Date: 30/31 July 1994
Made by:
Updated: 3 November 2002; 28 November 2024, Pete Davies;
40th Anniversary Hercules Meet: Royal Air Force Hercules C1K XV192 LTW Hercules C1 XV292, XV306 LTW Hercules C3 XV202, XV307 LTW Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive) Hercules W2 XV208 DRA Met Research Fit Royal Australian Air Force C-130E Hercules A97-160 37 Sqn Belgian Air Force C-130H Hercules CH-11 20 Sml/15 Wg Brazilian Air Force C-130E Hercules 2458 1/1 CT Canadian Armed Forces CC-130H(T) Hercules 130341 435(T) Sqn Chilean Air Force C-130H Hercules 996 Grupo 10 Royal Danish Air Force C-130H Hercules B-678 Esk 721 Italian Air Force C-130H Hercules MM61998/46-12 46 BA Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130H Hercules 347 3 Sqn Royal Malaysian Air Force C-130H-30 Hercules M30-10 14 Sqn Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules NZ7004 40 Sqn Royal Air Force of Oman C-130H Hercules 503 16 Sqn Portuguese Air Force C-130H Hercules 16805 501 Esq Swedish Air Force C-130H/Tp84 Hercules 84004/844 F7 United States Air Force AC-130A Hercules 53-3129 711th SOS, AFRes C-130E Hercules 69-6566 435th AW/37th ALS 64-0539/FT 23rd Wg/2nd ALS 63-7778/LK 314th AW/62nd ALS 63-7788/RI 143rd ALS, RI ANG C-130H Hercules 84-0209 142nd ALS, DE ANG 91-1231 165th ALS, KYANG EC-130H Hercules 73-1590/DM 355th Wg/43rd ECS HC-130H(N) Hercules 90-2103 210th RQS, AKANG HC-130N Hercules 69-5827 352nd SOG/67th SOS 69-5832 16th SOW/9th SOS 69-5833/FL 301st RQS, AFRes HC-130P Hercules 64-14855/PD 304th RQS, AFRes LC-130H Hercules 83-0490 139th ALS, NY ANG MC-130E Hercules 64-0561 16th SOW/8th SOS United States Marine Corps KC-130F Hercules 148249/GR-249 VMGRT-253 KC-130T-30 Hercules 164597/NY-597 VMGR-452 Aircraft in the static displays (South side of airfield): Royal Air Force Bulldog T1 XX709/12 CFS (YUAS loan) XX543/F Yorkshire UAS Canherra T17A WJ633/FF 360 Sqn Chipmunk T10 WB550/D 6AEF Dominie T1 X5713/C 6FTS Harrier GR7 ZG475 SAOEU Hawk T1 XX228/CC l00 Sqn XX250 6 FTS/JFACSTU XX199 4 FTS/74(R) Sqn Hawk T1A XX280 6FTS/JFACSTU Hawk T1A (replica) XX263 FP&TU Jaguar GR1A XX752/EQ 6Sqn Jaguar GR1A (replica) XZ363/A EP&TU Jetstream T1 XX491/K 6 FTS/45(R) Sqn Lightning F1A (nose) XM191 EP&TU Nimrod MR2P XV254 201 Sqn Tornado F3 ZE209/AV F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn Tornado GR1 ZD716/O SAOEU ZA352/B-04 TTTE/C Sqn Tristar KC1 ZD952 216 Sqn Tucano T1 ZF487 1 FTS ZF344 3 FTS VC1O C1K XV1O4 10 Sqn Wessex HC2 XT606/WL 2 FTS XR523/M 60 Sqn Royal Navy Lynx HAS3 XZ730/634 702 NAS Sea King AEW2A XV664/CU-180 849 NAS Sea King HC4 ZD480/C 845 NAS Royal Marines Gazelle AH1 XX412/B 3CBAS Army Air Corps Gazelle AH1 ZA737 670 Sqn Blue Eagles Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive) Buccaneer S2B XW987 A&AEE/DCT&E Canberra B2(TT) WK128 DRA/T&EE Llanbedr Harvard IIb FT375 A&AEE/DCT&E KF183 A&AEE/DCT&E Hawk T1 ASTRA XX341 ETPS Hunter T7 XL564 ETPS Jaguar T2 XX830 ETPS Belgian Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcon FA-18 