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Vigilante at IAT?
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Vigilante at IAT?
In the business of sorting out some loose ends in my memory about aircraft observed in yesteryear, but does anybody recall seeing a US Navy Vigilante at the IAT events in the '70s and '80s? If so, please identify the year and the aircraft concerned.
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Don't think one ever did IAT closest was on a carrier in Stokes Bay.
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EA-3B also at IAT Greenham Common in 1977, but definitely no RA-5C's.
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Same one (144852/18 "Ranger18", VQ-2) at IAT'76 as well. Bit of thread creep - at least one Vigilante visited Mildenhall.plmc135 wrote:EA-3B also at IAT Greenham Common in 1977, but definitely no RA-5C's.
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I've attended every IAT since 1977 and no Vigilante has visited in that time.
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I saw some B/W photos on the web a while back - I think an A5 did attend a show in either Belgium or Holland in the 70's - Got a feeling is was either KB or Soesterburg. Did you ever venture abroad in the 70's?LecLightning56 wrote:In the business of sorting out some loose ends in my memory about aircraft observed in yesteryear, but does anybody recall seeing a US Navy Vigilante at the IAT events in the '70s and '80s? If so, please identify the year and the aircraft concerned.
Edit : Found it - Liege/Bierset in 1969 http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Navy ... te/2246441
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Please let me know when the A-5 was at Mildenhall and if possible the aircraft concerned. It could be I got IAT mixed up with the Air Fete.graham luxton wrote:Same one (144852/18 "Ranger18", VQ-2) at IAT'76 as well. Bit of thread creep - at least one Vigilante visited Mildenhall.plmc135 wrote:EA-3B also at IAT Greenham Common in 1977, but definitely no RA-5C's.
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Only vaguely remember being told about it in the 1960's but none ever appeared at any of the Mildenhall shows back then. No more info unfortunately.LecLightning56 wrote:Please let me know when the A-5 was at Mildenhall and if possible the aircraft concerned. It could be I got IAT mixed up with the Air Fete.graham luxton wrote:Same one (144852/18 "Ranger18", VQ-2) at IAT'76 as well. Bit of thread creep - at least one Vigilante visited Mildenhall.plmc135 wrote:EA-3B also at IAT Greenham Common in 1977, but definitely no RA-5C's.
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I think a B-58 Hustler appeared at an air show at Mildenhall in the 1960's but never an Air Fete. Could you be mixing the 2 up?
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Major drift from topic but 92440 B-58A was at 1969 MHZ show.
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Funny how memories sometimes play tricks with you, but I think that I shall finally capitulate to the fact that no such aircraft had visited any UK airshows in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Well, if there had not been one on display then there should certainly have been on account of its elegant design, let alone delighting enthusiasts.
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