Jet Provost T.3 XM480 (possibly) at Linton on Ouse airfield.
The published history of this aircraft states that on 18th April 1962 Jet Provost XM480 of No.1 Flying Training School, based at Linton on Ouse, sustained a Cat.3R damage assessment. It may relate
to damage located during a regular inspection or because of some form of flying incident or mishap. It probably occurred at Linton on Ouse airfield, but could have been at Acklington because it was
transferred to No.6 Flying Training School, based there in June 1962 which must have been pretty much just after it was made servicable again.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Jet Provost XM480 was built to contract 6/ACFT/14157 by Hunting Percival Ltd. at Luton and was awaiting collection on 21st July 1960. The next day it went to 27 MU at Shawbury and it was then taken
on charge by No.1 Flying Training School at Linton on Ouse on 4th October 1960. As a result of damage sustained on 18th April 1962 Cat.3R damage was the damage assessment and it was repaired on site. On
8th June 1962 it was transferred to No.6 Flying Training School at Acklington. In December 1967 it went back to 27 MU at Shawbury and on 28th March 1969 it was declared a non-effective airframe. On 18th
December 1969 it was converted to Ground Instructional Airframe 8080M for No.1 School of Technical Training at Halton. On 9th February 1994 it went to Finningley for fire rescue training but survived this.
In September 1995 it was sold to the 4x4 Car Centre at Chesterfield and stored outside. Nothing is known of it after January 1999.