31 Sml/10Wg FA-92 31 Sml/10Wg Canadian Armed Forces CP-140 Aurora 140103 415 Sqn Czech Air Force L-39MS Albatros 0005 (040005) 1 LSP/2 Letka Mil Mi-17 Hip 0831 (108M31) 51 VRP Mig-2lMF Fishbed 7711 11 SLP Sukhoi Su-22M-4 Fitter 4209/54 (42509) 20 SBOLP/32 ZTL Sukhoi Su-25K Frogfoot 9013 (25508109013) 30 BILP Royal Danish Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcon E-191 Esk 730 F-16B Fighting Falcon ET-206 Esk 730 Gulfstream III F-330 Esk 721 Sikorsky S-61A U-278 Esk 722 T-17 Supporter T-408 FLSK T-415 FLSK Royal Danish Navy Lynx Mk8O S-170 Esk 722 Royal Danish Army Hughes 500M H-201 Helikopterkompagni SA55OC-2 Fennec P-234 P-HK Finnish Air Force L-9OTP Redigo RG-1O Ilma SK French Air Force Mirage IVP 55/CB EB1/91 French Navy Atlantique NC 17 24F EMB121 Xingu 67 2S Falcon 10 (MER) 129 57S Lynx HAS2 (FN) 266 34F Super Frelon 162 32F French Army Light Aviation AS532 Super Puma 2271/AID 4 RHC Cessna F406 Caravan II 0010/ACT 3 GHL SA342M Gazelle 4023/CYC 1 RHC German Air Force C-l6OD Transall 50+06 LTG-63 F-4F Phantom 37+01 JG-72 Tornado IDS 44+31 JbG-31 UH-1 D Iroquois 71+64 LTG-63 German Army Sikorsky CH-53G 84+80 HFR-15 German Navy Atlantic 61+15 MFG-3 Do28D-20U Skyservant 59+25 MFG-5 Lynx Mk88 83+10 MFG-3 Mil Mi-8T Hal 94+12 MFHG Sea King Mk41 89+55 MFG-5 Tornado IDS 45+28 MFG-2 Hungarian Air Force Antonov An-26 Curl 209 (2209) Szolnok Air Trans Regt Italian Air Force Atlantic MM4O116/30-01 30 Stormo/86 Gruppo F-104S/ASA Starfighter MM6771/5-31 5 Stormo/23 Gruppo MM6875/5-32 5 Stormo/23 Gruppo Aermacchi MB339A MM54454/61-06 61 Brigata/213 Gruppo MM54513/61-63 61 Brigata/213 Gruppo TF-104G Starfighter MM54258/4-40 4 Stormo/20 Gruppo MM54556/4-47 4 Stormo/20 Gruppo Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16A(R) Fighting Falcon J-644 306 Sqn F-16B Fighting Falcon J-651 312 Sqn J-209 322 Sqn J-882 323 Sqn Royal Netherlands Navy P-3C Orion 302 320 Sqn Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MA Candid RA-78842 (03063) Military Transport Aviation Russian Naval Aviation Tupolev Tu-142M Bear-F 93 bk (1603062) Naval Training Regt Slovak Air Force Antonov An-26 Curl 2506 (12506) 2 ZDLP/2 Letka MiG-21MF Fishbed 7708 1 SLP/2 Letka (Gift to the RAF Benevolent Fund) MiG-29UB Fulcrum 1303 (N50903028113) 1 SLP/1 Letka Spanish Navy Cessna 550 Citation II U20-1/01-405 Esc 004 TAV-8S Matador VAE1-1/01-808 Esc 008 Swedish Air Force J-32E Lansen 32512/03 F16M J-35J Draken 35607/07 F10 Swedish Army MBB Bo1O5CB/Hkp9 09204/04 AF2 United States Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II 81-0952/SP 52nd FW/81stFS 81-0966/SP 52nd FW/81st FS B-1B Lancer 86-0132/DY 7th Wg/337th BS B-52H Stratofortress 60-0052/MT 5th BW/23rd BS C-9A Nightingale 71-0880 86th Wg/75th ALS C-21A Learjet 84-0110 86th Wg/76th ALS F-15C Eagle 80-0035/IS 35th Wg/S7th FS F-15D Eagle 81-0061/IS 35th Wg/S7th FS F-15E Strike Eagle 90-0258/LN 48th FW/492nd FS 91-0313/LN 48th FW/494th FS F-16C Fighting Falcon 91-0412/SP 52nd FW/23rd FS 91-0415/SP 52nd FW/23rd FS HH-60C