XW666 - Royal Air Force (Nimrod R.1)

Photo of aircraft XW666 operated by Royal Air Force

Photo by Polehill

Image of aircraft registration XW666 - A Nimrod-R1 operated by Royal Air Force
16 Oct 2020
Royal Air Force Nimrod-R1 at XMU by Hitman69
Image of aircraft registration XW666 - A Nimrod-R1 operated by Royal Air Force
7 Apr 2019
Royal Air Force Nimrod-R1 at XMU by Polehill

Aircraft Details

Frame Details
Serial008041
Line Number
First Flight11/09/1973
ModelNimrod R.1
StatusWritten-off
Comments16/5/1995 Moray Firth off Scotland 0(X) emergency landing/ditching in sea after engine fire parts salvaged
  Reg Airline Delivered Status
Not Seen It! XW666 Royal Air Force 27/09/1973 Written-off
Not Seen It! XW666 Jet Aviation Preservation Group 1/1999 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! XW666 Aeroventure - South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum 3/2012 Preserved

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SIGHTINGS

Sighting Details Image
06/04/2025 - XMU - roly70
12/06/2024 - EGCI - Nottinghamlad
16/10/2020 - XMU - Hitman69
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum/Aeroventure
07/04/2019 - XMU - Polehill
Nose and cockpit at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
20/03/2018 - EGCI - b318isp
06/01/2018 - XMU - Tosca
Nose cone only at Doncaster Aeroventure.
27/10/2017 - XMU - the_nazarine
03/01/2008 - EGCI - PaulGold
23/09/2006 - XMU - toxic121
Doncaster . Cockpit only
07/02/1992 - EGUY - srushness
04/10/1988 - XMU - roly70
08/08/1985 - EGWZ - R Geering
15/07/1984 - EGUY - colin woods
07/01/1983 - EGMH - gazac
coded 66
20/05/1981 - WID - LIN104
R.1 , No.51 Squadron
20/05/1981 - WID - spotter1
Nimrod R.1, No.51 Squadron
12/06/1979 - EGUY - saxonms