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Today (25/04/19) I went on a great tour round Cosford with Threshold Aero and logged all these aircraft. Some of the Jaguar tail codes had been added to so I've noted that where appropriate, also I only noticed the official hangar names for Hangar 4 and AMS/GTA/LAFT (if anyone knows what this stands for please let me know) while Hangars 1, 2, 3 and 5 I've named to make it easier to read (although those probably are the official names).

Outside (near railway station):
Jet Provost T.5A XW320 [71]
Jet Provost T.5A XW375 [52]
Jet Provost T.5A XW327 [62]
Jet Provost T.5A XW436 [68]
Tornado GR.1 ZA357 [TTV] XV Squadron
Tornado GR.1 ZA323 XV Squadron (w/o tail)
Tornado GR.1 ZA320 XV Squadron (w/o tail)

Hangar 1:
Tornado GR.1 ZA356 (nose)
Tornado GR.1 ZA450 [TH] XV Squadron
Tornado GR.4 ZA585 [054]
Tornado GR.4 ZD849 [110]
Tornado F.2 ZD939 228 OCU (nose)
Jaguar GR.3A XX752 [EK] 6 Squadron (EKat)
Jaguar GR.3A XZ398 [EQ] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XZ392 [EM] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XZ109 [EN] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XX970 [EH] 6 Squadron (EHellcat)
Jaguar GR.3A XZ103 [EF] 6 Squadron (EFoxy)
Jaguar GR.3A XX729 [EL] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XZ399 [EA] 6 Squadron (bEAny)
Sea King HAS.6 XV653 [CU]
Sea King HAS.6 ZA169 [CW]
Sea King HAS.6 XV659
Sea King HAS.6 ZA128

Hangar 2:
Jaguar GR.1 XX968 [AJ] 14 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX969 [01]
Jaguar GR.1 XX726 [EB] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XZ390 [DM]
Jaguar GR.1 XZ371 [AP]
Jaguar GR.3A XX112 [EA] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XZ112 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX821 [P] 16 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1A XX965
Jaguar GR.1A XZ358 [L]
Jaguar GR.1 XX766 [EF] (EFoxy)
Jaguar GR.3A XX117 16 Squadron
Tornado GR.4 ZA447 [019]
Tornado GR.4 ZA459 [025]
Typhoon Training Aid ZK006 (not very interesting but it carries a serial)
Jaguar GR.1 XZ368 [E]
Jet Provost T.3 XM362
Jaguar GR.1 XX756 [W]
Hawk T.1W XX236 [236]
GenFly ZJ695 (same as the Typhoon training aid)
GenFly ZJ696
GenFly ZJ697
GenFly ZJ698

Onbase outside:
Jaguar GR.3A XX110 [EP] 6 Squadron

Hangar 3:
Jaguar GR.3A XZ114 [EO] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3 XZ391 [ET] 6 Squadron (ET phone home)
Jaguar GR.3A XX738 [ED] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XZ115 [ER] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XX725 [KC-F]
Jaguar GR.3A XX119 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XX723 [EU] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.3A XZ104 [FM] 41 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX819 [CE]
Jaguar GR.1 XX967 [AC] 14 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX727 [ER] 6 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XZ370 [JB] 17 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX975 [07]
Typhoon Training Aid ZK008

Hangar 4:
Jaguar GR.1 XZ383 [AF] 41 Squadron
Tornado F.3 ZE340 [GO] 43 Squadron
Buccaneer S.2B XX889 [T]
Wessex HC.2 XR498 22 Squadron
Jaguar T.2 ZB615 ETPS
Jaguar GR.1 XX825 [BN] 17 Squadron
Harrier GR.9 ZD465 [55] 4 Squadron
Jaguar T.2A XX833
Jaguar GR.1 XZ389 [BZ] 17 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX976 [BD] 17 Squadron
Harrier T.4 XW175 Qinetiq
Harrier GR.3 XZ991 1 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX959 [CJ] 20 Squadron
Sea Harrier FA.2 ZH796 [L] 801 NAS

Hangar 5 (next to the Hercules XV202): (not entirely too sure how many Jaguars are in here but I counted 5, serials most welcome)
Hawk T.1A XX335 [335] 208 Squadron (didn't read the serial off but saw the 208 markings and looking at demobbed.org.uk this is the only other Hawk on base)
Jaguar GR
Jaguar GR
Jaguar GR
Jaguar GR
Jaguar GR

