SEPECAT Jaguar - Survivor XW563
S XW563 - County Hall (displayed), Norwich, Norfolk
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Jaguar S XW563 at County Hall, 3rd December 2022; Jake Wallace
The second Jaguar S prototype (S.07), XW563 first flew in 1970, being used for flight testing and went on to become the Jaguar International demonstrator.
The airframe retired in 1977 to become a weapons-loading trainer with the RAF. Over the years she's become rather a mixture of parts coming from different airframes, with the nose and fuselage being original. XW563 first began her gate guarding duties in 1985 at Brüggen in Germany, sprayed in wraparound camouflage colours, representing XX822 'AA' which sadly crashed in 1976.
Brüggen closed in August 2001, which saw the Jaguars move to RAF Coltishall, with XW583 following. After a respray into overall dark sea grey, she regained her serial and was displayed at the entrance to RAF Coltishall. She didn't stay too long due to the closure of Coltishall in 2006, and so was moved in early 2007 to the Norwich County Hall, where she remains on display today.
Apart from fading paintwork and pealing markings on her starboard side and upper surfaces, she seems to be in overall good condition.
The airframe retired in 1977 to become a weapons-loading trainer with the RAF. Over the years she's become rather a mixture of parts coming from different airframes, with the nose and fuselage being original. XW563 first began her gate guarding duties in 1985 at Brüggen in Germany, sprayed in wraparound camouflage colours, representing XX822 'AA' which sadly crashed in 1976.
Brüggen closed in August 2001, which saw the Jaguars move to RAF Coltishall, with XW583 following. After a respray into overall dark sea grey, she regained her serial and was displayed at the entrance to RAF Coltishall. She didn't stay too long due to the closure of Coltishall in 2006, and so was moved in early 2007 to the Norwich County Hall, where she remains on display today.
Apart from fading paintwork and pealing markings on her starboard side and upper surfaces, she seems to be in overall good condition.
Information on this page current as of 05/12/2022, last updated by Jake |
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