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Date: 3/4 August 1979

Made by: Clive Pattle, Ray Pettit

Updated: 14 December 2001

Static:
158570	42/LN		P-3C Orion		VP-45             
152621	503/NH	        A-6E Intruder	        VA-95/USS America 
159859	200/NH	        F-14A Tomcat	        VF-213/USS America
160134	710/NH	        S-3A Viking	        VS-33/USS America 
77-0093	CR	        F-15A Eagle	        32 TFS            
77-0233	WR	        Fairchild A-10A	        81TFW             
29		        Etendard IVM	        17F               
101		        Falcon 10MER	        Aeronavale        
AT-158		        Sk35 Draken	        Esk 725           
263	K	        Lynx UH-14A	        7 sq, Kon Marine  
32+63		        Fiat G91R	        LeKG-43           
WJ574	844	        Canberra TT.18	        FRADU             
XW890	53/CU	        Gazelle HT.2	        705 sq            
XV757	12	        Harrier GR.3	        1 sq              
XW927	Y	        Harrier T.4	        233 OCU           
XX228	228	        Hawk T.1	        1 TWU/63 sq       
XV303		        Hercules C.1	        LTW               
XL598	870	        Hunter T.8C	        FRADU             
XX483	562/CU	        Jetstream T.2	        750 sq            
XZ254	344/GW	        Lynx HAS.2	        702 sq/HMS Glasgow
G-AKKB			Miles Gemini	        Private           
XW211	CH		Puma HC.1	        33 sq             
WG655	910/GN		Sea Fury T.20	        FAAHF             
XZ588			Sea King HAR.3	        RAFSKTU           
WL793	93		Shackleton AEW.2	8 sq
G-ALND	N9191		Tiger Moth		Private         
XT439	415/ZU		Wasp HAS.1	        829 sq/HMS Hydra
XS119	655/PO		Wessex HAS.3	        737 sq          
XS506	U		Wessex HU.5	        845 sq          

Flight Line:			
BR-09			Mirage 5BA		FAB
59			Etendard IVM		17F
22+25			F-104G Starfighter	Mfg 1 w/o 3rd August
22+30			F-104G Starfighter	Mfg 1
27+93			TF-104G Starfighter	4 August only
28+15			TF-104G Starfighter	4 August only
XV357			Buccaneer S.2A		237 OCU
XX230	230		Hawk T.1		1 TWU/63 sq
XX261	139		Hawk T.1		1 TWU
XX766	14		Jaguar GR.1		226 OCU

Historic Flight Line:			
G-AZMH			MS.500 Criquet	
JY-RJG			Pitts S-2A Special	
JY-RJH			Pitts S-2A Special	
N3710G	322612		A-26C Invader	
G-BEDF	485784		Boeing B-17G	
PZ865	JU-Q		Hirricane IIC		BoBMF
PS853			Spitfire PR.XIV		BoBMF
PA474	KM-B		Lancaster B.I		BoBMF
WB271	204/R		Firefly AS.5		FAAHF
TF956	123/T		Sea Fury FB.11		FAAHF
LS326	5A		Swordfish		FAAHF
G-AWJX			Zlin Z.526 Akrobat	
G-AWSH			Zlin Z.526 Akrobat	
G-BBOH			Pitts Special	
G-AWPZ			Andreasson BA.4B	
T8191			Tiger Moth		FAAHF

Flying/Static:
G-BEYB	S1287	5	Flycatcher replica	John Fairey
WV908	188/A		Sea Hawk FGA.6		RNHF
G-AGTM	NF875	603/CH	Dominie (Dragon Rapide)	
XZ451	100/VL		Sea Harrier FRS.1	700H sq

Flying:
XW884	41		Gazelle HT.2		705 sq           
XW863	42	        Gazelle HT.2	        705 sq           
XX397	43	        Gazelle HT.2	        705 sq           
XW895	51	        Gazelle HT.2	        705 sq           
XZ314	O	        Gazelle AH.1	                         
XT476	WS-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XS486	WW-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XS509	WP-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XT771	WR-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XT479	WX-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XT483	WU-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XS489	WY-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XS517	WV-VL	        Wessex HU.5	        707 sq           
XT458	P	        Wessex HU.5	        845 sq           
XT459	D	        Wessex HU.5	        845 sq           
XT760	VS-B	        Wessex HU.5	        846 sq           
XT468	VF-B	        Wessex HU.5	        846 sq           
XT456	VA-B	        Wessex HU.5	        846 sq           
XT451	VL-B	        Wessex HU.5	        846 sq           
XS513	VP-B	        Wessex HU.5	        846 sq           
XT464	VC-B	        Wessex HU.5	        846 sq           
XV652	586/CU	        Sea King HAS.2	        706 sq           
XV676	587/CU	        Sea King HAS.2	        706 sq           
XV670	590/CU	        Sea King HAS.2	        706 sq           
XV650	588/CU	        Sea King HAS.2	        706 sq           
XZ230	741	        Lynx HAS.2	        702 sq           
XZ231	742	        Lynx HAS.2	        702 sq           
XZ234	743	        Lynx HAS.2	        702 sq           
XZ689	744	        Lynx HAS.2	        702 sq           
WT804	831	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU/Blue Herons
XE682	835	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU/Blue Herons
WT806	838	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU/Blue Herons
XE689	864	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU/Blue Herons

Also on Helicopter flight line:
	WT		Wessex HU.5		707 sq

Elsewhere:
31+30			Fiat G.91R		LeKG-43                     
50+88		        Transall C.160	        4 August only               
XM612		        Vulcan B.2	        101 sq                      
XV217		        Hercules C.1	        LTW (Red Arrows Support a/c)
WK123	840	        Canberra TT.18	        FRADU                       
WH797	851	        Canberra T.22	        FRADU                       
WT525	855	        Canberra T.22	        FRADU                       
WW654	833	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU                       
WV256	862	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU                       
XF368	863	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU                       
WT809	867	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU                       
WT744	868	        Hunter GA.11	        FRADU                       
XL584	871	        Hunter T.8C	        FRADU                       
XF289	872	        Hunter T.8C	        FRADU                       
XF358	875	        Hunter T.8C	        FRADU                       
XF985	876	        Hunter T.8C	        FRADU                       
XF357	877	        Hunter T.8C	        FRADU                       

Hangar 2:
XZ242	341/AG		Lynx HAS.2	
XZ239	345/NC		Lynx HAS.2	
	32.		Lynx HAS.2	

Hangar 4:
XS888	521/CU		Wessex HAS.5	

Hangar 8:
XZ255	335/CF		Lynx HAS.2		HMS Cardiff

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