An update, as well as some further info. XH767, formerly of Worcester, Monkton Farleigh, Yatesbury, Norwich and Elvington is making its way, piece by piece to East Midlands Aeropark. The only candidate that might have engines, so therefore could be possibly ground run, is the example at Duxford. All other Javelins have gone through a similar basis to XH767, in that the rails inside the fuselage to slide the engines have been cut in a couple of places. Apparently this was common practice 

Next is a couple of colour pics of the F2 with a couple of profiles I found on the net a few years ago, but unfortunately cannot remember the source, but credit to whoever! Also a pic I found of the F2 with the Mirage G, which was actually developed from the F2 using the same front fuselage assembly. Also in answer to one of the previous questions a Mirage F2 is now preserved with DGA Techniques Aeronautiques in Toulouse Balma.

Going back to the Mirage 3000 here’s a couple of views of what the RB199 powered type may have looked like together with a small snippet taken from an old Air International regarding the use of the SNECMA M69 instead of the RB199.

Also I have to thank the people who have posted the Javelins at Tengah, including the marvellous example wearing the markings mHm on the tail. This was the personal aircraft of the CO of 60 Sqn Michael ‘Dusty’ Miller, a man who I was privileged to have worked alongside as he was one of the pilots of No 6 AEF in the early 1980s, when I was a Staff Cadet. And as for the Javelins at Singapore, here’s SAFTECH 9
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Well, my first Chipmunk from No.6 AEF was WK589
Other No 6 AEF machines which I flew in were WZ845, WB586, WP901, WP914. Mind you being a staff cadet meant I had one or two 1 hour trips when ATC/CCF units never turned up!
First Bulldog was XX547 from ULAS, and later flew in a couple of No 6 AEF aircraft for which I forgot to take the serials, as by that time i was a CI.
Other Cadet flying types were as follows:
VC10 = 5 flights, both in transport and tankers
Andover = 26 flights, including sometime at controls, including a formation with two Harriers over Wittering!
Hercules = 3 flights
Tristar = 2 flights on same day, flying one example into LHR and another back to Brize!
Boeing 737 = 6 flights, flying to and from camps to Cyprus, Germany and Gibraltar
BAe 146 = 2 flights, one in each of the two aircraft operated by 240 OCU as part of the evaluation prior to the Queens Flight getting the type.
Ventures = Loads, due to getting my BGT!
Chinook = 4 flights, including a flight over the Mohne Dam!
Puma = 3 flights, including one in formation with an East German Mil Mi 8 Hip!
Canberra = 1 flight, including tangling with F-4s
Victor = Refuelling a total of 7 aircraft, including four Phantoms and three Lightnings
Total flying time as a cadet = 147 hours 28 minutes

Sorry this comment is about 7 1/2 years late but the series Monsignor Renard, was definitely a Mark Hanna credit, as it was during the filming of this series that he was involved in the crash of the Buchon, in Spain, where they were filming. It was as a result of the burns, sustained in this crash, that Mark died.

Hi first of all it’s great there are still a lot of people enthused with the Hucclecote Horror or Brockworth Beauty, the choice of names is yours! In answer to Pete’s question at the very beginning. The only Javelin that would stand a chance of even ground running is 897 at Duxford. This is for two reasons. One she is the only one that, as far as I know still, has engines. Reason two is that all of the Javelin fleet underwent a little bit of ‘surgery’ to stop anyone trying to ever get one flying. This consisted of cuts to the tracks, which run inside the fuselage and are what the Sapphires actually run on. I can vouch for this ‘modification, as I was a member of the Avon Aviation Museum, and can remember crawling through the exhaust hole to take a look at this (I hasten to add, not for the claustrophobic!)