Show Reports

Fairford 1997

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Date: 19/20 July 1997

Made by: anony

Updated: 8 February 2003



Mirage F1CE, Spanish AF
The Spanish brought three Mirages F1 to Fairford this year. One was at the static, the other two were on the North side of the field. This Mirage F1CE C14-43/14-43 was one of the aircraft on the North side.

Photo copyright Paul Nann

More pictures of this airshow, see Paul Nann's Military Aviation Photo Gallery


Static: 
Royal Air Force 
Bulldog T1              XX671/D                    Birmingham UAS/8 AEF 
Chipmunk T10            WP833/H            S       Exercise Northern Venture 
                        WP962/C            S       Exercise Northern Venture 
                        WZ872/E            S       Exercise Northern Venture 
Dominie T1              XS739/F                    3 FTS/55(R) Sqn 
Griffin HT1             ZJ237/T                    60(R) Sqn/DHFS 
Harrier GR7             ZD321/02                   1 Sqn 
Harrier T10             ZH658/106                  1 Sqn 
Hawk T1                 XX226/74           T       4 FTS/74(R) Sqn 
                        XX193/CB                   100 Sqn 
Hawk T1A                XX188/TI                   4 FTS/74(R) Sqn 
Hawk T1A (replica)      XX253 (BAPC 171)           EP&TU 
Hercules C1             XV306                      LTW 
Jaguar GR1A             XZ357/FK                   41 Sqn 
                        XZ104/FM                   41 Sqn 
                        XZ391/A                    16(R) Sqn 
Jaguar GR1A (replica)   XX725/GU (BAPC 150)        EP&TU 
Jaguar T2A              XX141/EV                   6 Sqn 
Jetstream T1            XX493/L                    3 FTS/45(R) Sqn 
Nimrod MR2              XV230                      201 Sqn/Kinloss MR Wing 
Puma HC1                ZA938              T       230 Sqn 
Spitfire LFXVIE         MK178/LZ-V                 EP&TU 
Tornado F3              ZE292/AZ                   F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn 
                        ZE207/GC                   43 Sqn 
                        ZE764/DH                   11 Sqn 
                        ZE288/BH                   29 Sqn 
                        ZE729/CF                   5 Sqn 
Tornado GR1             ZA365/JT                   617 Sqn (27 Sqn mks) 
Tornado GR1A            ZA372/E                    II(AC) Sqn 
Tornado GR1B            ZA465                      12 Sqn 
                        ZA492/FL                   12 Sqn 
                        ZA474                      12 Sqn 
TriStar KC1             ZD953                      216 Sqn 
Tucano T1               ZF238                      1 FTS 
VC10 C1K                XR806                      10 Sqn 
VC10 K4                 ZD230/K                    101 Sqn 
Vigilant T1             ZH118/TD                   612 VGS 
Wessex HC2              XR497/F                    72 Sqn 

Army Air Corps 
Gazelle AH1             XX378/Q                    671 Sqn 
Islander AL1            ZG846                      1 Flt/5 Regt 
Lynx AH7                XZ193/I                    671 Sqn 
Squirrel HT1            ZJ260/60                   660 Sqn/DHFS 

Royal Navy 
Gazelle HT2             ZB647/40-CU        A       705 NAS 
Lynx HAS3               XZ699/303                  815 NAS 
Lynx HAS3S              XZ248/634                  702 NAS 
Sea Harrier FA2         ZH805/127                  800 NAS 
Sea King AEW2A          XV704/183-L                849 NAS 
Sea King HAS6           XV712/266-N        T       814 NAS 
                        XV701/268-N 'Lulabelle'    814 NAS 
                        ZD634/506-CU               810 NAS 
Sea King HC4            ZD477/H SFOR               845 NAS 
Sea King HU5            XV651/599                  706 NAS 
                        ZA167/825-CU               771 NAS 

Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive) 
Basset CC1              XS743                      ETPS 
Canberra B2             WK128                      DTEO Llanbedr 
Eurofighter 2000 (replica) -                       BAe 
Hawk 200 (replica)      A27-00                     BAe 
Hunter T7               XL564                      ETPS 
JAS39 Gripen (replica)    -                        BAe 
Jetstream T2            XX475                      DTEO West Freugh 
Lynx 7                  ZD560                      ETPS 

Austrian Air Force 
SAAB 105OE              GF-16              T       FlRgt III/3 St 

Belgian Air Force 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   FA-99                      31 Sml/10 Wg 

Brazilian Air Force 
C-130H Hercules         2465                       1  GT/1  Esq 

