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The Jet Provost was originally built by Hunting Aircraft Ltd and operated in its TMk3 and TMk4 variants - the T Mk 3 entering Service in June 1959 whilst the T Mk 4 entered Service in November 1961. The radically redesigned BAe Jet Provost Mk5 entered Service in 1969.
The HS 125 was the original designation of that type but later variants were BAe 125's - both were operated by 32 Sqn.
The HS 146 became the BAe 146 prior to production commencing and as such entered RAF Service on 20 June 1983 according to my Log Book (ZD 696). I collected the first aircraft from BAe.
PS Before the Pedants leap in - 10 Jet Provost Mk1 Aircraft did comparative trials at 2 FTS Hullavington in 1955 - the first Student to go solo on a Jet Provost was Plt Off RT Foster on 17 October 1955.
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