RAF Kinloss Nimrod Retirements (April 2021 Update)
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- XV240 became the Kinloss Gate Guard from Sept.2009
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- XV240 KIN 30-10-11
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- XV240 @ Spey Bay
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- Out to pasture
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- XV235 KIN 30-10-11
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- XV240 @ Spey Bay
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- XV255 CITY OF NORWICH MUS.
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- XV229 made the very last MR2 take off on May 26th for delivery to Manston
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- XV260 November 2010 waiting its fate
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- XV232 at Airbase Coventry
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- XV250 the last take off, on its way to Elvington
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- XV240 & XV235 KIN 30-10-11
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- XV241 Feb 2011 two days before being scrapped, the cockpit section is now displayed at East Fortune
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- XV241 @ East Fortune
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- XV254 being prepared for display at Inverness
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- XV255 at rest she can now be seen at Norwich Airport
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- XV232 at Airbase Coventry
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- XV231 can now be seen at Manchester Airport
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- Elvington 2013
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- NIMROD MR.2 XV244 DUKE OF EDINBURGH KIN 26-1-14
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- XV226 in 2016
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- NIMROD MR.2 XV244 KINLOSS BARRACKS 15-6-13
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- XV226 in 2016
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- XV232 is now at Coventry Airport
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- The fuselage of XV254 is now displayed at the Highland Aircraft Museum Inverness Airport, next to a Valiant V Bomber
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- Hemp & Grey
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- XV250 “The last Sortie” the weather ruined it
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- XW666 @ SYAM May 2019
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- XV241 with an angry sky in October 2010
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- XV250 rolling out after a mission
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- XV249 @ Cosford
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- XV249 @ Cosford
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- A short final flypast by XV229 over NLS on its way to Manston
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- Out to pasture
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- XV226 @ Bruntingthorpe May 2019
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- Nimrod MR.2 XV235 AVRO Museum @ Woodford 12-4-19
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- XV226 now at Bruntingthorpe
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- XV226 in 2016
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- XV260 November 2010
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- XW666 @ SYAM
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- Elvington 2013
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- XV249 @ Cosford July 2018
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- XV254 departing Inv 17-2-21
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- XV254 departing Inv 17-2-21
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- XV254 @ SWAM 8-4-21 (Mike Morrison)
Jim Simpson Aircraft Images 
August 15, 2010 at 10:02 am
Ahh, no longer will golfers have an excuse that their round was ruined by a Nimrod doing a low circuit right over the top of where they were playing!
August 15, 2010 at 10:13 am
Thats what you think
February 13, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Hi Jim, do you remember me, Lee Smith, fellow crew chief on B shift, Kinloss. Get in touch if you feel like swinging the lamp.
December 28, 2018 at 9:47 pm
Jim,
We have XV235 (forward section) on display at the Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford. Would it be possible to use some of your images on our website http://avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/ with you credited as the Copyright holder and on-board the aircraft when we are showing people the inside?
Ian Lomax
AVRO Heritage Museum
December 29, 2018 at 11:30 am
Hi Ian
I have no problem the museum using any of my images, if you let me know which images you like I can send you higher Res versions, I will need a good E Mail address as well. I have images of XV235 as a complete airframe should you need them.
December 29, 2018 at 9:20 pm
Jim,
Please use the email address I posted on your site for a direct link to me.
Regards
Ian
January 9, 2019 at 6:03 pm
Jim,
Please use avroheritage.projects@gmail.com.
Regards
Ian