Does any one know which Javelin was on the fire dump at RAF Coltishall Circa 1968?. I have a photograph of it badly burnt it is def a MK3 but the aircraft registration is not visible. In the Background is a Meteor F8 with i think Blue and white fighter bars and a Lightning which i know was XM184- latter joined by XM188, many thanks SF
By: Thunderbird167 - 31st March 2025 at 13:44
Nothing mentioned for Wattisham
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st March 2025 at 13:44
Thank you!
As ever forum members shine, mystery solved although i didnt know XM138 was there as well. I dont suppose you could check what was on the Wattisham dump at the same time? As a small boy there was an area behind the black hangars that had lots of old aircraft bits ( this was in 1966 aged 7!) i think a meteor on its nose and some very old bi plane fuselage in the woods. I think a Javelin too. Funny as when i was there in 1992 i found the Javelin radome still sat where it was 30 years before! Many thanks for your help rgds SF
By: Thunderbird167 - 31st March 2025 at 13:44
To quote wrecks & relics third edition 1968
Meteor F.8 WK786 “P”
Javelin T.3 XH396
Lightning XM138
Lightning XM184
By: T-21 - 31st March 2025 at 13:43
Canberra B(1)8 XM275
Meteor F.8 VZ634
Varsity WL628/X ex 5FTS
By: wieesso - 31st March 2025 at 13:43
maybe this could be helpful . . .
XH395 Javelin T3, d/d 09/01/1959, to Wattisham fire dump 23/11/1967, since perished
XH969 Javelin FAW8, d/d 05/10/1960, w/o 17/12/1963, scr. 1964 at Wattisham
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January 22, 2010 at 3:45 pm