Pavehawk 89-26206/IS 35th Wg/56th RQS KC-10A Extender 83-0079 380th ARW/2nd AREFS KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0272 434th Wg/72nd AREFS,AFRes 57-1469 121st ARW/166th AREFS, OH ANG MH-53J 69-5795 352nd S0C/2lstSOS RC-135U 64-14847/OF 55th Wg/24th RS United States Army Beech RC-12K 85-0147 1 MIB OH-6A Cayuse 66-17792 1-126th Avn/RI ARNC (mkd as 0-17792) UH-1H Iroquois 74-22514 HQ USEUCOM (mkd as 0-22514) United States Navy Beech UC-12M 163840/8G NAF Mildenhall P-3C Orion 159319/LA-5 VP-5 Civilian Basset CC1 XS770 (G-HRHI) City Air Charter Cessna 340A HB-LPK Bruno Stocker DH Sea Devon C20 XK895/CU-19 Peter Gill & W.Gentle (G-SDEV) Falcon 2ODC G-FRAL FR Aviation Metro II PH-NLZ NLR Aircraft in the flying display (and spares) on flightlines (North side): Royal Air Force Harrier GR7 ZD435/04 1 Sqn ZD378/A HOCU/20(R) Sqn Hawk T1 XX231 7 FTS/1 9(R) Sqn XX178/M 7 FTS/92(R) Sqn Hercules C1 XV185 LTW XV218 LTW Jaguar GR1A XX116 16(R) Sqn Nimrod MR2P XV239 201 Sqn XV246 (Sun only) 201 Sqn Tornado GR1 ZA559/F 15(R) Sqn ZA607/TJ 15(R)Sqn Tucano T1 ZF408 1 FTS ZF514 1 FTS Wessex HC2 XT602 22 Sqn/SARTU Royal Navy Gazelle HT2 XX441/CU-38 705 NAS XZ942/CU-42 705 NAS Sea King HAR5 XV661/CU-824 771 NAS Sea King HAS6 ZAl29/CU-502 810 NAS Army Air Corps Gazelle AH1 XW897 670 Sqn Blue Eagles XZ310 670 Sqn Blue Eagles XZ344 670 Sqn Blue Eagles ZB666 670 Sqn Blue Eagles Lynx AH7 XZ675/E 671 Sqn Blue Eagles Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive) Comet 4C XS235 A&AEE/DGT&E Hunter FGA9 XE6O1 A&AEE/DGT&E Hunter T7 XL612 ETPS Belgian Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcon FA-107 1 Sml/2 Wing FA-112 2 Sm1/2 Wing Czech Air Force Antonov An-26 Curl 2409 (12409) 3 DVLP L-39MS5 Albatros 0004/62 (040004) 1 LSP/2 Letka LET L-410UVP Turbolet 0926/4 (820926) 1 DVLP/6 ZDL Szobi Kvartet 0928/1 (820928) 1 DVLP/6ZDL Szobi Kvartet 0929/2 (820929) 1 DVLP/6 ZDL Szobi Kvartet 1132/3 (831132) 1 DVLP/6ZDL Szobi Kvartet MiG-2lMF Fishbed 4307 11 SLP Mil Mi-24D Hind 0216 (M340216) 51 VRP 4011 (M34401i) 51 VRP Sukhoi Su-22M-4 Fitter 4006/31 (40306) 20 SBOLP/32 zTL Sukhoi Su-25K Frogfoot 1002 (25508110002) 30 BILP French Air Force Alpha Jet E E23/1 (F-TERO) Patrouille de France (Thursday) E121/2 (F-TERK) Patrouille de France (Sunday only) E125/3 (F-TERH) Patrouille de France E89/4 (F-TERE) Patrouille de France E132/5 (F-TERN) Patrouille de France E140/6 (F-TERD) Patrouille de France E121/7 (F-TERK) Patrouille de France E106/8 (F-TERJ) Patrouille de France E72/9 (F-TERC) Patrouille de France E97/0 (F-TERL) Patrouille de France C-16ONG Transall F207/64-GG ET2 64 Mirage 2000B 516/2-FM EC2 2 521/2-FX EC2 2 German Air Force F-4F Phantom 37+36 JG-73 37+06 JG-73 Tornado IDS 44+68 JbG-32 Tornado ECR 46+34 JbG-32 German Navy Tornado IDS 46+14 MFG-2 Italian Air Force Aermacchi MB339PAN MM54439/6 Frecce Tricolori MM54473/4 Frecce Tricolori MM54477/9 Frecce Tricolori MM54478/7 Frecce Tricolori MM54479/1 Frecce Tricolori MM54480/0 Frecce Tricolori MM54482/5 Frecce