Hunting Jet Provost T3A (XN462)
1960 - first flight at Luton
09/1960 - at SBAC Show Farnborough
29/09/1960 - delivered to 27 Maintenance Unit Shawbury; 1FTS coded 23; 2FTS coded 9
05/09/1966 - crashed on take off. Subsequently repaired; CFS coded 62 1973 to 1976 - converted to T3A by BAC at Warton - contract KA5(c)/466CBA.5(c); 3FTS coded; 7FTS coded; 1FTS coded 55
10/1981 - with 5 Maintenance Unit at Kemble still coded 55
11/1981 - left Kemble
12/1981 - at Leeming with 3FTS coded E
1982 - with CFS coded E
23/03/1984 - at Leeming with 3FTS uncoded
04/1984 - to Church Fenton with 7FTS as 87
23/02/1990 - noted with CFS at Scampton coded E
08/04/1991 - now at Linton with 1FTS coded 17
02/1993 - by now at 27 Maintenance Unit Shawbury storage; Sold to Brent Owen and moved to storage at Sharnford
17/03/1998 - signed over to FAAM from owner Brent Owen
25/03/1998 - arrived by road at FAAM store Wroughton
23/11/1999 - back by road to Yeovilton
24/11/1999 - into Cobham Hall store
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Two seat basic trainer
Manufacturers - Hunting Aircraft Ltd, Luton
Power plant - One 1,750lb thrust Bristol Siddeley Viper 102 Turbojet
Wingspan - 36ft 11ins
Length - 32ft 5ins
Height - 10ft 2ins
Weight - 7,200lbs loaded
Max speed - 326mph at 25,000ft
Range - 565 miles at 25,000ft
Armament - Nil