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Survivor XV344

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S.2C XV344 - DERA (gate guard in Qinetiq Complex), Farnborough airfield, Hampshire

Buccaneer S.2C XV344 at Farnborough, 2014; Anthony Lee

Buccaneer S.2C XV344 at Farnborough, January 1998; Alan Allen

'Nightbird' had a long and productive life carrying out various trials work, among her last duties being the trialling of Night Vision Goggles hence her name. Retired in the early 1990s she has ended up on permanent display at the Qinetiq complex at Farnborough - sadly out of public view.

Information on this page current as of 06/06/2021, last updated by Jake

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Stuart Shields from barry	Posted at 5:09pm on Saturday, January 17th, 2015
i wonder i am an ex are apprentice and was heavily involved in nightbird in n and d shed ,my son is now in the industry and i would love to visit the old girl to allow him and my grand children the chance odf seeing a part of my history ,would that be possible do you thinks stuart shields

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