T.1 XM708 at Lytham St. Annes, December 2002; Dave Thomas	T.1 XP502 at Kemble, 19th April 2005; author

Another pre-production aircraft, XM708 served with the Handling Squadron and CFS (4 FTS). Retired to instructional use at RAF Halton in 1977, and eventually disposed of to the 'Trout Lake Air Force' at Kings Langley. In early 2003 she was sold to a new owner in Lytham St Annes and is seen shortly after arrival at her new home. Hopefully the owner will get rid of the Red Arrows scheme and return her to 4 FTS colours. Information current as of 02/2003.

The first Gnat to enter service with 4 FTS was XP502, which it joined on 7th November 1962. Retired in 1978 to instructional use at RAF St. Athan, it was auctioned off in 2000 and acquired by Delta jets at Kemble. It has been subject to a cosmetic restoration, wears Red Arrows colours, and is now standing 'on guard' in front of the AV8 restaurant, near the control tower. Information current as of 04/2005.

T.1 XP503 at Bruntingthorpe, 1st March 1998; author	T.1 XP505 at Wroughton, 19th February 2004; Ian Haskell

First flown in August 1962, XP503 spent most of its active career with 4 FTS before returing to Hawker Siddeley for trials out of Bitteswell in 1969. Retired to instructional use at Halton by 1977, the aircraft was acquired by Phoenix Aviation at Bruntingthorpe in the mid 1990s before sale to an American owner in 2001. Information current as of 08/2001.

XP505 served with the RAE at Bedford on gust and turbulence research (hence the large probes on the nose and wingtip). Retired in the early 1980s and sold to the Science Museum, XP505 was on display at the Museum until 1992 when it was moved into obscurity at Wroughton, where she remains to this day. Information current as of 19/02/2004.

T.1 XP514 at Chino, April 2006; Anton Ostermeier	T.1 XP516 at Farnborough, May 2003; Tom McGhee

An ex-Red-Arrows machine, XP514 was retired to instructional use as 8635M and ended up at Cranfield before being sold to a US owner, where it was subsequently rebuilt using some parts from XM705. Appearing at a few airshows in the late 1990s, this aircraft has been up for sale for some time now, including a recent eBay auction which failed to meet the reserve. Information current as of 07/04/2006.

Spending most of its active career with CFS & 4 FTS, XP516 was retired to instructional duties at RAF Cosford in 1978 but then passed on to DERA (later QinetiQ) at Farnborough, where it was used for vibration testing duties before finally retiring to the FAST museum. Information current as of 09/2004.

T.1 XP533 at Greenwich, 1993; S-TEC Corporation	T.1 XP538 at Chino, April 1999; David Atkinson

Sold to Tom Foley in 1990, a mere three years and 1 million dollars of work later found XP533 back in the air. Modern avionics and electrics have replaced the original systems and an electrical starting system has been added. She's painted in an unusual reverse Red Arrows scheme of overall white with red flashes.

Sold in 1990 to a US owner, the aircraft became N19GT and is now with the Combat Jets Air Museum at Chino. Information current as of 11/2002.

T.1 XP542 at Southampton, 3rd July 2004; Tom McGhee	T.1 XR534 at Newark, 15th June 2002; author

No, it's not two different aircraft! XP542 is actually painted up differently on each side - port side wearing a spurious air defence grey scheme, and starboard side wearing Red Arrows colours. XP542 moved from its previoous home at the Military College at Shrivenham to an Air Trading Corps unit in Southampton, located just behind the Solent Sky museum (former Southampton Hall of Aviation). It is intended to serve not just as a Gate Guardian to the Squadron, but also to serve as a flight trainer, enabling cadets to learn cockpit instruments, pre-flight cockpit checks and pre-flight aircraft inspections. Further to this it is intended to be used for practical airframe instruction, allowing the cadets to remove inspection panels to see the workings of the aircraft and keep the aircraft maintained in it's present state. XP542 is complete except for the engine. Information current as of 03/07/2004.

XR534 spent her last days in the RAF as a gate guard on a pole outside RAF Valley. As a result she's not in the greatest of conditions, and very faded. Newark's volunteers will no doubt work their magic on her in due course. Information current as of 02/2003.