Canadian Armed Forces 
CP-140 Aurora           140110                     415 Sqn/14 Wg 

Czech Air Force 
Antonov An-30 Clank     1107 (c/n 73770008)        344.pzdlt/34.zSL 'Open Skies'/'Photogrammetry' 
Let L-610M              0005 (c/n X5)              LZO 
MiG-23UM Flogger        8325 (c/n A1038325)        41.slt/4.zSL 
Mil Mi-24V2 Hind        0836 (c/n 730836)  T       331.vrlt/33.zVL 
                        0839 (c/n 730839)          331.vrlt/33.zVL 

Royal Danish Air Force 
C-130H Hercules         B-678                      Esk 721 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   E-603                      Esk 727 
SAAB T-17 Supporter     T-407                      FLSK 
                        T-426                      FLSK 

Royal Danish Navy 
Lynx Mk80               S-134                      Esk 722 

French Air Force 
Mirage 2000C            64/330-AQ          T       EC 05.330/CEAM 'Remove Before Take Off'/'International Air Tattoo 1997' 
                        109/12-YI                  EC 01.012 
                        122/12-YC          T       EC 01.012 

French Army Light Aviation 
AS532UL Cougar          2446/AIZ                   4 RHCM/EHM-3 
Cessna F406 Caravan II  0010/ABN                   3 GHL 
SA342M Gazelle          4219/CYM                   1 RHC/EHAP-2 
SOCATA TBM700           99/ABO                     3 GHL 

French Navy 
Falcon 10(MER)          133                        57S 
Super Etendard          2                  T       11F 
                        51                         11F 

German Air Force 
F-4F Phantom II         37+28                      JG-71 
MiG-29A Fulcrum         29+20                      JG-73 
Tornado ECR             46+45 'Nellis'     T       JBG-32 
                        46+56                      JBG-32 
Tornado IDS             45+91              T       AKG-51 
  [Tiger 97 Concours d'Elegance - Overall Winner] 
                        44+61                      AKG-51 
                        44+24                      AKG-51 
Transall C-160D         50+69                      LTG-61 

German Army 
MBB BO105P              86+68                      HFR-36 
                        87+06                      HFR-36 
                        86+53                      HFR-36 

German Navy 
Br1151 Atlantic         61+04                      MFG-3 
Dornier Do228           57+02                      MFG-3 
Lynx Mk88               83+02 'Taxi'               MFG-3 
Sea King Mk41           89+66                      MFG-5 
Tornado IDS             45+27                      MFG-2 
                        45+38                      MFG-2 

Hungarian Air Force 
Antonov An-26 Curl      405 (03405, c/n 717900)    89 VSD/1 SRS 

Israeli Air Force 
C-130E Hercules         310/4X-FBG                 103 Sqn 
IAI Searcher            711                        IAI 

Italian Air Force 
AMX-T Centaur           MM55042/32-56              32  Stormo/101  Gruppo 
F-104S/ASA Starfighter  MM6831/4-22                4 Stormo/20  Gruppo 
Piaggio PD808           MM61951                    14  Stormo/71  Gruppo 
RP180 Avanti            MM62164                    RSV/311  Gruppo 
TF-104G Starfighter     MM54553/4-44               4  Stormo/20  Gruppo 
Tornado F3/ADV          MM7228/53-03 (ZG733)       53  Stormo/21  Gruppo 

Royal Jordanian Air Force 
C-130H Hercules         345 'Guts Air Line'        3 Sqn 

Royal Netherlands Air Force 
Agusta-Bell AB412SP     R-02                       SAR Vlucht 
CH-47D Chinook          D-665                      298 Sqn 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   J-230              T       313 Sqn 
F-16B Fighting Falcon   J-262                      313 Sqn 
                        J-882                      323 Sqn 
Fokker 60UTA/N          U-02 'Willem Versteegh'    334 Sqn 
MBB BO105CB             B-44                       299 Sqn 

Royal Netherlands Navy 
P-3C-II Orion           304                        320 Sqn/MARPAT 

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 
Boeing 707-329C         LX-N20199                  NAEWF 
E-3A AWACS              LX-N90454                  NAEWF 

Royal Norwegian Air Force 
C-130H Hercules         955 'Froy'                 335 Skv 
DHC-6 Twin Otter        057                A       719 Skv '719 Skvadron 30 Ar 1966-1996' 
F-5A Freedom Fighter    134                T       336 Skv 
  [Winner, Award for Best Tiger Livery] 
F-5B Freedom Fighter    909                        336 Skv 
F-16B Fighting Falcon   691                        332 Skv 
Falcon 20ECM            0125                       717 Skv/FEKS 

