The oldest RAF yearbook in my collection is from the '58 Gaydon Air Display. Regrettably the cover is very tatty but here is a pic of it together with the flying display programme. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53523933842_fdd6aa7f5f_b.jpg Gaydon '58 Souvenir book + programme by Michael Britto...

South Yorkshire's finest. Those pics are aviation history gold.

Fabulous set Keith. particularly those flightline pics with the blue sky which was all too rarely seen atop the Wolds, probably due to the proximity to the coast.

Thanks for the heads up 1MT. Your powers of observation are remarkable. Have had that publication for many years but failed to notice that pic. Obviously been focussed on the sexier nose art on the fast jets. It is a scan of part of that pic which mancman has found on the net and is not particularly...

1MT wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:09 pm

Hi F3, i believe the picture you are looking for is in the RAF Gulf War Yearbook special, you should be able to download it for free from docdroid.

Thanks for the info. I do have a copy which I'll dig out and check but I can't remember ever seeing it.

I have just completed an article on the history of the recently reformed 42 (R) Sqn. and am trying to source a pic of the nose art on this a/c which read Battle Star 42. During its deployment @ Seeb, Oman it was credited with 4 ship kills I've never seen a pic of this so it's a bit of a long shot, b...

Cracking set there Keith. I was also there on the Tues p.m. It was the half term hols and we were at my parents caravan in Brid. Heard mention of the exercise on the local lunchtime news, jumped in the car and hightailed it over the Humber Bridge just in time to catch the afternoon action.

Cue Neil Sedaka! La,la,la - la, la,la la la.......

Great set. Those RAFG Tooms were the icing on a very sweet cake. The Priory exercises were always good value - and there were 3 or 4 per annum!

Just a heads up for those who read the Ken Ellis article on the making of this film in the current (Feb) FlyPast. It is being shown on the Talking Pictures TV channel this Wed @ 2205 hrs.

Superb set Kevin.

Very nice Yorker. I could have used these for the Finningley Airshows book!

Leuchars Fan wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:47 pm

Hi Mick,

I noticed in your book you were unable to get a hold of some of the Finningley programme, I might be able to help you with some scans?

LF

Thanks for the offer mate but no point now the book's been done.

Obs well worth the effort!

It had great weather on arrivals and most of the show day until the Russians arrived but take out the Russians and it was fairly low on overseas participation. I'd say the final line up in 1994 was far superior to be honest. If I was old enough I think I'd have preferred all that RAF kit at the 197...

I'm not too sure, the 1969 Finningley was very good. 4 x Vulcan Scramble each carrying a Blue Steel Practice round, Lightning 4-ship and solo, Norwegian F-5s, Dutch F-104, Sea Vixen, Belfast and many more! Also first display by Harrier. LF Regrettably the '69 show was one of the few I missed altho'...

Nice selection. Particularly that last 100 Sqn one which is a bit of a rarity.

Re that bombing shot, as Capt Mainwaring once said " I would nt want to be on the receiving end of that little lot"

While searching through my hundreds of Picture files for suitable images for a couple of projects on my New Year to do list I came across these scans lifted from one of the last UH programmes and in view of the recent anniversary of the departure of the last Swingers which someone reminded us of wit...

According to the book on the Lightning by Martin Derry & Neil Robinson XM137 was operated by the Air Fighting Development Squadron and loaned to 74 (Tiger) Sqn for the '61 airshow season as they were that year's RAF Display Team and required an increased complement of jets to enable them to field a ...