Gloster Javelin
Survivor XH767
XH767 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, Yorkshire
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Javelin FAW.9 XH767 at Elvington, 3rd July 2008; Darren Wilson
XH767 was built at Hucclecote and began its flying career with 25 Squadron at RAF Waterbeach in December 1959, but was transferred to 11 Squadron at RAF Geilenkirchen in Germany only days later. Moving on to 228 OCU at RAF Binbrook in May 1965, XH767 was retired in 1967 and issued to 187 ATC at Worcester that summer. After display at the Avon Aviation Museum at Monkton, she finally moved to Horsham St. Faith in 1992. 23 Squadron were based at RAF Horsham St. Faith (now Norwich Airport), and it was in their colours that XH767 was displayed at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum. XH767 had been looking rather decrepit for some time but in 1998 and 1999 she was repainted and looked much better for it. No engines are in the aircraft and the cockpits are rather sparse but apart from that she looks in good nick. And after all that effort, she moved to the Yorkshire Air Museum, where she is now on display. She did spend some time at RAF Leeming during 2007 being repainted but is now back at Elvington.
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Find other photos of XH767 on the following sites:
Air-Britain - Airliners.net - Airplane-Pictures.net - flickr.com - IrishAirPics.com - JetPhotos.net - PlanePictures.net
Visitor Comments
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Keith Bates from Atlanta GA
Posted at 4:23pm on Thursday, August 30th, 2012
As a former cadet at 187 (City of Worcester) Squadron ATC back in the late 60s, I remember clambering all over this airframe and playing "boy fighter pilot" in the cockpit.
Happy to see she's still in one piece and taken care of.
Paul Flavelle from Grimsby
Posted at 10:06pm on Sunday, August 26th, 2012
Visited Elvington recently. I was quite shocked at the state of this aircraft when viewed close-up. The air-intakes included several areas of severe corrosion, as indeed did several other areas of the the airframe. Even the canopy (painted black??) appeared to be damaged. A real shame for such a (now) rare aircraft.
Graham B from E.Yorks
Posted at 9:49am on Monday, March 8th, 2010
Got rudder back on now!
Matthew from Yorkshire
Posted at 10:49pm on Monday, October 20th, 2008
i found the Javelins place in the car park rather unsuitable, but still a striking aircraft from a car window, i heard there are a few FAW9Rs at Changi, Singapore, i've tried to find out if these rumours were correct without sucess, do you know if there are actually some out there?
Webmaster response: Believe several were left there for ground instructional use by the Singaporeans but I suspect they've all long since been scrapped - they surely would have turned up by now if not