Alconbury 1985

[sschofield11]

Found a few slides from Alconbury 85, where have all the years gone seems like yesterday.

more on Flickr address below

26+66, 26+74, Alconbury July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

Alconbury, XW533 July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

Alconbury, ET-614 July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

622, Alconbury July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

67-15565, Alconbury July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

56-0312, Alconbury July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

50TFW, 82-0914, 82-0922, Alconbury July 21st, 1985 by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

Enjoy

Steven

[Knife 04]

Hey Steven

These are fantastic - thanks for posting up

Already had a visit to the Flickr page - that F-101 is sublime!

Look forward to seeing more

Darren

[Ewart]

What was the F-101 doing there the year after they were retired from US ANG service?

Thanks for sharing.

[Nighthawke]

It was for battle damage repair training (BDRT) at Alconbury. Later moved to Coventry with the Midland Air Museum.

[Frank the Dog]

Very nice, those 104s are stunning, thanks for sharing.

[ST24]

More evidence of why this thread is so good and keeps giving!! '85 wasn't a classic season in the grand scheme of things with no RAF fast jet displays per se but just look at all this stuff!!

What was the F-101 doing there the year after they were retired from US ANG service?

Thanks for sharing.

As said, all USAFE bases had a retired airframe or two for BDRT, many kept in good nick given their role. F-100s, '101s,' 105s and F-4C/D/N.. Added even more to the immense variety back then..

[F3]

Nice set Steven that give a good flavour of that show which I attended. It was one of the better Alconbury shows which tended to be a bit hit and miss. Definitely missed now tho'!

[sschofield11]

Thanks for comments, Alconbury was one of my favourite fields with plenty of spots to photograph from. Saw some great machines here.

Steven

[paddyboy]

Hi Steven

Remember that show sooooo well

Siggi and Bennu (sitting in for Axel) were THE stars, IMHO

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Punkrunner62]

Great post from a sadly missed base,always enjoyed a visit their as you were usually guaranteed to see something decent.
Cheers.

[68001pg]

Love the star's, what a great photo and the scan is excellent so clear and light is brilliant

[venom]

fantastic photos buddy
colin

[sschofield11]

Thanks for the comments guys

Steven

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