This aircraft was ordered new by the Australian Government for the Royal Australian Navy

It was constructed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited, Woodford, Manchester - 1973

It was allocated the production number '202'

First flown as 'A15-710' - March 16, 1973

Powered by Rolls Royce Dart 534 engines

Accepted by the Royal Australian Air Force at Woodford as 'N15-710' - August 1973

Departed England on the ferry flight to Australia - August 1973

Arrived HMAS Albatross, Nowra on completion of the ferry flight - August 17, 1973

Ferry route: Woodford - Athens - ? - New Delhi - Bangkok - Singapore - Denpasar - Darwin - ? - Nowra

This aircraft was coded '801'

The aircraft was allocated to 851 Squadron, Nowra

It was fitted with specialised electronic equipment and used for electronic counter-measure training

Transferred to 723 Squadron, Nowra - August 31, 1984

Withdrawn from use at RANAS Albatross and decommissioned - June 23, 2000

Ferried RANAS Albatross - RAAF East Sale for storage - June 26, 2000

The aircraft had flown 12,788 hours with 12,388 cycles

It was sold by tender to TAG Aviation - 2001

The aircraft was stipped of all usable parts and cut up for scrap - March 2001

N15-710. Royal Australian Navy - in the standard livery at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, September 1982.

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N15-710. Royal Australian Navy - in the standard low-viz grey livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1995.

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N15-710. Royal Australian Navy - in the standard low-viz grey livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1998.

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N15-710. Royal Australian Navy - in the standard low-viz grey livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1998.

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