Aircraft XL703 Photo

XL703 1956 SA Pioneer CC1 RAF Cosford
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Photographer
PhilR Contact
Shot Date 1999-05-24
Airport EGWC
EGWC Airport
Upload Date 2026-03-21
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Dimensions 6934 × 4719
Date Taken 2026-03-21 07:54:07
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Aircraft XL703, Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1. At RAF Cosford's Aerospace Museum in 1989., at EGWC, photo by Malcolm Clarke
Malcolm Clarke
@ EGWC
Aircraft XL703, In the 1950s the Pioneer amazed the crowds at Farnborough air shows by taking-off across the runway instead of along it. The Pioneer's outstanding short take-off and landing performance made it ideal for operations in the jungles of Malaysia and Borneo, at EGWC, photo by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
Aircraft XL703, The last Pioneers were withdrawn in 1969, after being used by 'C' Flight of No.20 Squadron in Singapore to guide their Hunters onto ground targets. This aircraft is the only surviving example of the type., at EGWC, photo by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
Aircraft XL703, preserved at the RAF Museum, Cosford, at EGWC, photo by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
Aircraft XL703, Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford, photo by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke