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Date: 22/23 July 2000

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Updated: 5 October 2022 Jeff Hamilton



Tu-22M-3 Backfire, Ukrainean AF
Must have been a great sight: the mighty Tupolev Tu-22M-3 Backfire of the Ukrainean Air Force taking-off with the blue burning afterburners after having participated to the Royal International Air Tatto. This particular example is of 185TBAP and wore the blue code 80.

Photo Gary Parsons

More pictures of this airshow, see f4 Aviation



Static:
H28			A109HA		18BnHATk
A75			SA318C		16BnHLn
2404			KC-137		2/2 GT/BrazAF
055			An-30		16TrAB/BulgAF, c/n 0802
130328			CC-130E		436sq
188733, 188785		CF-188		416/441sq
188789			CF-188		416/441sq
B-680			C-130H		Esk721, spec c/s
E-180			F-16A		Esk730, spec c/s
ET-613, ET-614		F-16BM		Esk723
U-277			S61A-1		Esk722
T-404 			T-17		FLSK, nb
T-409			T-17		FLSK
2905, 2918		MiG-29G		JG73
3779, 3783		F-4F		JG71
4358, 4443		Tornado IDS	JBG34
4452			Tornado IDS	JBG34
4488			Tornado IDS	AG51, spec c/s
4599			Tornado IDS	AG51
4654			Tornado ECR	JBG32
4620			Tornado IDS	MFG2
5109			C-160D		LTG63
8202			AS532U2		FBS BMVg
FF-2			F27-100		TukiLLV
HN-413			F-18C		HävLLv 21, nb
5119/61-PC		C-130H		ET02.061
123/62-IM		CN235M-100	ET01.062
53/BZ			Mirage 4P	ERS01.091
5290/43-UA		AS355F1		ETE00.043
159/ABU			TBM700		EMAT
36			Falcon 50SURMAR	24F
808			Lynx HAS4(FN)	34F
71751			F-4E		339 Mira
603			An-26		89VSE
252			CN235MPA	1 Support Wing
305			C-130E		103sq/IDF
419			Scout UAV	200sq/IDF
723			Searcher II UAV	200sq/IDF
MM7101			AMX		103º Gr, spec c/s
MM55043/51-10		AMX-T		103º Gr, spec c/s
MM6705/4-5		F-104S-ASA	9º Gr, spec c/s
MM6739/5-47		F-104S-ASA-M	23º Gr
MM6771/5-35		F-104S-ASA-M	23º Gr
MM6941/4-4		F-104S-ASA	9º Gr, spec c/s
MM62154/46-54		G222TCM		2º Gr
MM61962			PD808GE1	71º Gr
346			C-130H		3sq/RJAF
LX-N90442		E-3A		NAEW&CF, spec c/s
B-77			Bo105CB		299sq, spec c/s
D-666			CH-47D		298sq
G-275			C-130H-30	334sq, spec c/s
J-065			F-16BM		313sq
J-652			F-16BM		313sq, 306sq mks
R-02			AB412SP		303sq
S-453			AS532U2		300sq
T-235			KDC-10		334sq
68983			AH-64A		301sq
305			P-3C		MARPAT
271			SH-14D		MARHELI
952			C-130H		335 skv
RD24			Saab 105Ö	FlRg3 A&E/D
1602			An-26		13PLT
92			MiG-29A		1PLM, c/n 26392
15112, 15117		F-16A		Esq201
04 bk			An-30B		RussAF, c/n 0704
2506			An-26		32ZmDK
T.19B-08/35-26		CN235M-100	Ala35
HU.21L-51/ET-651	AS532UL		BHELMA II, c/n 2462
HT.17-12/ET-412		CH-47D		BHELTRA V
69-7466, 69-7504	RF-4E		113 Filo
81 yl			An-30B		UkrAF, c/n 0609
80 bl			Tu-22M-3	185TBAP/UkrAF
81-0956/SP, 81-0966/SP	A-10A		81st FS
86-0097/EL		B-1B		77th BS
85-0004			C-5B		60th AMW
86-0030			KC-10A		32nd ARS
84-0160			C-12F		HQ USEUCOM
97-0046			C-17A		437th AW
84-0082			C-21A		HQ USEUCOM
63-7869			EC-130E		193rd SOS PA ANG
65-0977			WC-130H		53rd WRS AFRC
80-0324			C-130H		165th AW GA ANG
83-0492			LC-130H		139th AS NY ANG
84-0476			MC-130H		7th SOS
85-0037			C-130H		357th AS AFRC
85-1361/TX		C-130H		181st AS TX ANG
89-1183			C-130H		105th AS TN ANG
93-1561			C-130H		156th AS NC ANG
58-0064			KC-135E		314th ARS AFRC  
58-0083			KC-135R	        145th ARS OH ANG
58-0104			KC-135R	        136th ARS NY ANG
59-1506			KC-135E	        147th ARS PA ANG
61-2670/OF		OC-135B	        45th RS         
62-3517/D		KC-135R	        351st ARS       
62-3554			KC-135R	        99th ARS        
63-8024			KC-135R	        336th ARS AFRC  
63-8883			KC-135R	        912th ARS       
67-0024			C-141C	        155th AS TN ANG 
86-0163/LN		F-15C	        493rd FS        
91-0303/LN		F-15E	        492nd FS        
91-0402/SP, 91-0405/SP	F-16CJ	        23rd FS         
88-0541/AV, 89-2001/AV	F-16CG	        510th FS        
74-22368		UH-1H	        HQ USEUCOM      
69-5795			MH-53M	        21st SOS        
94-0176			OH-58D(I)	1/4th CAV, c/n 41241
95-26648		UH-60L		2-1st AVN, c/n 70.2173
87-0474			AH-64A	        1-1st AVN
164441/NY		KC-130T	        VMGR-452 
162784/784		E-6B	        VQ-4     
161586/LL-11		P-3C	        VP-30    
407			C-130B	        28sq/SAAF
37446/06		JA37D	        F17      
XS596			Andover C1PR	DERA
ZJ635			AS355F1		ETPS
XX537/C			Bulldog T1	Yorkshire UAS
XX539/L			Bulldog T1	Liverpool UAS
XX556/M			Bulldog T1	East Midlands UAS
XX559/F	                Bulldog T1	Birmingham UAS   
XX631/W	                Bulldog T1	Northumbrian UAS 
XX668/I	                Bulldog T1	Manchester UAS   
XX689/D	                Bulldog T1	Bristol UAS      
XX707/4	                Bulldog T1	Southampton UAS  
XS712/A	                Dominie T1	55(R)sq          
ZJ237/T	                Griffin HT1	DHFS/60(R)sq     
XW924/G	                Harrier GR3	pres             
ZD346/13	        Harrier GR7	4sq              
ZD410/39	        Harrier GR7	3sq              
ZD470/60	        Harrier GR7	4sq (1sq mks)    
ZG478/68	        Harrier GR7	4sq              
ZG501/72	        Harrier GR7	3sq              
XX219/CT	        Hawk T1A	100sq            
XX244/244	        Hawk T1		208(R)sq                 
XX316/316	        Hawk T1		19(R)sq (74sq mks)       
XX327			Hawk T1		Centre of Aviation Medicine
XV208			Hercules W2	DERA/MRF
ZH873/873		Hercules C4	LTW
XE606			Hunter F6A	pres
XZ104/FM		Jaguar GR3A	41sq                
XZ364/GJ	        Jaguar GR3A	54sq, spec c/s      
XX475		        Jetstream T2	DERA West Freugh    
ZA110/CU-563	        Jetstream T2	750sq               
ZE438/76	        Jetstream T3	Heron Station Flight
XV235/35	        Nimrod MR2	Kinloss Wing        
ZD610/000	        Sea Harrier F/A2 899sq       
ZJ265/65	        Squirrel HT1	DHFS/660sq          
ZD793/BA	        Tornado GR1	14sq                
ZD811/JJ	        Tornado GR4	14sq                
ZF486/486	        Tucano T1	1 FTS               
ZH148		        Vigilant T1	612 VGS             
ZH264/UW	        Vigilant T1	616 VGS             
ZE611/XL	        Viking T1	611 VGS             
R10/BGA4590	        Discus CS	RAFGSA              
G-BWXP			T67M-260	JEFTS            
G-BYUG	                Tutor T1	Glasgow UAS      
G-BYUK	                Tutor T1	Cambridge UAS    
G-BYUL	                Tutor T1	London UAS       
G-BYVH	                Tutor T1	Aberdeen UAS     
G-BYVI	                Tutor T1	East Lowlands UAS
G-BYVO	                Tutor T1	Wales UAS        
G-BYVP	                Tutor T1	Oxford UAS       