Royal Air Force of Oman 
C-130H Hercules         503                        4 Sqn 

Polish Air Force 
Antonov An-26 Curl      1602                       13 PLT/4 KOPK 
MiG-29UB Fulcrum        64 (c/n 3014664)           1 PLM/2 KOPK 

Portuguese Air Force 
Alpha Jet A             15248              T       301 Esq 
                        15202                      301 Esq 
C-130H Hercules         16804                      501 Esq 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   15103                      201 Esq 
                        15102                      201 Esq 

Russian Air Force 
Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid RA-78807                   VVS Transport Aviation 
Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker    54 bl (c/n 96310104010) 142 IAP, PVO 

Spanish Air Force 
Airtech CN235M-100      T19B-19/35-37              Ala 35/352 Esc 
                        T19B-20/35-38              Ala 35/352 Esc 
Mirage F1EE             C14-52/14-52       T       Ala 14/141 Esc 

Swedish Air Force 
C-130H/Tp84 Hercules    84003/843                  F7 
Tp101			101002			   F21
JA37 Viggen             37393/63                   2/F4 

Swiss Air Force 
F/A-18D Hornet          J-5232                     GRD 

Turkish Air Force 
Transall C-160D         027/12-027                 12 HUAUS/221 Filo 

Ukrainian Air Force 
Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid UR-76413 (c/n 1013407215)  243 OSAP 
Ilyushin Il-78 Midas    UR-76415 (c/n 0083481440)  243 OSAP 
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker-B  48 (c/n 36911014411)    S  831 IAP 

United States Air Force 
A-10A Thunderbolt II    81-0966/SP bk/w            52nd FW/81st FS 
B-1B Lancer             85-0075/EL tgr     T       28th BW/37th BS 'Dakota Demolition' 
                        85-0064 r          S       184th BW/127th BS, KS ANG 'Wichita, KS Intertribal Warrior Society' 
B-52H Stratofortress    60-0003/BD y/bl            917th Wg/93rd BS, AFRC 
C-5A Galaxy             67-0171                    433rd AW/68th AS, AFRC 
C-21A Learjet           84-0083                    86th AW/7005th ABS, HQ USEUCOM 
C-130E Hercules         62-1866 bk/bl              314th AW/53rd AS 'Pigasus'/'Arkansas - The Natural State' 
                        63-7856/KT                 403rd AW/815th AS, AFRC 
                        63-7782/RI r 'Newport'     143rd AW/143rd AS, RI ANG 
                        64-17681/RS bl/w           86th AW/37th AS 
C-130H Hercules         80-0332 r                  165th AW/158th AS, GA ANG 'America's Best Team'/'World's Best Airlift'/'Savannah' 
                        89-1186 r 'Nashville'      118th AW/105th AS, TN ANG 
C-141B StarLifter       67-0021 r                  164th AW/155th AS, TN ANG 
EC-130H Hercules        73-1583/DM r 'Speak No Evil'  355th Wg/43rd ECS 
EC-135C                 63-8052/OF bl              55th Wg/7th ACCS 
F-15C Eagle             84-0027/SP tgr             52nd FW/53rd FS 
                        84-0001/SP tgr '53 FS' S/T 52nd FW/53rd FS '53 FS Uber Alles' 
F-15E Strike Eagle      91-0331/LN r/w             48th FW/494th FS 
                        91-0314/LN r/w '494 FS' S/T 48th FW/494th FS 'NATO Tigers - Hard To Be Humble' 
  [Tiger 97 Concours d'Elegance - Special Mention] 
F-16C Fighting Falcon   91-0379            A/T     20th FW/79th FS 
  [Tiger 97 Concours d'Elegance - Highly Commended] 
                        94-0047            A/T     20th FW/79th FS   Both '79th Anniversary 1918-1997' 
                        86-0342/CC bl              27th FW/523rd FS 
                        87-0246/CC bl              27th FW/523rd FS 
                        89-2050/AV         A       31st FW/510th FS 'US Air Force 50 1947-1997' 
F-16D Fighting Falcon   90-0796/AV bl/w            31st FW/555th FS 
F-117A Nighthawk        86-0823/HO r               49th FW/9th FS 
HC-130P Hercules        66-0221/CA bl              129th RQW/129th RQS, CA ANG 
                        65-0988/MY bl              1st FW/71st RQS 
KC-10A Extender         87-0124 bl/r               305th AMW/2nd ARS 
KC-135D Stratotanker    63-8059 bl/y       A       190th ARW/117th ARS, KS ANG 'Akkida Konzeh'/'USAF 50th 1947-1997' & '117th ARS 40th 1957-1997' 
KC-135E Stratotanker    59-1456 bl/y       T       108th ARW/141st ARS, NJ ANG 'Spirit of Camden County' 
                        55-3145 r 'Mallard'        940th ARW/314th ARS, AFRC 
                        59-1484 bk/y 'Eagles Nest' 171st ARW/147th ARS, PA ANG 
KC-135R Stratotanker    61-0266 w                  155th ARW/173rd ARS, NE ANG 
                        63-7981 bl/gy              107th ARW/136th ARS, NY ANG 
                        63-8013 bl                 121st ARW/166th ARS, OH ANG 
                        62-3538/D r/w/bl           100th ARW/351st ARS 'Bat Outta Hell' 
MC-130H Hercules        84-0476                    352nd SOG/7th SOS 
Sikorsky MH-53J         69-5784                    352nd SOG/21st SOS 

