Hi Charlotte,
To paraphrase the IWM website De Havilland's successor company, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, acquired a number of T Mk 11s which were bought back from the Royal Air Force in the mid-1960s for re-furbishing with a view to possible foreign sales. (actually '67/'68)
The aircraft were stored in the environs of their airfield at Woodford, the resale efforts came to naught and in 1973 the company donated them to various organizations including museums, ATC squadrons and schools. The one I referred to above being among them.
g@@gle directed me to a thread on fightercontroller.co.uk which includes a list of 41 and the original recipients. (
https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/for...c.php?t=205363) The intervening 48 years have not been kind to many/most of them.
WZ416/59 2033 Sq ATC, Hatfield, Herts
WZ425/22 South Wales Historic Aircraft Preservation Society, Cardiff Rhoose
WZ450 RAFA Wrexham
WZ476 unknown
WZ505/57 Bramhall County High School, Cheshire
WZ514 Private address, Bidstow Cheshire
WZ515/10 Skyfame Aircraft Museum, Staverton
WZ518 Stockport Aircraft Preservation Society
WZ553/40 Merseyside Aviation Society, Speke, Liverpool
WZ557/47 Yorkshire Aircraft Preservation Society, Acaster Malbis
WZ589/19 Lashendon Air Warfare Museum, Headcorn Kent
WZ590/19 Duxford
WZ608/56 HSA Bitteswell apprentices
XD395 HSA Woodford apprentices
XD403/41 Strathallan
XD425/16 Stranraer Academy
XD434/75 Manchester University Physics Department, Barton Airfield
XD435/26 1832 Sq ATC, Harpurhey, Lancs
XD447/33 Tattershall, Lincs
XD534/41 Cheadle Hulme School, Cheshire
XD535/54 Royal Umpire Museum, Croston, Lancs
XD540/55 Royal School for the Deaf, Handforth Cheshire
XD593/50 Newark Air Museum
XD595 Private address. Altrincham Cheshire
XD616/54 Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden
XE852/60 HSA Hawarden apprentices
XE855 Upton County School, Cheshire
XE856 1166 Sq ATC, Welwyn Garden City
XE872/62 Midland Aircraft Preservation Society. Displayed at Blue Lias pub, Stockton, Warks
XE874/61 RAF Valley for gate guard
XE935 Knebworth House, Hitchin, Herts – wings of XE985
XE979/54 Standish Hospital. Glos.
XE985 unknown – wings of XE935
XE995/53 Torbay Aircraft Museum, Devon
XE998 HSA Chadderton apprentices
XH312/18 ATC Sq, Knutsford
XH330/40 HSA Hawarden apprentices
XK623/56 Moston Tech College, Lancs
XK625/12 Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend
XK627/38 Hazel Grove Secondary School for Girls, Hazel Grove Cheshire
XK637 1885 Sq ATC, Royton Lancs