Civilian:
G-ACDJ			DH82A		ex BB729                        
G-ADGV	                DH82A		ex BB694                        
G-AIST	                Spitfire IA	'AR213/PR-D'            
G-AJOA	                DH82A		'T5424'                         
G-AKXS	                DH82A		ex T7105                        
G-ANFM	                DH82A		ex T5888                        
G-AOJJ	                DH82A		'DF128/RCO-U'                   
G-APLU	                DH82A		ex T6825                        
G-ASCC	                Auster AOP11	'XP254'                 
G-AXXV	                DH82A		'DE992'                        
G-AZBU	                Auster AOP9	'XR246'                 
G-BGKT	                Auster AOP9	'XN441'                 
G-BPAJ	                DH82A		ex T7087                        
G-BPIV	                Blenheim IVT	'R3821/NU-X'            
G-BXFV	                Strikemaster Mk83 ex BotswAF OJ8  
G-BYHL	                Chipmunk T10	'WG308/8'               
G-FRAU	                Falcon 20C	FR Aviation             
G-HURI	                Hurricane XIIA	'Z7381/XR-T'            
G-HURR	                Hurricane XIIB	"LK-A"                  
G-JPRO	                Jet Provost T5A	'XW433'                 
G-LFVB	                Spitfire LFVB	'EP120/AE-A'            
G-MKVB	                Spitfire LFVB	'BM597/JH-C'            
G-MKXI	                Spitfire PRXI	'PL965/R'               
G-OXVI	                Spitfire LFXVIE	'TD248/D'               
G-PSST	                Hunter F58A	ex J-4104               
HB-LPK	                Ce340A                                  
I-FBAX	                C-27J		Lockheed/Alenia                 
VP-FBL	                DHC-6-310	British Antarctic Survey

