XM655 is currently owned by Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield and has been maintained by the 655 Maintenance & Preservation Society since 1998,[1]: 205  who keep the aircraft in a taxiable condition.

[6] In 1984, XM655 was sold to businessman Roy Jacobsen of Croydon,[7] who intended to keep it airworthy, but the costs proved prohibitive, and the runway was too short for it to take off, so XM655 was left to deteriorate.

[citation needed] On Friday 16 September 2022, XM655 suffered a runway excursion at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield when performing a ground run as practice for the following Sunday's public show.

This was due to a faulty air speed indicator, which resulted in the aircraft remaining at full power for approximately 2 seconds longer than intended.

The air speed indicator had been tested and found satisfactory six days before the incident, which had started to work normally before the end of the run.