United States Army 
C-12F Super King Air    84-0160                    HQ USEUCOM 
UH-1H Iroquois          74-22513 (mkd 0-22513)     HQ USEUCOM 

United States Navy 
P-3C Orion              160762/LY-762              VP-92 

Civilian 
BN-2T Turbine Islander  G-PASU   S        Police Aviation Services/Exercise Northern Venture 
Breitling Orbiter capsule  G-BXFM                  Breitling SA 
Cessna 340A             HB-LPK                     Bruno Stocker 
EMB121 Xingu            OO-SXC                     Sky Service 
PA-28 Cherokee 140      G-FIAT                     RAFBF Enterprises/Bristol Flying Centre 
  

Hot-air balloons (South side): 
Cameron 90 Bertie Bassett SS  G-BXAL        Trebor Bassett Ltd 
Cameron 90 Chubb SS           G-BVYJ        Chubb Fire Ltd 
Cameron 90 Mug SS             G-RMUG        Nestle UK Ltd 
Cameron A-120                 G-VIKY        Cotswold Balloons 
Cameron N-77                  G-BSYJ        Chubb Fire Ltd 
                              G-BWHC        Travelsphere Ltd 
                              G-MITS        Mitsubishi Motors 
Cameron N-90                  G-BXAM        Trebor Bassett Ltd 
                              G-BWPT        Workplace Technologies Ltd 
                              G-BTFU        Maltesers 
                              G-STRM        Royal Mail Streamline 
                              G-DRYS        J. Barbour & Sons Ltd 
                              G-SRVO        Servo & Electronic Sales Ltd 
Cameron N-105                 G-FFAB        Andrew Brownsword Colln 
                              G-BWEW        Flying Pictures/Unipart 
Cameron O-77                  G-BSEV        UK Transplant Co-ordinators Assoc 
Cameron O-90                  G-BSSO        Cotswold Balloons 
Cameron V-77                  G-BSIJ        A.S. Jones 
Colt 42A                      G-BJZR        Selfish Balloon Group 
Colt 77A                      G-BTVH        Hospital Saving Assoc 
                              G-BSCI        J.L. & S. Wrigglesworth 
Colt Flying Bottle SS         G-OJBW        Justerini & Brooks Ltd 
Lindstrand LBL-90A            G-BVZT        Bowyer's Pork Farms 
Lindstrand LBL-105A           G-OAER        Aero 
Thunder Ax8-105               G-BPZZ        SAAB UK Ltd 
  

Flightlines North (unless indicated): 
Royal Air Force 
Canberra PR9            XH168/AD                   39 (1 PRU) Sqn 
Dakota C3               ZA947/YS-DM                BoB Memorial Flight 
Harrier GR7             ZD345/12                   HOCU/20(R) Sqn 
                        ZD434/46                   HOCU/20(R) Sqn 
Hawk T1                 XX244              S       4 FTS/19(R) Sqn 
  [Pilot, Flt Lt Andy Lewis - Winner of Steedman Display Sword for Best Flying Demonstration by a UK Participant] 
                        XX178/PQ                   4 FTS/19(R) Sqn 
Hawk T1A                XX194/CO                   100 Sqn 
                        XX331/CK                   100 Sqn 
Hercules C1             XV292              S       LTW 
Hurricane IIC           PZ865/J                    BoB Memorial Flight 
Jaguar GR1A             XX745/D                    16(R) Sqn 
Lancaster BI            PA474/WS-J *#              BoB Memorial Flight 'City of Lincoln'/'Johnnie Walker' & 'Still Going Strong' 
Sea King HAR3           ZE368                      203(R) Sqn 
Spitfire LFVB           AB910/ZD-C                 BoB Memorial Flight 'President Roosevelt'/'Warner Bros' 
Tornado F3              ZE962                      25 Sqn 
                        ZE165/ZK           S       25 Sqn 
                        ZE294/HM                   111 Sqn 
                        ZE342                      111 Sqn 
                        ZE728                      111 Sqn 
                        ZE934                      111 Sqn 
                        ZE161/HD                   111 Sqn 
                        ZE338/HG                   111 Sqn 

