On 8 April 1997, XX343 veered-off Boscombe’s RWY-05 during the take-off roll. Both crew ejected, the Hawk was wrecked. The forward fuselage was rebuilt by BDAC staff here at Old Sarum.
Shackleton MR.3/Phase 3 XF708 was delivered new to No.203 Squadron at RAF Ballykelly on 6 February 1967 and served with this unit from RAF Luqa until her retirement. XF708 was flown to IWM Duxford on 22 August 1972.
Fin markings applied circa 1987 at RAF Chivenor to represent resident flying units and of past Hunter operators from the airfield. From left to right: black/yellow checkers of No.63 Squadron, 1 TWU badge and the red diamonds of No.234 Squadron.
Built as Hunter F.4, WT806 entered service with No.14 Squadron at RAF Oldenburg in April 1955. Later converted by Hawkers as Hunter GA.11. Seen here at Brunty with No.63 Squadron fighter bar.
On display in the static at the 1996 Airshow Twenthe, it was a nice touch having this former GDR MiG-21 next to active fighters. She is currently listed as preserved in a museum at Lelystad.
Seen here, devoid of her NVA-LSK marks, ‘473’, one of 52 Typ 94K SPS-Ks, with a GP-9 gun pod under the centre line, entered service with JG-1 at Cottbus-Nord in April 1968, before transfer to the Militärtechnische Schule at Bad Düben as GIA in 1971.
This Viggen last served with Flygflottilj 21 ‘Norbotten’ at Luleå-Kallax in Northern Sweden. Previously 37901 had served F13 at Norrköping and F10 at Ångelholm.
On 19 May 1951, the Rolls-Royce Nene-powered Machtrainer prototype S.14/2 (PH-NDY) made her maiden flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol, in a KLu c/s and marked ‘K-1’. The aircraft transferred to the NLR in August 1961, registered PH-XIV.