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11 June 1988
| Static: | |||
| 43+12/G-70 | Tornado IDS | TTTE | |
| K-3047 | NF-5A | 316sq |
| J-247 | F-16A | 323sq |
| 70-1037/OK rd | A-7D | 125th TFS/Oklahoma ANG |
| 81-0948/AR gy | A-10A | 10th TFW |
| 68-0061/UH rd | F-111E | 20th TFW |
| XN983 | Buccaneer S2B | 208sq |
| XX704/U | Bulldog T1 | East Midlands UAS |
| ZD326/C | Harrier GR5 | 233 OCU |
| ZD993/U | Harrier T4 | 233 OCU |
| XX199/199 | Hawk T1A | 1TWU/79sq |
| XX845/AZ | Jaguar T2 | nmks |
| XW366/75 | Jet Provost T5A | 1FTS |
| XV233/33 | Nimrod MR2 | 42sq |
| ZE296/AM | Tornado F3 | 229 OCU |
| XH669 | Victor K2 | 55sq |
| Inside a hide was: | |||
| XW919/03 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq | |
| 233 OCU Hangar display: | |||
| XW265/V | Harrier T4A | 233 OCU (dismantled, behind screen) | |
| ZD323/A | Harrier GR5 | 233 OCU |
| Control Tower pan area: | |||
| XV212/212 | Hercules C3P | Lyneham Transport Wing | |
| XZ146/W | Harrier T4 | 233 OCU |
| 1sg Hangar: | |||
| XV279/44 | Harrier GR1 | (8566M) | |
| XV740/05 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| XW934/12 | Harrier T4 | 1sq |
| XZ129/09 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| XZ132/04 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| LA255/XU-J | Spitfire F.21 | 6490M |
| Engineering Hangar: | |||
| XV783/N | Harrier GR3 | (233 OCU) | |
| XV808/- | Harrier GR3 | (ex-L, 233 OCU) |
| XV810/- | Harrier GR3 | (ex-K, 233 OCU) |
| XW266/S | Harrier T4 | 233 OCU |
| XW269/X | Harrier T4A | 233 OCU |
| XW763/02 | Harrier GR3 | (1 Sqdn, on repair after bird-strike 3.2) |
| XZ131/- | Harrier GR3 | (ex-D/1417 Flt) |
| XZ964/- | Harrier GR3 | (ex-F/1417 Flt) |
| Flightline parked along the western corner of the airfield: | |||
| XX555/10 | Bulldog T1 | CFS | |
| XV748/07 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| XV753/06 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| XV778/08 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| XZ133/10 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| XZ993/11 | Harrier GR3 | 1sq |
| ZD324/B | Harrier GR5 | 233 OCU |
| ZD327/D | Harrier GR5 | 233 OCU |
| Flightline (parked beyond the tower were): | |||
| 69-6218 OK rd | A-7D | 125th TFS/Oklahoma ANG | |
| 69-6239 OK rd | A-7D | 125th TFS/Oklahoma ANG |
| 71-0297 OK rd | A-7D | 125th TFS/Oklahoma ANG |
| 71-0366 OK rd | A-7D | 125th TFS/Oklahoma ANG |
| 68-0069/UH rd | F-111E | 77th TFS/20th TFW |
| XZ455 '-/712' | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 899sq |
| XF383/V | Hunter F6 | (8706M) BDRF |
| Flying: | |||
| ZA711/ET | Chinook HC1 | 7sq | |
| XV221/221 | Hercules C3 | LT |
| LF363/NV-L | Hurricane lIc | BoBMF |
| XW324/44 | Jet Provost T5A | RAFC |
| XW237/FD | Puma HC1 | 240 OCU |
| XZ595 | Sea King HAR3 | 202sq |
| WR965/65 | Shackleton AEW2 | 8sq |
| AB910/BP-0 | Spitfire Vb | BoBMF |
| ZD953 | Tristar K1 | 216sq |
| XH558 | Vulcan B2 | VDF |
| plus the Red Arrows Hawk T.1/1A's. |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| XV281 | Harrier GR1 | under tarpaulin on a trailer outside one of the hangars | |
| XV779/01 | Harrier GR3 | (8913M) wearing 01/1 Sqdn and A/233 OCU |
| WJ902 | Varsity T1 | still resides on the dump. |
Credits: Graham Tanner, The Oxford Aviation Group and BARG 1988/06
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