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Date: 8 September 1956
Made by: Jim Jobe
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Static: G-23-1 JET PROVOST T2 G-AKSV DOVE 1B VICKERS Silver,white top,yellow trim. G-ALSX SYCAMORE 3 G-ALVD DOVE 2B VICKERS Silver,white top,yellow trim. G-AMWG SYCAMORE 3A BEA G-AMYI J/8L AIGLET TRAINER Crimson with cream top.Yorks. Aero Club. G-AMZN DOVE 6 DE HAVILLAND - HATFIELD Silver,white top,red trim. G-AOEO TWIN PIONEER 1 Swissair colours. G-AOJA VISCOUNT 802 BEA "Sir Samuel White Baker" ZK-BMK AUSTER B8 AGRICOLA In tent.3rd.Prod. NX679 AJ-G LANCASTER B7 Engineless.ED932 pasted on side.Used in Dambusters Film. RF533 LINCOLN B2 Radar FTB. SX971 LINCOLN B2 Derwent FTB. TJ714 BUCKMASTER 1st Prot. Wreckage. VR133 WYVERN TF1 3rd pre-prod. "Distressed" RR Eagle-powered. VX154 Fi 156K STORCH "Distressed" Used by F/M Montgomery. ex Luftwaffe 40747 WB257 FIREFLY U9 WB781 BLACKBURN B54 YA-7 1st Prot. "Distressed" WB788 BLACKBURN B47 YA-8 2nd Prot. "Distressed" WD125 LINCOLN B2 A&AEE - BOSCOMBE DOWN WD480 HASTINGS C2 RAE - FARNBOROUGH WE146 CANBERRA PR3 RAE MET.FLIGHT - FARNBOROUGH. WF379 VARSITY T1 RRE - DEFFORD WJ582 CANBERRA PR3 RAE - FARNBOROUGH. WK296 SWIFT FR5 79 SQN. (went to) WK379 SEA VENOM FAW20 WL674 VARSITY T1 RAE - FARNBOROUGH WL679 VARSITY T1 RAE,BLEU - FARNBOROUGH. WN960 HUNTER F5 RAE - FARNBOROUGH. WX931 VENOM NF3 125 SQN. (went to) XA425 GANNET AS4 XA462 GANNET AS4 XA764 JAVELIN FAW4 XE174 SEAMEW AS1 XG131 HUNTER FGA6 G.A.Demonstrator. XG671 SEA VENOM FAW22 XJ355 SKEETER AOP6 AOP Prototype. XJ729 WHIRLWIND HAR2 22 SQN. XK417 AUSTER AOP9 XK627 VAMPIRE T11 XK695 COMET C2 216 SQN.- LYNEHAM G-AMXH COMET 2 XK951 CANBERRA B(I)8 88 SQN. (went to 21-Sep-56) 51-2611 C119C PACKET On hire to MOD Press photo-platform. Flightlines/flying: G-37-1 LINCOLN B2 ROLLS-ROYCE - HUCKNALL Tyne FTB G-AGTC PROCTOR 5 Light blue - landed midday G-AKTW WIDGEON White with red trim. Widgeon prototype. G-ALIK WIDGEON White with blue trim.2nd. Widgeon. G-AMWI SYCAMORE 4 Silver,white top,red trim. G-ANMI SKEETER 5 Rotor-tip rockets. G-ANXC J/5L AIGLET Crimson with cream top.Flown by Ranald Porteous. G-AODF HERALD 2nd Prot. G-AOEN TWIN PIONEER 1 De Kroonduif colours. G-AOJG PRESIDENT Cream with maroon trim. G-AOUK FAIREY ULTRA-LIGHT VX158 SPERRIN DE HAVILLAND Gyron FTB. WB215 VALIANT B1 2nd Prot. With Super-Sprite Rockets. WD930 CANBERRA B2 ROLLS-ROYCE - HUCKNALL. RA- 29 FTB. WG774 FAIREY FD2 FAIREY World airspeed record-holder.Flew supersonically by P.Twiss. WG777 FAIREY FD2 FAIREY Flew supersonically with G.Slade. WH793 CANBERRA PR9 Aerodynamic prototype. WH847 CANBERRA T4 231 OCU - BASSINGBOURN Display team WJ860 CANBERRA T4 231 OCU - BASSINGBOURN Display team WJ878 CANBERRA T4 231 OCU - BASSINGBOURN Display team WT485 CANBERRA T4 231 OCU - BASSINGBOURN. Display team WK163 CANBERRA B2 NAPIER Napier Scorpion FTB. WT841 JAVELIN T3 GLOSTER AIRCRAFT WT859 SUPERMARINE N113 SUPERMARINE WV324 U HUNTER F4 43 SQN.- LEUCHARS Display team WV366 T HUNTER F4 43 SQN.- LEUCHARS Display team WV387 Q HUNTER F4 43 SQN.- LEUCHARS Display team XF982 D HUNTER F4 43 SQN.- LEUCHARS Display team WZ744 AVRO 707C RAE - FARNBOROUGH. Flew in morning. XA426 GANNET AS4 XA778 JAVELIN FAW7 XA892 VULCAN B1 With new kinked leading edge. XB289 BEVERLEY C1 47 SQN.- ABINGDON Troop-carryiny demonstration. XD694 JET PROVOST T2 1st.Prototype. XE456 SEA HAWK FGA6 1st.Prototype. XF113 SWIFT F7 XF310 HUNTER F4 Fireflash missile demonstrator. XF828 DH110 MK 20X 3rd.Prototype. XF833 HUNTER F6 / P1099 Reverse-thrust demonstration. XG128 HUNTER F6 XG129 HUNTER F6 XH379 BRISTOL 173 MK.2 BEA c/s."Sir Bors" G-AMJI BRISTOL 173 MK.2 BEA c/s."Sir Bors" XJ396 WHIRLWIND HAR5 Leonides V Prototype. XJ615 HUNTER T7 1st Prototype. XK479 SKEETER T11 XK724 GNAT F1 1st.Prototype. XK884 PEMBROKE CC1 XL664 PIONEER CC1 393 HERON 2 IRAQI AIR FORCE. In the morning, also 43sq performed with some additional aircraft above the crowd before the main gates opened.
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