Chris D
October 13, 2010 at 9:58 pm

Harrier GR3s XV790 and XZ136 02/11/1987

CThese two aircraft were with 3Sqn RAF when they collided over the Otterburn ranges.

Can anyone provide the Sqn ID and the individual aircraft ID letters please

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By: Chris D - 14th October 2010 at 21:10

Simon,

Thank you for sharing this. I have sent you a Pm regarding the photos.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 14th October 2010 at 08:52

Hi Chris

Just to confirm the codes, I have photos of both XZ136 and XV790, both dated 1987, and both from MAP.

XZ136 is indeed O – it’s a bit difficult to make out on the Flickr photo, but it’s in black above the tail flash.

XV790 is marked as AP, and I have another photo taken the year before with it wearing the code AO.

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By: Chris D - 13th October 2010 at 22:30

Alan,
Well spotted.

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By: Alan Clark - 13th October 2010 at 22:25

http://www.airnorth.demon.co.uk/section3zart3.htm has XV790 as AP & XZ136 as O.

There is a photo of XZ136 on Flickr taken on the 19th October 1987, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerbenwessels/3761384156/ so I recoken we could safely say it looked exactly the same just before it crashed. You can see the O on the upper part of the tail fin.