Aeroplane

Description

British Aerospace (BAe) Hawk T.1A, serial number XX308, construction number 143/312133, delivered to the RAF on 23 April 1980, this aircraft was operated by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, better known as the Red Arrows, between 1985 and 2013 and on 1 July 1999 was flown by Red 1, Wing Commander Simon Meade, in formation with the Red Arrows and Concorde over Edinburgh to celebrate the opening of the Scottish Parliament

Museum reference

EF.2017.39.1

Collection

Aviation

Object name

Aeroplane

Production information

British Aerospace, Maker

Date

1980

Materials

Aluminium, Rubber, Perspex, Steel, Paint, Textile, Glass

Associations

Royal Air Force
Red Arrows
Concorde
Scottish Parliament
Meade, Simon, Wing Commander, 1999 (fl.)
Opening of the Scottish Parliament

On display

national museum of flight