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THE STRIKEMASTER
[History of the Strikemaster] [Known survivors]
A total of 146 Strikemasters were produced by BAC/British Aerospace at Warton between 1968 and 1984 and saw service with a total of ten nations. Histories and current status of some of the aircraft built are obscure and it is not possible to determine whether they still survive today. However some examples, from Saudi Arabia and Botswana to name two, have made it into private hands and are current airworthy.

This leaves the following as known survivors at the time of writing (all based in the United Kingdom unless otherwise indicated):-
To view the history and photographs of a particular aircraft click its serial number, and you will be taken to the relevant page if present. 
If you can help with regards to photographs and information for any of the aircraft listed, or with particular examples that are not included in the list (do you know what happened to the Sudan aircraft?) please get in touch. If you also have any photos of aircraft that presently do not have an individual page, again let me know. You will be credited with any photos used on the site.

Mk.80 and Mk.80A Strikemaster (Saudi Arabia)

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
1102 Sold to the USA, 2001? (G-BZWL) ???  
1104 North Wales Military Aviation Services, Hawarden, Cheshire (G-SMAS) Under restoration 29/10/06
1105 Privately owned, Martinsburg, PA, USA (N156MW) Airworthy  
1107 Last known to be at Shoreham, West Sussex ???  
1108 Gower Jets, Virginia Airport, Durban, South Africa (ZU-JAK/G-UPPI) Airworthy 29/10/06
1112 Privately owned, Eglinton, Northern Ireland (G-FLYY) Airworthy 29/10/06
1114 Privately owned, Tamiami Airport, Florida, USA (N605GV) Airworthy 29/10/06
1115 Global Aviation, Humberside Airport, Lincs Stored  
1120 North Wales Military Aviation Services, Hawarden, Cheshire (G-RSAF) Under Restoration 29/10/06
1121 Privately owned, Marietta, GA, USA (N799PS/G-CBCB) Airworthy  
1125 Everett Aero, Ipswich, Suffolk Stored  
1127 Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia On display  
1129 Global Aviation, Humberside Airport, Lincs Stored  
1130 Century Aviation, Humberside Airport, Lincs (G-CDHB) Airworthy 29/10/06
1133 Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambs Museum exhibit  

Mk.81 Strikemaster (South Yemen)

Four Strikemasters were ordered by South Yemen. These were later passed onto Singapore. See feature below for further details.

Mk.82 and Mk.82A Strikemaster (Oman and Singapore)

Thanks to Dick Ansley and Chris Hughes for their superb assistance

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
403 Gate guardian, RAFO Thumrait, Oman Preserved  
412 Air Force Technical College, Seeb, Oman Instructional Airframe  
       
414 Gate guardian, RAFO Masirah, Oman Preserved  
415 Air Force Technical College, Seeb, Oman Instructional Airframe  
417 On display, RAFO Salalah, Oman Preserved  
418 Gate guardian, RAFO Lansab, Oman Preserved  
420 Gate guardian, RAFO Ghala, Oman Preserved  
421 Air Force Technical College, Seeb, Oman Instructional Airframe  
422 Open store, RAFO Masirah, Oman In storage  
423 SOAF Museum, Bait-Al-Falaj, Oman Preserved  
424 Air Force Technical College, Seeb, Oman Instructional Airframe  
425 North Wales Military Aviation Services, Hawarden, Cheshire (G-SOAF) Airworthy 29/10/06

For more former Oman aircraft, please see the Mk.84 Strikemaster/Singapore entry

Mk.83 Strikemaster (Kuwait & Botswana)

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
OJ1 Global Aviation, Humberside Airport, Lincs (ex-Kuwaiti "110") (G-BXFU) Stored  
OJ2 Privately owned, USA (ex-Kuwaiti "111") (N4242T) Airworthy 24/05/06
OJ6 Privately owned, Cape Town, South Africa (ex-Kuwaiti '113') (ZU-PER/G-BXFW) Airworthy 29/10/06
OJ7 Global Aviation, Humberside Airport, Lincs (ex-Kuwaiti '114') (G-BXFV) Stored  

For more Botswana aircraft, please see the Mk.87 Strikemaster entry

Mk.84 Strikemaster (Singapore)

Thanks to Dick Ansley for his superb assistance.

