Page 43 - St Athan Airshow 1978

Noted at the St Athan Battle of Britain show in 1978 by MikeyF were:

Static
XX919 BAC 1-11 Srs.402 RAE Farnborough
XW789 BAe 125 CC.2 32 Sqdn/Northolt
XP820 Beaver AL.1 St Athan Station Flight
XX627/47 Bulldog T.1 Wales UAS/St Athan
WB533 Devon C.2 207 Sqdn/Wyton
XS733/Q Dominie T.1 6 FTS/Finningley
XS102/58 Gnat T.1 4 FTS/Valley
XX198/113 Hawk T.1 1 TWU/Brawdy
XG164/36 Hunter F.6 1 TWU/Brawdy
XX748/20 Jaguar GR.1 226 OCU/Lossiemouth

(IanG)
XN632/8352M Jet Provest T.3 CCAS/St Athan
XW355/20 Jet Provest T.5 RAFC/Cranwell
XX497/74 Jetstream T.1 METS/Finningley
XR752 Lightning F.6 Binbrook A.S.F/Binbrook
WA591/U Meteor T.7 CCAS/St Athan
XK885 Pembroke C.1 CCAS/St Athan
XV408/N Phantom FGR.2 23 Sqdn/Wattisham
XT131/B Sioux AH.1 Army Air Corps/Middle Wallop
XM656 Vulcan B.2 St Athan MU - 101 Sqdn marks
XT606/AO Wessex HC.2 72 Sqdn/Odiham
“WG316”/(G-BCAH) Chipmunk T.10 private
“329417” /(G-BDHK) Piper J-3C Private

Musuem Display
XV152 Buccanneer S.2A 237 OCU/Honington
XP502 /02 Gnat T.1 CCAS – ex 4 FTS/Valley – to 8576M

Musuem – [displayed in hangar or outside static]
WD935 Canberra B.2
475081/GM-AK8 FI-156C
584219/3C FW-190C
120227/2 He-162
WB188 Hunter F.3 (7154M)
5439 KI-46 (BAPC84)
191904 ME-163B
WS843/Y Meteor NF(T).14 (7937M)
WA634 Meteor T.7 (mod)
WV499/P3 P.Provest T.1 (7698M)
BL614/ ZD-F Spitfire LF.5B (4354M)
MK356/ZI-V Spitfire (5690M)
WL505 Vampire FR.9 (7705M – 23 Sqdn mks)

Static/Flying
GT-874 TF-100F RDAF – flyby only from Mildenhall
ST-33 Siai SF-260MB Swallows/FAB
ST-35 Siai SF-260MB Swallows/FAB
XT287 Buccaneer S.2A 208 Sqdn/Honington
XV354 Buccaneer S.2A 208 Sqdn/Honington
XX515/7 Bulldog T.1 RNEFTS/
XX516/10 Bulldog T.1 RNEFTS/
XX530 /12 Bulldog T.1 RNEFTS/
XH170 Canberra PR.9 39 Sqdn/Wyton
WB271 ‘R204’ Firefly AS.6 RNHF/Yeovilton
XW858/C Gazelle HT.3 2 FTS/Shawbury
XV748 /B Harrier GR.3 233 OCU/Wittering
LF363/LE-D Hurricane IIC BBMF/Coningsby
XX114/02 Jaguar GR.1 226 OCU/Lossiemouth
XX750 /22 Jaguar GR.1 226 OCU/Lossiemouth
XX499/76 Jetstream T.1 METS/Finningley
XR747/C Lightning F.6 5 Sqdn/Binbrook
XS899/E Lightning F.6 5 Sqdn/Binbrook
WF791 Meteor T.7 Vintage Pair /CFS
XZ282 /82 Nimrod MR.1 Kinloss Wing
XV572 /N Phantom FG.1 43 Sqdn/Leuchars
XV577/M Phantom FG.1 43 Sqdn/Leuchars
TF956 ‘T/123’ Sea Fury FB.11 RNHF/Yeovilton
WL801/01 Shackleton AEW.2 8 Sqdn/Lossiemouth
PS853 Spitfire PRX.IX BBMF/Coningsby
XH304 Vampire T.11 Vintage Pair/-/CFS
XV107/107 VC-10 C.1K 10 Sqdn/Brize Norton
XH667 Victor K.2 57 Sqdn/Marham
– towing 2 x Lightning F.6
XM572 Vulcan B.2 35 Sqdn/Scampton
XJ430 Whirlwind HAR.10 22 Sqdn/”D Flight”/Brawdy

Residents elsewhere
XK862 Pembroke C.1 CCAS/St Athan