SEPECAT Jaguar - Survivor XX109 (8918M)
GR.1 XX109 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Horsham St. Faith, Norwich
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Jaguar GR.1 XX109 at City of Norwich Aviation Museum, 5th December 2022; Jake Wallace
XX109 first flew on 16th November 1972 and was the second production GR.1. She began her flying career with the A&AEE in May 1973 and was most famously used for the motorway takeoff and landing carried out on the M55. In 1986 she was flown into RAF Coltishall and retired to become a weapon-loading trainer. With Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, the preparations for war included trials of suitable camouflage and XX109 was selected to trial the desert pink scheme.
She retained this until 2003, when she was painted as a 54 Squadron machine as part of the Jaguar 30th Anniversary celebrations. She was acquired by the City of Norwich Aviation Museum in 2004 and moved there in September 2004. Soon after, she was refurbished and repainted into a glossy version of the 54(F) scheme and placed on external display, clearly visible from the nearby Norwich Northern Distributor Road which has cut the museum off from the airport. Over recent years, it can be seen that the paintwork has not stood up to direct sunlight, with the top surfaces fading. Given the Jag's significance to the local area, it would be wonderful to see her repainted and undercover.
She retained this until 2003, when she was painted as a 54 Squadron machine as part of the Jaguar 30th Anniversary celebrations. She was acquired by the City of Norwich Aviation Museum in 2004 and moved there in September 2004. Soon after, she was refurbished and repainted into a glossy version of the 54(F) scheme and placed on external display, clearly visible from the nearby Norwich Northern Distributor Road which has cut the museum off from the airport. Over recent years, it can be seen that the paintwork has not stood up to direct sunlight, with the top surfaces fading. Given the Jag's significance to the local area, it would be wonderful to see her repainted and undercover.
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