RAF Jaguar with overwing Matra R550 Magic AAMs

[Dave Kearton]

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Cheers

Dave Kearton

[Enzo Matrix]

I believe that it is actually an Indian Jaguar. The roundels appear to be
orange-white-green rather than red-white-blue. However, that might just be a
result of the scanning process. If they *are* red-white-blue roundels, then
the aircraft will be a company demonstrator. The RAF has never used Magics.

The only way we could tell for sure is if a serial were visible.

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Enzo

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[Enzo Matrix]

Enzo Matrix wrote:
> I believe that it is actually an Indian Jaguar. The roundels appear
> to be orange-white-green rather than red-white-blue. However, that
> might just be a result of the scanning process. If they *are*
> red-white-blue roundels, then the aircraft will be a company
> demonstrator. The RAF has never used Magics.
> The only way we could tell for sure is if a serial were visible.

Ha! Ignore the above! I should have looked at the other pictures first.
This is quite obviously XW563, the seventh pre-production aicraft and the
second one built to RAF specs. The first was S.06, XW560.

XW563 was originally built with a pointed nose and a tailfin with no RWR
fairing. As these mods were added to service aircraft, so XW563 received
them, although it never saw service with the RAF, remaining as a company
demonstrator throughout its life. It was later converted to Jaguar
International standard, becoming more powerful and capable than any RAF
Jaguar of the time.


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Enzo

I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.