Jet Provost T.3 XN458 at Linton on Ouse airfield.
On 9th February 1962 Jet Provost XN458, of No.1 Flying Training School, had a Cat.3R damage assessment made against it. The unit was based at Linton on Ouse and any damage probably occurred there.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Jet Provost XN458 was built to contract KC/E/031 by Hunting Percival Ltd. at Luton and was awaiting collection on 26th August 1960. On 31st August 1960 it went to 27 MU at Shawbury and on 4th October 1960 it was taken
on charge by No.1 Flying Training School at Linton on Ouse. On 9th February 1962 a Cat.3R damage assessment was made against it, it was repaired on site and returned to No.1 F.T.S. charge. On 12th May 1964 another Cat.3R
damage assessment was made against it, it was again repaired on site and returned to No.1 F.T.S. charge. On 28th October 1966 the aircraft went to 27 MU at Shawbury then on 20th October 1972 it went to 5 MU at Kemble. On
21st March 1973 it was deemed to be a non-effective airframe so was converted to Ground Instructional Airframe 8334M. In March 1974 it went to No.1 School of Technical Training at Halton. In May 1985 it went to No.4 School
of Technical Training at St.Athan. In 1993 it went to the Wales Aircraft Museum at Rhoose, later it was acquired by Paul Whelland and kept at Ashington, West Sussex. In 2009 it went to a location at Northallerton where
restoration took place, then in 2021 it was taken to the Fishburn Historic Aviation Centre.