A few days at Mildenhall 1978

[fisherman]

I was just adding some of these to Flickr before they are totally eaten away with mould spores and thought I would share some of them here with you. Hope you enjoy a look back just over 40 years ago...where does time go?

1.65-0966 WC-130H. 63rd WRS USAF Mildenhall1978jpg by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

2.141023 C-131F Samaritan USN NAF by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

3.116749 CF-116 'CF-5A' RCAF Visits Mildenhall whilst on attachment at Sollingen West Germany 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

4.58-0089 KC-135T USAF Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

5.54-2307 EC-121T 79AWACS AFRES Mildenhall show 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

6.66-0425:AR RF-4C Phantom 10TRW Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

7.66-7553:WR F-4D Phantom 81TFW USAF Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

8.104636 CF-104D RCAF Mildenhall static 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

9.32+94 Fiat G-91R Luftwaffe Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

10.152939:AB KA-6B Prowler VA-34 USN Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

11.159013:AB F-14A Tomcat VF-32 USN Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

12.68-10364 HH-53C 67ARRS Mildenhall 1978 by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

Cheers for looking.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/65425040@N07/

[Punkrunner62]

Pure, pure class, brings back so many memories.
Cheers.

[james baker]

1978 is before my time with a camera and a number of the aircraft depicted I never got to see they are brilliant shots and the quality of the scans is just great thanks for posting wonderful .

[F3]

Some aviation history gems there. I well remember that C-131 which was a Hall resident for many years, but the rarest catch is that Canadian 434 Sqn. CF-5A. The type was assigned to the reinforcement of NATO's northern flank and as such only occasionally got over here on exercise.

[ST24]

Canadian F-5??!! Youre killing me with that! Excellent post..

[Redfox29]

I love the F14 Tomcat, one aircraft I never saw flying or static. Been doing photography since 1985 and I went to Mildenhall for the first time in 86, loved the airshow and even today it was the best

[Blue Diamond]

Cracking set.

[H.A.Bucken]

That was the Airfete I didn't for some reason. If I'm not mistaken the KC (I'm not near THE book just now) was a Q mark of the 100 ARW, based at Beale; was there an SR-71 on TDY at the time? Think it was the following year they had 17958 in static.
Nowt wrong with the reproductions by the way.
Roger

[dragonchaser]

Very nostalgic post, super memories, never to be repeated unfortunately.

[fisherman]

Thanks, guys for the comments and the info, as far as I know, no SR-71 but a few days after the show, I managed a distant photo of a U-2 being readied for a mission. Also around the back, I photographed a French airforce T-33 with a Beech 18 also Armee de l'Air, any info very welcome?

[graham luxton]

That was the Airfete I didn't for some reason. If I'm not mistaken the KC (I'm not near THE book just now) was a Q mark of the 100 ARW, based at Beale; was there an SR-71 on TDY at the time? Think it was the following year they had 17958 in static.
Nowt wrong with the reproductions by the way.
Roger

Yes, its a 100thARW Q. No SR's on TDY at the time but as the Q's could A/R every type the A's did it wasn't much of a clue as to whether an SR was present or not.
17958 was in the static in '77.

[graham luxton]

Thanks, guys for the comments and the info, as far as I know, no SR-71 but a few days after the show, I managed a distant photo of a U-2 being readied for a mission. Also around the back, I photographed a French airforce T-33 with a Beech 18 also Armee de l'Air, any info very welcome?

Some good memories there, thanks. Weather Herk was 53rdWRS - the appearance of one of these was normally an indication that a`Coronet` was imminent. They used to fly the same route over the ocean as the deployment a/c and if the weather was within limits the mission would go ahead, otherwise the dreaded delays kicked in. U-2 was 10338, can't help with the others.

[fisherman]

Thanks, guys for the comments and the info, as far as I know, no SR-71 but a few days after the show, I managed a distant photo of a U-2 being readied for a mission. Also around the back, I photographed a French airforce T-33 with a Beech 18 also Armee de l'Air, any info very welcome?

Some good memories there, thanks. Weather Herk was 53rdWRS - the appearance of one of these was normally an indication that a`Coronet` was imminent. They used to fly the same route over the ocean as the deployment a/c and if the weather was within limits the mission would go ahead, otherwise the dreaded delays kicked in. U-2 was 10338, can't help with the others.

Thanks Graham really appreciate that.

[H.A.Bucken]

Thanks, Graham. I think 1977 was my first Airfete- only a single-day affair back then; 17958 being my first 'Blackbird'. I might have shots of every one that visited the U.K. (including a renumbered 17955??) though I hasten to add, not on every occasion! Unfortunately I don't have the means to copy them onto the Forum.
Roger

[paddyboy]

Hi Michael

Where to start

Prowler, Tomcat, etc., etc., but

F5

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Petepilot]

Blimey, real airframes, made of metal.... wasn't USS JFK in Stokes Bay at the time?

[Knife 04]

Blimey Michael - really spoiling us now - belter post and as most have said before some great airframes and nice scans

Being me I do love that HH-53!

Well done and thanks for posting

Darren

[apex]

Ah the late seventies, some great memories, I got around a lot back then but I was not prolific with a camera in those days.

Must have seen that C131 a hundred times between Mildenhall and Northolt but only have a couple of shots of it.

[SCARECROW]

Oh yes love them

[SW Sky Blue]

Superb Mike