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Friday, January 23, 2009

Page 44 - St Athan Airshow 1979

Mikey F recorded the following at the Battle of Britain show in 1979 were:
Static
77-0239/WR A-10A 81stTFW/Woodbridge
A-10A 77-0239 WR lt gy 81TFW St Athan 150979
(IanG)
68-14675 OV-10A 601stTCW/Sembach AFB/WG
OV-10A 67-14675 601TCW St Athan 150979
(IanG)
XS770 Basset CC.1 AAEE/Boscombe Down
XP810 Beaver AL.1 St Athan Store
XV866 Buccaneer S.2B St Athan MU
XX628 /48 Bulldog T.1 Wales UAS/St Athan
WH972/X Canberra E.15 100 Sqdn/Marham
XS738/U Dominie T.1 6 FTS/Finningley
XV751/08 Harrier GR.3 MU Strength/1 Sqdn/Wittering markings
GR.3 XV751 08 1Sqdn St Athan 1 150979
GR.3 XV751 08 1Sqdn St Athan 150979
(IanG)
XX243/243 Hawk T.1 4 FTS/Valley
XX283/283 Hawk T.1 1 TWU/Brawdy
XE606/11 Hunter F.6A 1 TWU/Brawdy
XX758/18 Jaguar GR.1 226 OCU/Lossiemouth
GR.1 XX758 18 226OCU St Athan 1 150979
(IanG)
XN632 /8352M Jet Provest T.3 CCAS/St Athan
XW310/37 Jet Provest T.5 RAFC/Cranwell
XX493/L Jetstream T.1 6 FTS/Finningley
T.1 XX493 L 6FTS St Athan 150979
(IanG)
WA662 Meteor T.7 RAE/Llanbedr
XV486 Phantom FGR.2 228 OCU/Coningsby
[special Alcock and Brown colours]
FGR.2 XV486 228OCU Alcock & Brown mks St Athan 1 150979
XV486IG
(IanG)
XM575 Vulcan B.2 St Athan MU
XH669 Victor K.2 57 Sqdn/Marham – MU Strength?

Musuem – [displayed in hangar or outside static]
WE600 Auster 6 Antartic
XR243 Auster AOP.9
G-ASPX Benson B-8S
G-AVXV Bleriot XI
WD935 Canberra B.2
475081 Fi-156C Storch
584219/3C FW-190C
120227/2 He-162
WB188 Hunter F.3 (7154M)
XD674 Jet Provest T.1
191904/25 ME-163B
WA634 Meteor T.7 (mod)
5439 Mitsubishi KI-46
G-AEEH Pou
Z7197 Proctor III
WV499 P Provest T.1
XN341 Skeeter AOP.12 (8022M)
MK356/ZI-V Spitfire (5690M)
BL614/ ZD-F Spitfire LF.5B (4354M)
WL505 Vampire FR.9 (7705M – 23 Sqdn mks)

TASF Hangar
XX627/47 Bulldog T.1 Wales UAS/St Athan
WJ866 ‘866’ Canberra T.4 St Athan MU
XR701 Jet Provest T.4 St Athan Station Flight (hack)

634 VGS Hangar
WB926 Sedbergh TX.1 634 VGS/St Athan

Hangar 858
WH904/04 Canberra T.19 St Athan Store – ex 7 Sqdn/St Mawgan

Hangar 868
XP804 Beaver AL.1 St Athan Store
XP821 Beaver AL.1 St Athan Store – grey/white colours
XV272 Beaver AL.1 St Athan Store
WT535 Canberra T.22 St Athan Store – ex 852/FRADU – primer

Hangar 872 - CTTS
XP542 (8576M) Gnat T.1 CTTS/St Athan – 4 FTS colours
XP680 (8460M)Jet Provest T.4 CTTS/St Athan
XP558 (8627M) Jet Provest T.4 CTTS/St Athan
XK884 (8452M) Pembroke C.1 CTTS/St Athan

Hangar 878 – Glider Servicing
XA288 Cadet TX.3 St Athan MU

Main Site Hangar – Vulcan Servicing
XM653 Vulcan B.2 St Athan MU – Ex 101 Sqdn/Waddington
XM574 Vulcan B.2 St Athan MU – Unmarked
XM652 Vulcan B.2 St Athan MU - Unmarked
[new all over grey/green camo colours]

Static/Flying
G-TAXI PA-23 Aztec 250 (pleasure Flights)
PA-23 G-TAXI St Athan 150979
(IanG)
ST-07 SF-260M Swallows Display Team/RBAF
ST-?? SF-260M Swallows Display Team/RBAF
A-008 Saab A-35XD Draken Esk-725/Karup/RDAF
AT-156 Saab SK-35XD Draken Esk-725/Karup/RDAF
GT-976 F-100F Esk-727/?/RDAF
XT273 Buccaneer S.2A 237 OCU/Honington
XH165 Canberra PR.9 39 Sqdn/Wyton
WB271 ‘R/204’ Firefly AS.6 RNHF/Yeovilton
XP514 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XR540 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XR572 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XR955 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XR987 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XR991 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XR993 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XS101 Gnat T.1 Red Arrows/Kemble
XZ133/A Harrier GR.3 233 OCU/Wittering
XX280/280 Hawk T.1 63 Sqdn/1 TWU/Brawdy
XV203 /203 Hercules C.1 LTW/Lyneham
XV207/207 Hercules C.1 LTW/Lyneham
XV305 /305 Hercules C.1 LTW/Lyneham
WT804/831 Hunter GA.11 FRADU/Yeovilton
WT806/838 Hunter GA.11 FRADU/Yeovilton
XE682/835 Hunter GA.11 FRADU/Yeovilton
XF977/865 Hunter GA.11 FRADU/Yeovilton
PZ865/JU-Q Hurricane IIC BBMF/Coningsby
XX754/23 Jaguar GR.1 226 OCU/Lyneham
XW352/R Jet Provest T.5A 6 FTS/Finningley
PA474 /KM-B Lancaster B.1 BBMF/Coningsby
XR724 Lightning F.6 Binbrook IRRU/Binbrook
WF791 Meteor T.7 CFS/Cranwell – Vintage Pair
XV228/28 Nimrod MR.2 St Mawgan Wing
XV488 /R Phantom FGR.2 228 OCU/Coningsby
TF956 ‘T/123’ Sea Fury FB.11 RNHF/Yeovilton
XV711 ‘CU/592’ Sea King HAS.2A 706 Sqdn/Culdrose
XV711 CU92 St Athan 150979
(IanG)
PS853 Spitfire PR.19 BBMF/Coningsby
LS326/5A Swordfish II RNHF/Yeovilton
XH304 Vampire T.11 CFS/Cranwell – Vintage Pair
XV107/107 VC-10 C.1 10 Sqdn/Brize Norton
XH559 Vulcan B.2 230 OCU/Scampton
XP299 Whirlwind HAR.10 22 Sqdn/A Flight/Brawdy

Elsewhere
XW788 Bae 125 CC.2 32 Sqdn/Northolt
WB531 Devon C.2 207 Sqdn/Wyton
XX279/279 Hawk T.1 1 TWU/Brawdy
XW304/X Jet Provest T.5A 6 FTS/Finningley
WV494(G-BDYG) P Provest T.1 Private
XP347 Whirlwind HAR.10 22 Sqdn/A Flight/Brawdy
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