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Old 13th Sep 2023, 20:31
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GeeRam
 
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Originally Posted by SLXOwft
The aforementioned XN977 18 July 1970 courtesy of Wikimedia - sadly assessed as a write off following an engine explosion over the Nordhorn ranges in 1982 (on books of 15 Sqn at the time)


That photo is perhaps more interesting what it looks like is parked next to the Bucc.......pretty sure that's a Scimitar, and thus likely one of the last times one was on display, as some were retained for use by FRU up to December 1970 when the final flight of a Scimitar took place.
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