AMS/GTA/LAFT:
Tornado GR.4 ZD793
Tornado GR.4 ZD715 [083] 617 Sqn/12 Sqn
Jaguar GR.1 XX818 [DE]
Jaguar GR.1 XX746 [S]
Jaguar GR.1 XZ374 [JC] 14 Squadron
Jaguar GR.1 XX958 [BK] 17 Squadron
Tutor T.1 G-BYWY [WY]
Tutor T.1 G-BYVZ [VZ]
Tutor T.1 G-BYWR [WR]
Tutor T.1 G-BYVL [VL]
Tutor T.1 G-BYWD [WD]
Jaguar T.2A XX141 [T]
Jaguar T.4 XX847 [EZ] 6 Squadron
Tornado GR.1 ZA320 [TAW] XV Squadron (the tail of the airframe that is outside)
Jaguar T.4 XX835 6 Sqn/238 Sqn (tail is painted on one side for 100th anniversary of 238 Sqn while the other is 80th anniversary of RAF Cosford)
Jaguar GR.1 XX743 6 Squadron
Jaguar T.2 XX837


Also spotted flying while I was visiting was G-BYWR, G-BYWU and G-BYWG (serials from 360radar). Hope this log is of interest, I'd highly recommend the tour to anyone.

Think Tornado ZA849 in Hangar 1 should read ZD849

plmc135 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:50 am

Think Tornado ZA849 in Hangar 1 should read ZD849

You're correct, thank you! That's what I get for writing so late.

"Hangar 1" was the Aerosystems Training Squadron, I don't think it had an actual name.
"Hangar 2" was Hangar 146
"AMS/GTA/LAFT" is Hangar 2

XZ377 coded EP should be XX110. I think XZ377 is one of those in Hangar 5, of which I think there were four on the right, plus a Hawk, and then two on the left tail-to-tail.

I'll check my log for any other comments!

EGVP wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:40 am

"Hangar 1" was the Aerosystems Training Squadron, I don't think it had an actual name.
"Hangar 2" was Hangar 146
"AMS/GTA/LAFT" is Hangar 2

XZ377 coded EP should be XX110. I think XZ377 is one of those in Hangar 5, of which I think there were four on the right, plus a Hawk, and then two on the left tail-to-tail.

I'll check my log for any other comments!

Thank you. I only read off the tail code as I was on the left side of the bus, I tried to tie it up but clearly got the wrong EP.

I don't log but taken from photo's...

"AMS/GTA/LAFT" aka Hangar 2

add XX818 / 8945M Jaguar GR.1 code DE
correction: ZD915 Tornado was coded 083

xkekeith wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:08 am

I don't log but taken from photo's...

"AMS/GTA/LAFT" aka Hangar 2

add XX818 / 8945M Jaguar GR.1 code DE
correction: ZD915 Tornado was coded 083

ZD715 should be 083.

My log as follows:

Thanks for all the comments and corrections. Sorry there's been quite a few mistakes.

Hangar 5
Jaguar codes; Z, L ,C, GP, EE, P.

Hi

I was also on the above but not until 1400 looking at your logs we missed out Hangar 2 which had the only Tornado
I needed in ZD793 ..
Where was Hangar AMS/GTA/LAFT:

spotter747 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:14 am

Hi

I was also on the above but not until 1400 looking at your logs we missed out Hangar 2 which had the only Tornado
I needed in ZD793 ..
Where was Hangar AMS/GTA/LAFT:

I was on the 11:30 tour and I believe this was the only one that went round Hangar 2 / AMS/GTA/LAFT. I'll be honest that I don't remember which one it was entirely (I'm sure someone else does) but it was one of the hangars near the RAF Museum as opposed to being on the other side by the base and railway station.

I was on the 1400 tour and have hangar 2 aircraft listed, although didn't log ZD793.

ZD793 was the sand camo Tornado immediately in front of you as you walked through the door.

Sorry my mistake. The first list has hangar 2,which was indeed the 2nd hangar we visited, but your list has hangar 2 AMS/GTA/LAFT, which we didn't do. Thanks for the list anyway.

I logged the following in Hangar 5 after the 1130 tour. It was being closed around 1345, just before a downpour.

XX335 Hawk T1A
(XX724) / C Jag GR3A
XX748 / L Jag GR3A
(XZ377) / P Jag GR3A
XX840 / T Jag T4
(XX767) / Z Jag GR3A
(XZ367) / EE / GP Jag GR3

Thanks to Threshold for a cracking tour, it was top notch!

DC.