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after Scimitar?

Does anyone know if Nigel Grier-Rees went on to fly further RN combat aircraft following the retirement of the Scimitar & I have researched material without success.

I was fortunate to see a Scimitar displayed on the deck of the USS Intrepid in New York around five years ago and thought of Nigel , but apparently XD220 is no longer seen as suitable for display and has been transferred to a land based collection up river, a shame as it made the types final flight in RN service.

I can’t figure when looking at the Intrepid’s ensemble how a naval Scimitar has become an unwanted black sheep, maybe it would be better with a U.K. collection?
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