Army Air Corps 
Gazelle AH1             XX385                      670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                        XX403                      670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                        XZ327                      670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                        ZA737                      670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
Lynx AH7                XZ175/Z                    671 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                        XZ675/E                    671 Sqn Blue Eagles 

Royal Navy 
Sea King HC4            ZA295/VM                   846 NAS 

Austrian Air Force 
SAAB 1050E              F rd (1126)                FlRgt III/3 St 
                        D gn (1114)                FlRgt III/3 St 

Czech Air Force 
MiG-23ML Flogger        2425 (c/n 22425)           41.slt/4.zSL 

Royal Danish Air Force 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   E-601                      Esk 727 
F-16B Fighting Falcon   ET-615                     Esk 727 

French Air Force 
Mirage 2000B            506/2-FC                   EC 02.002 
Mirage 2000C            12/2-FS                    EC 02.002 
  [Pilot, Capitaine François Ponsot - Winner of As The Crow Flies Trophy for Best Flying 
   Demonstration as judged by Friends of the Royal IAT and Superkings Trophy for Best Solo Jet 
   Demonstration] 

German Air Force 
F-4F Phantom II         38+17                      JG-71 

German Army 
Sikorsky CH-53G         84+85                      HFR-15 

German Navy 
Tornado IDS             45+33                      MFG-2 

Hungarian Air Force 
MiG-29UB Fulcrum        25 (c/n 50903027146)       59 HVSO/2 VS 

Irish Air Corps 
CM170 Super Magister    215                        Light Strike Sqn Silver Swallows 
                        217                        Light Strike Sqn Silver Swallows 
                        218                        Light Strike Sqn Silver Swallows 
                        220                        Light Strike Sqn Silver Swallows 
  [Pilots, Capt Graeme Martin, Capt Peter McDonnell, Lt Paul Whelan & Lt Christian Keegan -
Winners of Lockheed Martin Cannestra Trophy for Best Flying Demonstration by an Overseas
Participant] 

Italian Air Force 
Aeritalia G222TCM       MM62121/RS-46              RSV/311  Gruppo 
  [Pilot, Major Enrico Scarabotto - Winner of Shell UK Oil Sir Douglas Bader Trophy for Best
Overall Flying Demonstration] 
Aermacchi MB339A/PAN    MM54475/1                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54551/2                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54517/3                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54500/4                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54536/5                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54439/6                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54483/7                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54473/8                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54477/9                  Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54479/10                 Il Frecce Tricolori 
                        MM54485/11                 Il Frecce Tricolori 
AMX Centaur             MM7090/RS-12               RSV/311  Gruppo 
F-104S/ASA Starfighter  MM6918/RS-06               RSV/311  Gruppo 
PA200 Tornado IDS       MM7070/RS-01/70            RSV/311  Gruppo 

Royal Netherlands Air Force 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   J-364              S       322 Sqn 
                        J-202                      322 Sqn 

Royal Netherlands Navy 
SH-14D Lynx             281                        7 Sqn/HELIGRP 

Royal Norwegian Air Force 
F-16A Fighting Falcon   275 'Falcon Up'            332 Skv 
                        661                        334 Skv 

Polish Air Force 
MiG-29A Fulcrum         111 (c/n 35111)            1 PLM/2 KOPK 

Russian Air Force 
Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker    52 bl (c/n 96310107023)    142 IAP, PVO 

Spanish Air Force 
CASA C101ED Aviojet     E25-07/79-07/1             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-01/79-01/2             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-21/79-21/3             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-40/79-40/4             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-22/79-22/5             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-23/79-23/6             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-86/79-32/7             Patrulla Aguila 
                        E25-52/79-34/8             Patrulla Aguila 
Mirage F1CE             C14-43/14-43       T       Ala 14/141 Esc 
Mirage F1EE             C14-54/14-54       T       Ala 14/141 Esc 

