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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Page 40 - St Athan Airshow 1975

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With thanks to Mike Bursell and my own logs the following were recorded at the "Battle of Britain" Airshow on 20th September 1975 were (Pictures credit Ray Barber/www.abpic.co.uk):-

Static

77/312-BG silver Noratlas FrAF
64-0569 (wh) C-130E Hercules 314thTAW/Ramstein AFB
64-0569
XR143/143 Argosy E.1 115 Sqdn/Brize Norton
XP282 Auster AOP.9 St Athan Store
XP827 Beaver AL.1 St Athan Store
XP827
XL657/657 Britannia C.1 St Athan store but still in 99/511 Sqdn marks
XL657


Picture credit Roger Mazey
XN972/8181M Buccaneer S.1 No.4 SOTT/St Athan
XX628/48 Bulldog T.1 Wales UAS/St Athan
XH132 Canberra SC.9 RRE/Pershore
XH132
WP905/7438M Chipmunk T.10 No.4 SOTT/St Athan
TG505/505 Hastings T.5 SCBS/230 OCU/Scampton
TG505
XG254 K Hunter FGA.9 1 TWU/Brawdy
XW427 Jet Provost T.5 Kemble 5.MU hack
XW427
XX481 81 Jetstream T.1 St Athan Store
XX481
WD790 Meteor NF.11 RRE/Pershore
WD790
XV249 49 Nimrod MR.1 Kinloss Wing
(XK862)/8194M Pembroke C.1 No.4 SOTT/St Athan
G-BDAM Harvard Private

Musuem – [displayed in hangar or outside static]
WZ662 Auster AOP.9 SWHAPS Loan
WZ662
Avro 504K replica airframe
6232 BE-2C replica airframe
BAPC41
WD935 Canberra B.2
VM791 Cadet T.1 incorrect serial - airframe is XA312
D3419 Camel replica airframe
BAPC59
FI-103
475081/GM-AK8 FI-156C
584219/3C FW-190C
701152 He-111 H
120227/2 He-162
WB188 Hunter F.3 (7154M not carried)
494083/RI-JK JU-87D
360043/D5-EV Ju-88D
730301 Me-110G
5439 KI-46 (BAPC 84 believed marked on airframe)
191904 ME-163B
8480M
WS843/Y Meteor NF(T).14
WA634 Meteor T.7 (mod)
VX272 P.1052 (7174M not carried)
7698M P3 Provost T.1 (WV499 not carried)
7698M
A1742 Scout
BAPC38
XN341 Skeeter AOP.12 (8022M not carried)
BL614/ZD-F Spitfire LF.5B (4354M)
MK356/ZI-V Spitfire (5690M)
WL505 Vampire FR.9 (7705M – 23 Sqdn mks)
MM5701/13-95 CR-42

No.4 SOTT (School of Technical Training)
XN928/8179M Buccaneer S.1
XN930/8180M Buccaneer S.1
XN953/8182M Buccaneer S.1
WT746/7770M Hunter F.4 A/71Sqdn
XF974/7949M Hunter F.4 C/8 Sqdn
7949M
XM411/8435M Jet Provost T.3
XN512/8436M Jet Provost T.3
XN554/8407M Jet Provost T.3
XS186/8408M Jet Provost T.4
XS209/8409M Jet Provost T.4
XG327/8188M Lightning F.1
WV703/8108M Pembroke C.1 with WV704/8109M, WV741/8110M,
WV743/8112M and WV753/8113M.

XL111 8000M Whirlwind HAR.10


Static/Flying
Operating out of RAF St Mawgan for a flypast were:-
G-283 F-100D Super Sabre Esk.727, Royal Danish AF with G-290, G-747, G-768 GT-982 F-100F Super Sabre

XN817 Argosy C.1 AAEE/Boscombe Down
XN817
XR362/362 Belfast C.1 53 Sqdn/Brize Norton
XH1?? Canberra PR.9 39 Sqdn/Wyton
XS100/57 Gnat T.1 4FTS/Valley
XS106/36 Gnat T.1 4FTS/Valley
XW299/56 Jet Provost T.5A 1 FTS/Linton On Ouse
XW374/75 Jet Provost T.5A 1 FTS/Linton On Ouse
XR751/R Lightning F.3 5 Sqdn/Binbrook
XR761/A Lightning F.6 56 Sqdn/Wattisham
XR725/P Lightning F.6 56 Sqdn/Wattisham
XV259/59 Nimrod MR.1 St Mawgan Wing
XW226/DK Puma HC.1 230 Sqdn/Odiham
XS517/(VL)/WV Wessex HU.5 707 Sqdn/Yeovilton
XV102/102 VC-10 C.1K 10 Sqdn/Brize Norton
XA937 Victor K.1A 214 Sqdn/Marham – towing 2 x F.6
XM575 Vulcan B.2 101 Sqdn/Waddington
XP350 Whirlwind HAR.10 22 Sqdn/Brawdy

Stored Residents elsewhere:
XM490/490 Britannia C.1 St Athan Store
XM517/517 Britannia C.1 St Athan Store
XN392/392 Britannia C.2 St Athan Store
XN404/404 Britannia C.2 St Athan Store
WJ984 Canberra B.2 Dumped rear fuselage
WH963 Canberra B.15 Dumped rear fuselage
XA930 Victor K.1A Dumped
XM655 Vulcan B.2 Hangared for servicing

Flying
K-687 C.47 Dakota ESK-/RDAF (visitor after show)
VP976 Devon C.2 207 Sqdn/
Wyton (visitor)

Some extras/additions plus a few OTT noted by Mike Kemp:-

G-BBKZ Cessna 172
XW208 (56) Jet Provost T.5

G-AZPH Pitts Special
XS714 Dominie T.1

XS714
G-AXYW Stampe SV 4C
XW360 Jet Provost T.5

G-AWVB D 177 (mock Luftwaffe colours)
XW354 Jet Provost T.5 The Poachers

G-BCZK Bell 47G
G-BCZK
XW357 Jet Provost T.5 The Poachers

G-AWFY Allouette II
G-AWFY
XW420 Jet Provost T.5 The Poachers
XW438 Jet Provost T.5 The Poachers

N320HG Cessna 500 OTT
XV215 (F) Hercules C.1

N199CL DC 8-63 Capitol A/L OTT
WB530 Devon

OO-SJJ Boeing 707 Sabena OTT
WL790 Shackleton

N8630 DC 8 Air Bahamas OTT
XV259/59 Nimrod

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