Tricolori MM54483/l3 Frecce Tricolori MM54484/3 Frecce Tricolori MM54485/10 Frecce Tricolori MM54486/2 Frecce Tricolori Aeritalia G222 MM62130/RS-51 RSV/311 Cruppo AMX Centaur MM7149/51-53 51 Stormo MM7131/RS-13/52 RSV/311 Cruppo Piaggio P180 Avanti MM62164 RSV/311 Gruppo Royal Netherlands Air Force Alouette III A-324 Grasshoppers A-350 Grasshoppers A-398 Grasshoppers A-453 Grasshoppers A-465 Grasshoppers F-16A FightingFalcon J-251 313 Sqn J-256 313 Sqn Royal Netherlands Navy SH-14D Lynx 272 860 Sqn Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H 23 bk (34379) 182nd Heavy BomherSqn Slovak Air Force MiG-21MF Fishhed 7714 3SBOLP MiG-29A Fulcrum 9308 (26393) 1 SLP/1 Letka L-39C Alhatros 010l (530101) White Alhatros 0102 (530102) White Albatros 0111 (53Ol11) White Albatros 0112 (330112) White Albatros 0443 (430443) White Albatros 4355 (834355) White Albatros 4357 (834357) White Albatros Spanish Air Force CASA C101 ED Aviojet E25-06/79-06/6 Patrulla Aguila E25-07/79-07/7 PatrullaAguila E25-08/79-08/8 Patrulla Aguila E25-13/79-13/3 Patrulla Aguila E25-22/79-22/13 Patrulla Aguila E25-25/79-25/5 Patrulla Aguila E25-27/79-27/11 Patrulla Aguila E25-28/79-28/12 Patrulla Aguila CASA/IPTN CN235 T19B-20/35-28 Ala 35/352 Esc Spanish Navy AV-8S Matador VA1-3/01-804 Escuadrilla 008 Swedish Air Force C-130E/Tp84 Hercules 84001/841 F7 J-35F Draken 35520/14 F10 35531/31 F10 Swedish Army MBB Bo1OS5B/Hkp9 09203/03 AF2 Swiss Air Force Hunter F58 J-4020 Patrouille Suisse J-4021 Patrouille Suisse J-4022 Patrouille Suisse J-4025 Patrouille Suisse J-4029 Patrouille Suisse J-4030 Patrouille Suisse J-4031 Patrouille Suisse Civilian DH115 Vampire T55 G-BVLM RV Aviation/RJAF Hist FIt Extra 300 JY-RNA (036) Royal Jordanian Falcons JY-RNC (038) Royal Jordanian Falcons JY-RND (039) Royal Jordanian Falcons JY-RNE (042) Royal Jordanian Falcons MBB Bo1O5DBS/4 G-BUXS Bond Helicopters Ltd G-PASC Police Aviation Services Spiffire LFIX MK732/OU-U Dutch Spitfire FIt (G-HVDM) Flying display aircraft (did not land) Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July: Stearman A75 N54922 Crunchie Flying Circus G-IIIC Crunchie Flying Circus Super Stearman N5057V Crunchie Flying Circus Sea King HAR3 XZ588 RAF SKTU (Sat only) Hercules C1 XV179 RAF LTW XV293 RAF LTW Hercules ClK XV201 RAF LTW (Sat only) Hercules C3 XV212 RAF LTW (Sun only) XV294 RAF LTW (Sat only) XV303 RAF LTW Tristar C2 ZE704 RAF 216 Sqn VC1O C1K XV101 RAF 10 Sqn VC1O K3 ZA149 RAF 101 Sqn Lancaster B1 PA474/WS-J RAF BBMF Hurricane IIc PZ865/J RAF BBMF Spitfire Vb AB910/AE-H RAF BBMF Hawk T1 XX233 RAF Red Arrows XX237 RAF Red Arrows XX294 RAF Red Arrows Hawk T1A XX227 RAF Red Arrows XX252 RAF Red Arrows XX253 RAF Red Arrows XX260 RAF Red Arrows XX264 RAF Red Arrows XX266 RAF Red Arrows Visiting, support and charter aircraft between 27 July and 1 August: Wednesday 27 July Hawk T1 XX219 RAF 7FTS/19(R)Sqn Hercules C1 XV295 RAF LTW XV206 RAF LTW XV218 RAF LTW Hercules C3 XV212 RAF LTW LET L-410UVP Turbolet OK-WDJ Bemoair Thursday 28 