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Red Arrows Hawk
Re: Red Arrows Hawk
XX162 was an ex 4 FTS airframe, XX327 was one of the first airframes delivered direct to 151 Sqn when that was part of 2 TWU at Chivenor
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Re: Red Arrows Hawk
XX321 Arrived today for conversion to Red Arrow standard, the replacement for the now stored XX157.Bluerigger1 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:57 amFollowing an inspection of the airframe XX157 was found to be unsuitable for conversion and has been placed into storage pending a decision on any future use. The issue appears to date back to it's previous use as a trials aircraft which compromises the avionics modification needed to bring it up to Red Arrows standard.Bluerigger1 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:56 pmXX157 arrived in AMRO on the back of a truck from Shawbury today where it's been in storage since 2018. This aircraft is the latest conversion for the Red Arrows following XX295 and will be oldest airworthy UK Hawk T1 when completed.
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