Swedish Air Force 
JA37 Viggen             37376/36                   2/F4 
                        37390/60                   2/F4 
Turkish Air Force 
NF-5A Freedom Fighter   3022/1                     Turkish Stars 
                        3055/2                     Turkish Stars 
                        3066/4                     Turkish Stars 
                        3036/5                     Turkish Stars 
                        3027/7                     Turkish Stars 
                        3013/8                     Turkish Stars 
                        3051/10                    Turkish Stars 
NF-5B Freedom Fighter   4005/0                     Turkish Stars 
                        4025/00                    Turkish Stars 

Ukrainian Air Force 
MiG-29A Fulcrum         101 (c/n 31222)            Ukrainian Falcons 
                        102 (c/n 31225)            Ukrainian Falcons 
                        103 (c/n 31227)            Ukrainian Falcons 
                        106 (c/n 28120)            Ukrainian Falcons 
                        108 (c/n 31239)            Ukrainian Falcons 
MiG-29UB Fulcrum        104 (c/n 3024156)          Ukrainian Falcons 
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker-B  57 (c/n 36911031411)    S  831 IAP 

United States Air Force 
A-10A Thunderbolt II    81-0980/SP bk/w '81 FS' S  52nd FW/81st FS 
                        82-0655/SP bk/w            52nd FW/81st FS 
                        81-0951/SP bk/w            52nd FW/81st FS 
B-1B Lancer             86-0096/EL tgr     T       28th BW/37th BS  'Wolf Pack' 
                        85-0060                    184th BW/127th BS, KS ANG 
B-2A Spirit             89-0127/WM *               509th BW/393rd BS  'Spirit of Kansas' 
B-52H Stratofortress    61-0029/BD y/bl            917th Wg/93rd BS, AFRC 
C-17A Globemaster III   95-0106 y/bl               437th AW/17th AS                       'The Spirit of Bob Hope' 
F-16C Fighting Falcon   92-3921/SW tgr     T       20th FW/79th FS 
                        91-0373/SW tgr             20th FW/79th FS 
F-117A Nighthawk        85-0835/HO r               49th FW/9th FS 
OA-10A Thunderbolt II   81-0991/SP bk/w            52nd FW/81st FS 

Civilian 
AS355F-1 Twin Squirrel  G-BWZC                     Aeromega Helicopters 
AS355F-2 Twin Squirrel  G-FTWO                     McAlpine Helicopters/Police 
CAC-18 Mustang 22       472218/WZ-I (G-HAEC)       Robert Davies/OFMC 
                        'Big Beautiful Doll' 
Columban MC-15 Cri-Cri  G-SHOG *#                  AeroSuperBatics Ltd 
Extra EA300             JY-RNA                     Royal Jordanian Falcons 
                        JY-RND                     Royal Jordanian Falcons 
                        JY-RNE                     Royal Jordanian Falcons 
                        JY-RNF                     Royal Jordanian Falcons 
                        JY-RNG                     Royal Jordanian Falcons 
F-86A Sabre             48-0178/FU-178 (G-SABR)    Golden Apple Trust/OFMC 
F-100F Super Sabre      56-3842 (N417FS)           Tracor Flight Systems Inc 
Hunter F58              712/E (G-BWKC)             RJAF Historic Flt/RV Aviation 
MiG-15UTI/SBLim-2A      6247/15 (G-OMIG, c/n 622047) Old Flying Machine Co 
PA-23 Apache 160        G-BEXO                     G.R. Moore & A.K. Hulme 
Spitfire HFIXE          MJ730/GZ-? (G-HFIX)        David Pennell 
Stearman N2S-4          N54922 *#                  Cadbury's Crunchie Flying Circus 
WSK-PZL Antonov An-2R Colt HA-MEP *#               AeroSuperBatics Ltd 
  

Flying only: 
Royal Air Force 
Hawk T1                 XX233                      Red Arrows 
                        XX237                      Red Arrows 
                        XX294                      Red Arrows 
                        XX308                      Red Arrows 
Hawk T1A                XX227                      Red Arrows 
                        XX253                      Red Arrows 
                        XX266                      Red Arrows 
                        XX306                      Red Arrows 
Nimrod MR2              XV235 *                    120 Sqn/Kinloss MR Wing 
                        XV252 **           A       201 Sqn/Kinloss MR Wing 
Sentry AEW1             ZH107 *                    8/23 Sqns 
                        ZH105 **                   8/23 Sqns 

