It ended up being an emergency procedures trainer and also spent some time as an aging aircraft program laboratory.
First shot here is from 14th November 2017, showing 105, 107, 101 plus 2 others on Alpha.
107 wasnt withdrawn until 2019, but as is known it never flew in the 54sqd markings, it's already got blanked out windows here.
105 107 101 +2 14.11.17 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrSimilar view from 16th June 22, 107 in the corner, with XM607 awaiting re paint, then 102, 103 and 106. 102 and 107 already missing their signature radar.
107 102 no radar 103 106 16.6.22 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrThe jets then got moved to the southern side of the lazy, behind some buildings.
Here is 101/105/102 on the 10th Feb 23.
1 -ZH101 ZH102 ZH105 10.2.23 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrAnd 107
2 - ZH107 10.2.23 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrThen the same view in May
3 - ZH101 102 105 3.5.23 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr
4 - ZH107 3.5.23 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr107 minus the vertical stabilizer on 28th June.
5 - ZH107 28.6.23 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrThen we get to October, the month where all were scrapped.
ZH101 and ZH102 behind. 101 without engines, both without Radomes.
6 - ZH101 7.10.23 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr
7- ZH102 7.10.23 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr7th October - 107 had already gone, and 105 was next. The remains of 107 just to the right.
8 - ZH105 and ZH107 pile 7.10.23 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr9th October - 12 noon, ZH105
9 - ZH105 12 noon 9.10.23 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrAnd the same day, just before 6pm.
10 - ZH105 6pm 9.10 (1) by Mike Hiley, on Flickr
11 - ZH105 6pm 9.10.23 (4) by Mike Hiley, on Flickr
12 - ZH105 6pm 9.10 (2) by Mike Hiley, on Flickr
13 - ZH105 6pm 9.10 (3) by Mike Hiley, on Flickr11th October - the remains of 107 and 105.
14 - ZH105 ZH107 pile 9am 11.10.23 by Mike Hiley, on FlickrZH101 being pushed back on to the scrapping bay
16 - ZH101 9am 11.10.23 (2) by Mike Hiley, on Flickr101 on the morning of the 13th,
18 - ZH101 13.10.23 AM by Mike Hiley, on FlickrThen 102 was last - first to arrive, last to leave.
It was in one peice for quite some time, 11 am on the 25th October it was still intact, a few hours later it looked like this.
21 - ZH102 25.10.23 M Hiley by Mike Hiley, on FlickrThe jets all seemend to follow the same process, radars removed, fins removed, various panels removed, then the engines last.
101/102/107 all had bits cut out and saved for re sale, JetEyes has some tags for sale and Timeless aeros have some parts to make into tables etc.
Sad to see them go - as I'm sure alot of you will be seeing these.
Cheers
Mike
