Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador, 3104 / 712181/103, Royal Thai Navy
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Registration: 3104
Construction Number: 712181/103
Code Number: 159557 / 4
Military Unit: 301 Squadron
Model Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador
Operator: Royal Thai Navy
Airport: U-Tapao (UTP / VTBU), Thailand
Airshow: U-Tapao - Thai National Children's Day - 2012
Photographer: Trevor Bartlett
Date Taken: 14/01/2012
Date Submitted: 19/01/2012
It was lovely to see this Harrier in the static at U-Tapao. According to a Thai Navy officer with whom I spoke, this aircraft has been kept in reserve status but has not flown for a few years. Interestingly it is marked as an AV-8A and not an AV-8S.
Picture ID:1330189