Tiger Survivors

This page is dedicated to all surviving airframes of aircraft, (or significant parts of airframes), that served with 74(F) Tiger Squadron

(Please note this page is under construction and updating is a continual process. Feel free to send in any photo`s you feel are relevant to Tony Clay via email)


Supermarine Spitfire

P9306

Chicago Museum of Science, United States

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Hawker Hunter F6

XE612 (Cockpit Only)

Norwich Air Museum

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XF502 (Tail Unit Only)

Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum

(Courtesy Brian Pallett)

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Hawker Hunter T7

XL568

RAF Museum Cosford

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T7 XL568 Rebuild at Cosford.


English Electric Lightning F.1

XM135

Duxford IWM

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English Electric Lightning F.6

XR770

RAF Manston History Museum

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XS925

RAF Museum Hendon

Lightning F.6 Lightning 2


McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4J(uk)

ZE351    (Tail Fin Only)

Courtesy of Mike Davey

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ZE352    (Cockpit Only)

Courtesy of Mike Davey

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ZE359

Duxford IWM

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ZE360

RAF Manston Fire Dump

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Phantom F-4J(uk) J79-GE-10 Turbojet Engine

RAF Manston History Museum

 From Unknown Airframe

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McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2

XV474

Duxford IWM

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XV490 (Cockpit Only)

Newark Air Museum

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XT895

Famous for being the aircraft that was struck by an errant Sparrow Missile, it is now part of Mike Davey`s collection along with ZE352.

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XT914

Wattisham Station Heritage Museum

(Images courtesy Justin Ward)

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XV497

Bentwaters Cold War Museum

(Images courtesy Justin Ward)

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XV401

Bentwaters Cold War Museum

(Images courtesy Rob Mills)

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XT905

Bentwaters Cold War Museum

(Images courtesy Rob Mills)

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XT907

Bentwaters Cold War Museum

(Images courtesy Rob Mills)

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XV460 (Cockpit Only)

Bentwaters Cold War Museum

(Images courtesy Rob Mills)

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XT892      (Tail Fin Only)

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Callum McLean

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Construction number 2285 built by Mcdonnel Douglas St Louis Missouri USA

UK delivery of XT892 to RAF Coningsby 2nd August 1968

Delivered to the RAF with 228OCU/892 in August 1968 then to 111sqn/K, 228OCU/V, 56sqn/X, 228OCU/CQ, 74sqn/J……

  XT892/J was kept for spares at RAF Wattisham until 1st April 1993 for display Phantom FGR2 XV393/Q at RAF Marham for RAF 75th anniversary celebrations.

(Images courtesy of Gary Parsons and fin owner Callum McLean)