United States Air Force 
F-15C Eagle             86-0176/LN bk/y *          48th FW/493rd FS 
                        86-0154/LN bk/y *          48th FW/493rd FS 
                        86-0163/LN bk/y *          48th FW/493rd FS 
                        86-0174/LN bk/y *          48th FW/493rd FS 
F-15E Strike Eagle      91-0315/LN r/w             48th FW/494th FS 
                        91-0321/LN r/w             48th FW/494th FS 
                        91-0322/LN r/w             48th FW/494th FS 
                        91-0605/LN r/w             48th FW/494th FS 
KC-135R Stratotanker    57-1493/D r/w/bl **        100th ARW/351st ARS 

Civilian 
Fokker Dr1 (replica)    450/17 (G-BVGZ)            Museum of Army Flying 
RAF SE5a (replica)      C9533/M (G-BUWE)           Des Biggs 
                        F141/G (G-SEVA)            Ian Gregory 
Super Stearman A75N-1   N707TJ                     Cadbury's Crunchie Flying Circus 
Super Stearman PT-13D   N5057V                     Cadbury's Crunchie Flying Circus 
  

Additional visiting, support and charter aircraft (16-21 July): 
Wednesday 16 July 
Beech Super King Air 200  240                      Irish Air Corps Transport & Training Sqn 
                          HB-GJB                   Breitling SA 
Harrier GR3 (wreck)       XZ993/M (9240M)          BDRT [for ES exercise] 
Harrier T10               ZH662/R                  RAF HOCU/20(R) Sqn 
Hawk T1 (wreck)           XX163/PH (9243M)         BDRT [for ES exercise] 
Hawk T1A                  XX228/CC                 RAF 100 Sqn 
KC-10A Extender           86-0036 bl/r             USAF 305th AMW/2nd ARS 
Learjet 35A               T-781                    Swiss AF VIP Flight 
Robinson R-22 Beta        G-RIAT                   Heli Air Ltd 
Transall C-160D           020/12-020               Turkish AF 12 HUAUS/221 Filo 

Thursday 17 July 
C-130H Hercules           MM61989/46-03            Italian AF 46¦ BA/50  Gruppo 
F-15E Strike Eagle        91-0317/LN r/w           USAF 48th FW/494th FS 
                          91-0333/LN r/w           USAF 48th FW/494th FS 
                          91-0603/LN r/w           USAF 48th FW/494th FS 
                          91-0602/LN r/w           USAF 48th FW/494th FS 
                          91-0334/LN r/w           USAF 48th FW/494th FS 
F-16A Fighting Falcon     J-360                    RNethAF 322 Sqn 
                          J-624                    RNethAF 322 Sqn 
Gazelle AH1               XX385                    AAC 670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                          XX403                    AAC 670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                          XZ327                    AAC 670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
                          ZA737                    AAC 670 Sqn Blue Eagles 
Gulfstream V              N502GV                   Gulfstream Aircraft Inc 
Lynx AH7                  XZ175/Z                  AAC 671 Sqn Blue Eagles 
McD KDC-10                T-264 'Prins Bernhard'   RNethAF 334 Sqn 
Sea King HC4              ZF124/L                  RN 845 NAS 

Friday 18 July 
Andover C1                XS606                    MoD(PE) ETPS 
BAe 125-800B              G-TSAM                   BAe (Operations) Ltd 
Beech Super King Air      101002/012               Swedish AF F21  200/Tp101 
Cessna 550 Citation II    G-BFRM                   Marshall Aerospace 
CL601-1A Challenger       12+05                    German AF 1/FBS 
EMB121AN Xingu            47                       French Navy 2S 
Fokker 50                 U-06 'Robbie Witjing'    RNethAF 334 Sqn 
Fokker Dr1 (replica)      450/17 (G-BVGZ)          Museum of Army Flying 
Gulfstream V              N502GV                   Gulfstream Aircraft Inc 
Hawk T1                   XX233                    RAF Red Arrows 
                          XX237                    RAF Red Arrows 
                          XX294                    RAF Red Arrows 
                          XX308                    RAF Red Arrows 
Hawk T1A                  XX227                    RAF Red Arrows 
                          XX253                    RAF Red Arrows 
                          XX266                    RAF Red Arrows 
                          XX306                    RAF Red Arrows 
KC-10A Extender           84-0192 bl/r             USAF 305th AMW/2nd ARS 
Learjet 35A               T-781                    Swiss AF VIP Flight 
PA-23 Aztec 250E          G-BATN                   Marshall Aerospace 
PA-31-310 Turbo Navajo    G-BBZI                   Air Care (South West) Ltd 
RAF SE5a (replica)        C9533/M (G-BUWE)         Des Biggs 
                          F141/G (G-SEVA)          Ian Gregory 
Sentry AEW1               ZH107                    RAF 8/23 Sqns 
Twin Squirrel HCC1        ZJ139                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
                          ZJ140                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
Wessex HCC4               XV732                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
Yakovlev Yak-52           31 (9111311)             Peter Scandrett 