Elsewhere nearside:
162068/(9250M)		AV-8B		fuselage only
G-OGRK			AS355F1		Aeromega Avn

Far side/flightlines:
AT18, AT24		Alpha Jet E	1w                 
MT13, MT14	        CM170		33sm                       
FA61, FA93	        F-16AM		349sm                      
188709		        CF-188		433sq                      
188734, 188787	        CF-188		416/441sq                  
188793		        CF-188		416/441sq                  
188924		        CF-188B		433sq                      
4539		        Tornado	IDS	MFG2                       
HN-405, HN-441	        F-18C		HävLLv 21, nb              
19/5-OB		        Mirage 2000-5F	EC02.005           
514/5-OE	        Mirage 2000B	EC03.005           
516/33-FH	        Mirage F1B	EC03.033           
24/33-FC	        Mirage F1C	EC03.033, spec c/s 
62/33-FD	        Mirage F1C	EC03.033           
25		        MiG-29UB	59HRE              
J-020, J-144	        F-16AM		315sq                      
U-03		        Fokker 60UTA-N	334sq              
GF16		        Saab 105Ö	FlRg3 A&E/D        
70		        MiG-29		1PLM, c/n 26370              
1017		        An-28B-1R	3DLMW, c/n AJG001-03  
02 red		        An-72P		STC/UkrAF, c/n 36576060645
UR-78820	        IL-76MD		25TAP/UkrAF, c/n 0093496907 
96-0007			C-17A		437th AW
83-0500			C-20A		76th AS
66-0175			C-141B		8th AS
86-0171/LN, 86-0172/LN	F-15C		493rd FS
96-0082/SP, 96-0083/SP	F-16CJ		23rd FS
37438/38, 37443/43	JA37D		F17
84001/841		Tp84		F7
T-317			AS532M1		Surveillance Wing
XX638			Bulldog T1	CFS
XH134			Canberra PR9	39(1PRU)sq
ZH777/NY		Chinook HC2	27sq
XX117/A, XX752/D	Jaguar GR3	16(R)sq
XW897/Y			Gazelle AH1	658sq
ZD375/23, ZG859/91	Harrier GR7	20(R)sq
XV232/32		Nimrod MR2	Kinloss Wing
ZH800/716		Sea Harrier F/A2 899sq
ZH806/717		Sea Harrier F/A2 899sq
XZ590			Sea King HAR3	203(R)sq
ZA591/DJ		Tornado GR4	9sq (31sq mks)
ZD848			Tornado GR4	9sq
ZF207/207		Tucano T1	1 FTS
ZF242/242		Tucano T1	1 FTS
R25/BGA4587		ASK-21		RAFGSA
R73/BGA4555		ASK-21		RAFGSA
G-BWXX			T67M-260	JEFTS
G-BWXY			T67M-260	JEFTS
G-BYVR			Tutor T1	EFT Standards Sq

Biele Albatrosy with L-39Cs:
0112/1	0442/2	0101/4	0111/5	0102/6	0443/7

Patrouille Suisse with F-5Es:
J-3081	J-3082	J-3083	J-3084	J-3085	J-3087	J-3091

And the Royal Jordanian Falcons with Extra 300s:
JY-RNA	JY-RND	JY-RNE	JY-RNG

Civilian:
G-VROE			Anson T21	as "(G)-AIWX", ex WD413
N147DC			C-47A		'FL586/AI'
ZS-AUB			DC-4		SAAF Hist Flt