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
301 Singapore Air Force Museum, Paya Lebar AB, Singapore On Display  
304 Courtesy Aircraft Sales, Rockford, IL, USA (N2145V) ???  
305 Privately owned, USA??? (N21451) ???  
308 Privately owned, Incline Village, NV, USA (N2146G) Airworthy  
310 Privately owned, USA??? (N2146J) Airworthy  
311 Privately owned, North Weald, Essex (G-SARK/N2146S) Airworthy 29/10/06
312 Privately owned, Crystal Lake, IL, USA (N1WQ) ???  
314 Olympic Air Museum, Olympia, WA, USA (N72445) Airworthy  
        
322 (Mk.81) Pacific Coast Air Museum, CA, USA (ex-Yemen '503') (N167SM) Airworthy  
       
327 (Mk.82) Privately owned, Eagle River, WI, USA (ex-Oman '402') (N167NM) ???  
328 (Mk.82) Amjet Services Inc, Blaine, MN, USA (ex-Oman '406') (N21444) Airworthy  
329 (Mk.82) Privately owned, Cave Creek, AZ, USA (ex-Oman '407') (N167X) Airworthy  
330 (Mk.82) Privately owned, Mesa, AZ, USA (ex-Oman '408') (N2147S) ???  
331 (Mk.82) Privately owned, Newark, DE, USA (ex-Oman '409') (N331MM) ???  

Mk.87 Strikemaster (Kenya & Botswana)

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
OJ5 Sale reported, currently in Malta (ex-Kenyan 602) (G-BXFP) Painted as 'NZ6361'  Airworthy  
OJ9 Privately owned, Isla Grande Airport, Puerto Rico (ex-Kenyan 604) (N604GV) Airworthy 29/10/06
OJ10 Privately owned, Hawarden (ex-Kenyan 605) (G-UVNR/G-BXFS)  Airworthy 29/10/06

For more Botswana aircraft, please see the Mk.83 Strikemaster entry

Mk.88 Strikemaster (New Zealand)

Thanks to Dick Ansley for his superb assistance

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
NZ6361 Australian Jet Adventures, Ballarat Airport, VIC, Australia (VH-ZEP) Airworthy  
NZ6362 Privately owned, Western Australia (VH-AGI) ???  
NZ6363 Jet Fighter Flights, Bathurst Airport, NSW, Australia (VH-JFZ) Airworthy  
NZ6364 Sold to the USA, 1993? ???  
NZ6365 RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand Instructional Airframe  
NZ6366 RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand Instructional Airframe  
NZ6370 Privately owned, New South Wales, Australia (VH-RBA) ???  
NZ6371 Jet Fighter Flights, Bathurst Airport, NSW, Australia (VH-ONP) Airworthy  
NZ6372 Privately owned, Port McQuarie, New South Wales, Australia (VH-LLD) Airworthy  
NZ6373 RNZAF Museum, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand Museum exhibit  
NZ6374 RNZAF Museum Ohakea wing, New Zealand Museum exhibit  
NZ6375 RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand Instructional Airframe  
NZ6376 RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand Instructional Airframe  

Mk.89 Strikemaster (Ecuador)

Thanks to Paul J. Gallie for his superb assistance

Serial Owner/Location Status Date
FAE246 Combat Squadron 2313 "Halcones", Ecuador Air Force, Manta, Ecuador Airworthy 07/2007
FAE252 Combat Squadron 2313 "Halcones", Ecuador Air Force, Manta, Ecuador Airworthy 07/2007
FAE254 Combat Squadron 2313 "Halcones", Ecuador Air Force, Manta, Ecuador Airworthy 07/2007
FAE262 Combat Squadron 2313 "Halcones", Ecuador Air Force, Manta, Ecuador Airworthy 07/2007

Mk.90 Strikemaster (Sudan)

The current status of the machines delivered to Sudan are unknown at this time.

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