July Comet 4C X5235 A&AEE/DGT&E DH115 Vampire T55 G-BVLM RV Aviation/RJAF Hist FIt Gazelle HCC4 XW852 RAF 32 Sqn Hercules C1 XV181 RAF LTW XV295 RAF LTW XV205 RAF LTW XV206 RAF LTW Hercules C1K XV203 RAF LTW Hercules C3 XV176 RAF LTW XV217 RAF LTW Hunter T7 800/F (C-BOOM) RV Aviation/RJAF Hist FIt Learjet 35A T-781 SwissAF VIP Flight T-782 Swiss AF SF Dubendorf Merlin IIIA CF-01 Belgian AF 21 Sml Mil Mi-8T Hip 94+08 German Navy MFHG PA-23 Aztec 250E G-BATN Marshall Aerospace Tornado F3 ZE737/FF RAF 25 Sqn ZE162/FK RAF 25Sqn Tupolev Tu-134A Crusty 1407 (320803) Czech AF 6 ZDLP, Kbely Friday 29 July Andover C1 XS606 MoD(PE) ETPS AS355F-1 Twin Squirrel G-PASE Police Aviation Servs Chipmunk T10 WB586/A RAF 6AEF Citation 550 G-BFRM Marshall Engineering Dominie T1 XS726/T RAF 6 FTS F27M-100 Friendship C-2 R Netherlands AF 334 Sqn Falcon 20F G-FRAA FR Aviation LET L-410UVP Turholet 53+12 (800527) German AF FBS-BMvg Tornado IDS 45+45 German Navy MFG-2 Tristar KC1 ZD952 RAF 216 Sqn VC10 ClK XV1O9 RAF 10 Sqn VC10 K4 ZD240 RAF 101 Sqn Saturday 30 July Andover C1 XS606 MoD(PE) ETPS ATR-42 D-BCRM Eurowings AS 355F-1 Twin Squirrel G-ZFDB Lynton Aviation BAel25 CC3 ZD620 RAF32Sqn B-25J Mitchell HD346/NO-V Duke of Brabant AF (N3205Q) Bell2O6B JetRanger II G-UEST CSE Concorde G-BOAC British Airways Douglas DC-3 G-AMPZ Air Atlantique G-AMRA Air Atlantique Dash 8-301 PH-SDS SchreinerAirways Falcon 20F G-FRAA FRAviation Fokker 5O PH-KVF KLM CityHopper Gazelle HCC4 XW852 RAF 32 Sqn Gazelle HT3 ZA804/l RAF 2 FTS Hercules C1 XV182 RAF LTW Learjet 35A T-782 Swiss AF SF Duhendorf SAAB 340B PH-KSC KLM CityHopper Sunday 31 July Andover C1 XS606 MoD(PF) ETPS BAe125 CC3 ZE395 RAF 32Sqn Bell 206A Jet Ranger 2 G-ONOW Mega Yield Ltd Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 G-STOX Burman Helicopters Concorde G-BOAC British Airways DC-3 Dakota PH-DDA Dutch Dakota Assoc G-AMPZ Air Atlantique G-AMRA Air Atlantique Dash 8-301 PH-SDS Schreiner Airways F27-100 Friendship PH-KFG F-27 Friendship Assoc Falcon 20F G-FRAA FR Aviation Gazelle HT3 ZA804/l RAF 2 FTS Cazelle HCC4 XW852 RAF 32 Sqn Hercules C1 XV189 RAF LTW MHI52lM Broussard 192/44-CI Roger Reeves (G-BKPT) SAAB 340B PH-KSC KLM CityHopper Sikorsky S-76A G-BUXB Air Hanson Sikorsky S-76B G-BTLA Falcon of Friendship Monday 1 August Andover C1 XS606 MoD(PE) ETPS B200 King Air HB-GDL FOCA Learjet 35A T-782 Swiss AF SF Dubendorf Mystere 20 F-UKJA French AF CIFAS-328 Tupolev Tu-134A Crusty 1407 Czech AF 6 ZDLP, Kbely Tuesday 2 August Aeritalia G222 MM62104 Italian AF Aerospatiale TBM-700 70/43-XC French AF EL-43 BAe125 CC3 ZD620 RAF 32Sqn F-16B Fighting Falcon J-651 R Neth AF 312 Sqn Wednesday 3 August F-27 Troopship C-12 R Neth AF 334 Sqn Nimrod MR2 XV240 RAF 120 Sqn Thursday 4 August F-16B Fighting Falcon J-068 R Neth AF 313 Sqn Sikorsky S-61A U-278 R Danish AF Esk 722 Last departures AC-130A Hercules 33-3129 To USA on Friday 5 August Tornado IDS 46+14 To Germany on Thursday 18 August
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