On 31 March 2017, XV Squadron disbanded at RAF Lossiemouth. The squadron flew Hinds at RAF Abingdon from March 1936 until June 1938. The Shuttleworth's Hind has worn the markings of XV Squadron since 1984.
This aircraft was built in 1937 as a light bomber for the RAF. In 1938 it was one of 19 Hinds delivered to the Royal Afghan Air Force. It served with the RAAF into the 1940s and was an instructional airframe in the 1950s.