleaning.
After a bit of research it seems the Spitfire (MkVb BM597, now at Duxford) was there '75 to '79, and must have been replaced by the Provost (XF545) as that was there in '81 and appears to have been replaced by JP3 XN589 in '92.