Vickers-Supermarine Type 544 Scimitar F.Mk.1 - XD332

The Scimitar is a twin-engined naval fighter and strike fighter, designed by Vickers-Supermarine at Hursley Park, near Winchester.

XD332 was recently acquired and will be put on display in due course.

XD332 served with 804 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) from March 1960 to September 1961, then with 807 NAS until May 1962 followed by time in 736 NAS (training squadron) until 1965 when it passed to 764B NAS (training Airwork's civilian pilots).

After retirement it went into storage at RNAY Fleetlands, near Gosport, and then moved onto the School of Aircraft Handling at RNAS Culdrose. It was disposed of to the Cornwall Aero Park at the end of its useful life and was there for many years. In 1999 it was acquired by the R J Mitchell Memorial Museum Ltd for display in the Southampton Hall of Aviation.

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