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You never knew what to expect, but even without visitors the TR-1s, F-5s and Phantoms were usually fairly active with missions morning and afternoon. Happy memories of parking up and trekking around the edge of the field with camera bag, sandwiches and the essential stepladder.

Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt 11 80-170 WR 509 TFS 81 TFW USAF
a1 by S D, on Flickr

Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt 11 80-146 WR 511 TFS 81 TFW USAF
a2 by S D, on Flickr

Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt 11 146 WR 511 TFS 81 TFW USAF
a3 by S D, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom 71-259 AR 1 TRS 10 TRW USAF
a4 by S D, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom 69-370 AR 1 TRS 10 TRW USAF
a5 by S D, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom 68-589 AR 1 TRS 10 TRW USAF
a6 by S D, on Flickr

Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter 28+01 JBG-34 WGAF
a7 by S D, on Flickr

Aermacchi MB-339A MM54511 61 61º Stormo IAF
a8 by S D, on Flickr

Aermacchi MB-339A MM54509 57 61º Stormo IAF
a9 by S D, on Flickr

Cheers

Steve

Is very nice

What a great base

What a great era

Fantastic, my, it takes you back to those great days out!

A totally great base to visit, as was said earlier you never knew what to expect, thanks for posting.
Cheers.

What a great base Alconbury was, I remember many visitors and deployments during the eighties. Many thanks for jogging the old memory banks.

Historic set depicting the daily operation of an iconic base. Fond memories of the Air Tattoos. Strange how I always get a distinct whiff of burgers when motoring past on the A1. Ghosts of airshows past?

Always a great show.

Great memories beef and beans for breakfast from one of tents , younger people miss what was happening every day , they would have lapped it up.! ROB

Hi Steve

Superb shots there

AR was always one of my fave displays, back in the day

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Excellent post of the good ol' days - great quality as well - loved the RF-4Cs!

Only went past there yesterday

Thanks for posting on

Darren

Great memories of occaisionally sitting down at owl end mid week or driving around the back to get the BT eagles on a Saturday morning (usually without a camera grrrr) then heading off to Lakenheath and Mildenhall

That TF-104G looks brilliant