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[Garry Russell]

The questions of HS.780 identity keep cropping up

The number to RNZAF cropped up today and the civil use mentioned now and again

Well this is the best I can do

It is not complete and almost certainly not up to date

The after military career of these aircraft is at beast a mess and sometimes a little dubious

So AS A GUIDE

It is not intended to be a definitive reference just an indication of the types history.


I thought there were more E3 I think than indicated, but this is all I have on it

1572 SET01 XS594 Otterburn Ranges 2-82 bu 1988
1573 SET02 XS595 Brize Noton fire dump 05-1981
1574 SET03 XS596 Defence Evaluation & Research
1575 SET04 XS597 WFU Shawbury 25-03-92 to 3D-ATS
SET05 XS598 W/O Abingdon 05-07-67
SET06 XS599 NZ7620, 9Q-CYG 12-1997, EL-VDD 05-05-98,3C-JJX 07-08-98,5Y-??? stored to be sold in Kenya
SET07 XS600 NZ7621 28-04-77, to RNZAF museum for display 08-1996
SET08 XS601 Otterburn Ranges 1978
SET09 XS602 NZ7622, 3C-KKB 08-1988, to Southend 30-09-98, to Africa 03-10-98
SET10 XS603 P4-TVS 26-10-96, 9Q-CVS 12-1996, EL-WCP 07-1997, Stored Rand
SET11 XS604 NZ76239Q-CDY 12-1997, Stored Leige Belgium 09-1997 Antwerp 01-1998 and stored
SET12 XS605 E3 leased Hunting Aviation 03-1993, WFU Northolt 07-1995, scrapped 05-1997
SET13 XS606 Empire Test Pilots School Stored 1993
SET14 XS607 G-BEBY, XS607, 9Q-CPW 10-1996
SET15 XS608 NZ7624, Broken up 01-1993
SET16 XS609 W/O Ampugnano 08-04-72
SET17 XS610 P4-PLL 26-10-96, 9Q-CVK 12-1996
SET18 XS611 NZ7625 01-1977, WFU by 20-06-88, 3C-KKC 08-1998
SET19 XS612 NZ7626, 9Q-CJR 28-11-96, EL-AFY 29-05-97, 3C-CPX 02-07-99, 3D-MKX 10-2002
SET20 XS613 NZ7627 13-04-77,3C-KKS 23-04-99, 9Q-COE 30-04-99
SET21 XS637 G-BVNK 08-1998,9Q-CJJ 20-04-95, 9L-CLL 09-1995 Broken up by 07-1998 after reaching max hours
SET22 XS638 NZ7628 01-1977, 9Q-CYB 28-11-96
SET23 XS639 E3 WFU 13-07-94 and displayed RAF Cosford Museum
SET24 XS640 P4-TBL 02-1999, 9Q-CVC 06-1997, P4-TBL 02-1999
SET25 XS641 E3 WFU Cosford 1992
SET26 XS642 WFU Bensen 1988, firedump 12-1993
SET27 XS643 Painted as NZ7627 in error not for RNAF, WFU Boscombe Down 1996, Ferried to Manston 1988
SET28 XS644 VR-BOI 01-06-94, 9Q-COE 11-1996
SET29 XS645 NZ7629 01-1977 Stored Ardmore 10-1998 sold to Thames Aerospares
SET30 XS646 Defence Evaluation & Research 01-04-97
SET31 XS647 BAe 1985 and fuselage used for ATP mock up


Garry

[ianhind]

Garry,

Your comments about E3 prompted to look at my usual source of RAF serials.

Rather than adding to your list, I will just point you to:

http://www.ukserials.com/

Under the XS sequence, looks like you suspicions were correct.

Ian

[Garry Russell]

Thanks Ian

I thought as much

I didn't go any further mainly as I didn't really have the time to go into it too deeply.

The number of civil uses gets asked and there are perhaps many more than was realised.

Also the number that went to the RNZAF was asked and ten was suggested which was quite correct.

So a quick list to give some indication of use.

ATB

Garry

[Trev Clark]

This link (posted by me in another thread) may help
http://www.adf-serials.com/nz-serials/nz7620.shtml