Saturday 19 July 
AS355F-1 Twin Squirrel    G-OILX                   Firstearl Ltd 
BAe 125 CC3               ZD703                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
                          ZD704                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
Beech 95-B55 Baron        G-RICK                   James Jack Ltd 
Beech Super King Air 200  G-OLDZ                   Gold Group International Ltd 
                          G-BVMA                   Manhattan Air Ltd 
                          G-ROWN                   Holiday Chemical Holdings Ltd 
                          G-BPPM                   Gama Aviation Ltd 
C-21A Learjet             84-0112                  USAF 86th AW/76th AS 
C-47B Dakota 4            G-AMPZ                   Air Atlantique 
Cessna 421C               G-JDTI                   MLP Aviation Ltd 
Cessna 550 Citation II    G-BFRM                   Marshall Aerospace 
                          OE-GMI                   Breitling SA 
Concorde 102              G-BOAF                   British Airways 
DHC-8-102 Dash 8          PH-TTA                   Transtravel Airlines 
Dornier Do228-202K        G-BVPT                   Suckling Airways 
EMB110P1 Bandeirante      G-JBAC                   BAC Leasing Ltd 
Falcon 20DC               G-FRAO                   FR Aviation Ltd 
Fokker 50                 OO-VLK                   VLM 'City of Mönchengladbach' 
Gazelle HT3               XW858/C                  RAF 2 FTS 
Gulfstream V              N502GV                   Gulfstream Aircraft Inc 
Hercules C3               XV207                    RAF LTW 
Jetstream 3102            G-BLKP                   BAe (Operations) Ltd 
                          G-OAKA                   Air Kilroe 
                          G-OAKI                   Air Kilroe 
Jetstream 3202            G-OAKJ                   Air Kilroe 
PA-23 Aztec 250E          G-BATN                   Marshall Aerospace 
PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV      G-MRST                   Winchfield Enterprises Ltd 
PA-31-310 Turbo Navajo    G-BBZI                   Air Care (South West) Ltd 
PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain  G-VIPP                 Capital Trading Aviation Ltd 
SA227AC Metro III         G-BUKA                   Atlantic Airways 
Twin Pioneer 3            G-APRS                   Air Atlantique Historic Flt 
Wessex HCC4               XV732                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 

Sunday 20 July 
BAe 125 CC3               ZE395                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
BAe 146-200               G-ZAPL                   Titan Airways 
Bell 206B JetRanger 2     G-BKZI                   Western Air Trading Ltd 
Bell 206B JetRanger 3     G-BLGV                   Part Reward Ltd 
C-47B Dakota 4            G-AMPZ                   Air Atlantique 
Cessna 550 Citation II    G-BFRM                   Marshall Aerospace 
Commander 114A            G-NATT                   Northgleam Ltd 
Dornier Do228             57+01                    German Navy MFG-3 
Fokker 50                 U-06 'Robbie Witjing'    RNethAF 334 Sqn 
Gazelle HT3               XW858/C                  RAF 2 FTS 
Gulfstream V              N502GV                   Gulfstream Aircraft Inc 
PA-28-151 Warrior         G-CPTM                   T.J. Mackay & C.M. Pollett 
Prentice T1               VR259/M (G-APJB)         Air Atlantique Historic Flt 
Shorts 360-100            G-ZAPD                   Titan Airways 
Sikorsky S-76B            G-BTLA                   Falcon of Friendship Ltd 
Twin Pioneer 3            G-APRS                   Air Atlantique Historic Flt 
Twin Squirrel HCC1        ZJ140                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 
Wessex HCC4               XV732                    RAF 32(TR) Sqn 

Monday 21 July 
Aeritalia G222TCM         MM62119/46-21            Italian AF 46¦ BA/98  Gruppo 
Beech Super King Air 200  240                      Irish Air Corps Transport & Training Sqn 
DHC-6 Twin Otter 300      742/IA                   French AF CEAM.330 
Gazelle HT2               XZ939/Z                  MoD(PE) ETPS 
Jetstream T2              ZA111/565-CU             RN 750 NAS 
Lynx HAS3ICE              XZ246/435-ED             RN 815 NAS 
  

LEGEND:  T  -  Tiger markings 
         A  -  Anniversary markings 
         S  -  Other special markings 

         *  -  Present on Saturday 19th July only 
         ** -  Present on Sunday 20th July only 
         *# -  Parked on South side of airfield 

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