Fire section:
XM375/(8231M)		Jet Provost T3	nose section only

Gate Guard:
XW917			Harrier GR3

Flying only:
84-0192			KC-10A		305th AMW	#
XV189/189		Hercules C3	LTW		*
LF363/US-C		Hurricane IIc	BBMF
PA474/QR-M		Lancaster	BBMF
PM631/S			Spitfire PR19	BBMF
ZE296/AD, ZE339/AV	Tornado F3	56(R)sq		*
ZE343/AA		Tornado F3	56(R)sq
ZE728/AH		Tornado F3	56(R)sq		*
ZE889/H			Tornado F3	56(R)sq		#
ZE941/FE, ZG778/BG	Tornado F3	56(R)sq		*
ZA144/E			VC10 K2		101sq
D-EBEI			Bf108B-2	DLBS
D-EMVT			Ar79B-3		DLBS
# = Saturday only, * = Sunday only

And the Red Arrows with the following Hawk T1(T1A)s:
XX237	XX253	XX264	XX266	XX292	XX294	XX306	XX307	XX308
The XX264 suffered a birdstrike on Saturday and had to land at Cottesmore.

Hangar A (Friday 21st):
ZD322/03		Harrier GR7	3sq
ZD379/27, ZD409/38	Harrier GR7	4sq
ZD436/48, ZD463/53	Harrier GR7	3sq
ZD469/59, ZG471/61	Harrier GR7	4sq
ZG474/64, ZG504/75	Harrier GR7	4sq
ZG509/80		Harrier GR7	3sq
ZG511/82, ZG531/85	Harrier GR7	4sq
ZG857/89		Harrier GR7	4sq
ZH664/112		Harrier T10	4sq

Hangar C (Friday 21st):
ZD404, ZD435		Harrier GR7	nb
ZG479/69		Harrier GR7	3sq
ZG505, ZG507		Harrier GR7	nb
ZG508/79		Harrier GR7	nb
ZH658			Harrier T10	nb

Hangar D (Party hangar):
ZD329/10		Harrier GR7	nb
ZD347/14		Harrier GR7	3sq

Visitors:
T-783			Falcon 50	VIP Flt
ZJ140			AS355F1		32(TR)sq	*
ZJ141			AS355F1		32(TR)sq
ZE701			BAe146 CC2	32(TR)sq	*
XV187/187		Hercules C1	LTW		#
XV300/300		Hercules C1	LTW		#
G-AMPZ			C-47B		Air Atlantique, 'KN442'                          
G-AMRA	                C-47B		Air Atlantique                   
G-APRS	                Twin Pioneer 3	ex XT610	#        
G-ATVF	                Chipmunk 22	RAFGSA, ex WD327 #
G-BCKN	                Chipmunk 22	RAFGSA		*                
G-BCSA	                Chipmunk 22	RAFGSA, ex WP799 #
G-BFRM	                Ce550		Marshall Aerospace               
G-BVXW	                SC7-3A-100	Hunting Aviation         
G-BYRA	                Jetstream 3202	Eastern Airlines #
G-DAAC			CL-604		1427 Ltd	*
G-DAKK			C-47A		South Coast
G-ELLI, G-HELE		Bell 206B			#
G-OMJB			Bell 206B	Coventry HC	#
G-RLMC	                Ce421C				#                
G-TABS	                EMB110P-1	Skydrift	#
G-WHST	                AS350B-2	Hawkrise         
G-WYSP	                R44		Heli Air	#        
N410MY	                G.1159C		Gulfstream               
PH-DDS	                DC-4		DDA (SAAF 6901)	#        
PH-JXK	                Fokker 50	KLM		#        
PH-KVC	                Fokker 50	KLM              
VP-BLS	                PC-12/45			#        
VP-CCW	                MD.600N				#                
# = Saturday only, * = Sunday only

Visitors Wednesday July 19th:
ZF622			PA-31-350	DERA
ZH247, ZH248		Vigilant T1	ACCGS	dep 20th
ZH249			Vigilant T1	ACCGS	dep 20th
G-WYSP			R44		Heli Air
N464SP			G.1159C(SP)	Gulfstream

Visitors Thursday July 20th:
CF04			SA226T		21sm
88/AL			N262D		ETE00.044
T-783			Falcon 50	VIP Flt
G-BFRM			Ce550		Marshall Aerospace
G-WYSP			R44		Heli Air

Visitors Friday July 21st:
MM62029			Falcon 50	93º Gr
97-0102			UC-35A		214th AVN
ZJ140			AS355F1		32(TR)sq
ZE439/77		Jetstream T3	FONA/Heron Flt
ZE339/AV		Tornado F3	56(R)sq
ZG712/F			Tornado GR4A	13sq
G-BFRM			Ce550		Marshall Aerospace
G-WHST			AS350B-2	Hawkrise
G-WYSP			R44		Heli Air
N464SP			G.1159C		Gulfstream
VP-BLS			PC-12/45
VP-CCW			MD600N

Visitors Monday July 24th:
CH09			C-130H		20sm
J-369			F-16BM		315sq
514/33-FZ		Mirage F1B	EC03.033
95/AR			N262D		ETEC00.065
T-783			Falcon 50	VIP Flt

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