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DougGordon
22nd Nov 2018, 16:27
Good Afternoon, I'm doing some research into the service history of the HFB-320(M) Hansa Jet. The EW variant of the aircraft was based at Lechfield with Staffel 323. Aircraft from 323 visited the UK on several occasions to exercise with RAF units.
I have a reference to a Tornado squadron being involved,but I suspect there may have been others. They also regularly exercised with the Canberras at RAF Wyton.
Please can anyone help with this and let me know of any exchanges/interactions etc they may have been aware of; or, better still, actually been involved in.
Thanks in anticipation.
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typerated
22nd Nov 2018, 18:32
Certainly used to come to UK airspace - a regular player on Priory and Elder Forrest air defence exercises

Martin the Martian
26th Nov 2018, 08:16
Also a regular at air shows. One of those types that would be sandwiched discretely between a Buccaneer and a Starfighter in the static, almost unnoticed as it did not have a pointy nose and things under the wings, but one of the most interesting aircraft on display to anyone with some aviation knowledge.

scarecrow450
26th Nov 2018, 22:10
Visited TTTE at Cottesmore many times