On a Thursday in July 1985, two days before the first Air Tattoo at Fairford, I was at Yeovilton and had a truly wonderful day.
A small part of the platform, as seen from the entrance of the FAA Museum.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/Yeovilton10.jpg)
The FRADU operated some very old Hunters GA11s back then.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/WT806vl85.jpg)
And Hunter T8Cs
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/XE665vl83.jpg)
And of course the FRADU flew with several types of Canberras.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/WJ614vl85.jpg)
Classic Sea Harrier FRS1s.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/SHar711.jpg)
The base flight had some prehistoric Sea Herons C20s.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/SeaHeronXR445.jpg)
But this Heron C4 (not a Sea Heron) of the Flag Officer Naval Air Command (FONAC) was the cherry on the appelmoes.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/HeronXM296.jpg)
Also based in that time where Lynx, Sea Kings and Wessex.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/LynxFAA344.jpg)
RAF visitors were two Buccaneers from 208sq.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/BuccaneerXW547.jpg)
And an Andover form 115sq.
![Image](http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/AndoverXS643.jpg)
If anyone likes to see the numbers (50!), please tell.
Rob