The RAF mid-week summer airshows

[Gruncle 01]

RAF St.Mawgan held their airshows mid week in August to take advantage of the holiday makers during the summer holidays.
There are 2 years depicted in these pictures 1974 and 1976. All again scanned from my slides.
Firstly 06/08/1974,

Harrier GR1 XV745/27 233OCU by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Harrier T2 XW270/56 233OCU by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Shackleton AEW2 WL756/56 8Sq by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Hastings T5 TG511 SCBS by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Nimrod MR1 XV259/59 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

CP107 Argus 10741 Canada by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Atlantic 254 Kon Marine by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

P3C Orion 158915/LF9 VP16 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Hunter FGA9 XK141/51 79sq by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Britannia C1 XM489 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Canbera TT18 WJ639/39 7Sq by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Varsity T1 WJ903/C 6FTS by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Paris 41 FN by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Etendard IVM 9 FN by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Buccaneer S2A XV360 237OCU by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

The next selection are from 04/08/1976,
RF104G D8129 306Sq. by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

P3B Orion 153414/LK3 VP26 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Neptune P2C 202 320MLD by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Phantom RF4C 35+81 AKG51 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Fiat G91T 34+54 WS50 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Canberra TT18 WK124/24 7Sq. by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Red Arrows Gnats by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Canbetta WH718/18 7Sq. by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Hercules C1 XV300/300 LTW by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Canberra TT18 WK124/24 7Sq by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

Sandringham VP-LVE Ex. JM915 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

IMG_0113 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

[eLaReF]

Always loved the Argus & always failed to get a decent picture!
Great shots

[paddyboy]

Hi Michael

Looking at your sets makes me even more desperate to find that TARDIS

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[SW Sky Blue]

Fabulous pics

Kev

[teeonefixer]

Classic shows and great shots.
I was at the 76 show and was most surprised and impressed when the Sandringham flew over, such grace !

[The Phantom]

Superb images

[Seahawk 11]

Just fantastic, great to see these as I was there, they were very good shows back then,

Rob

[3Greens]

Great post Michael
Remember my one and only St.Mawgan show in 1980 a brilliant place for foreign aircraft not normally seen ... French Neptune on approach. Special USN P3s working inlcluding 'El Coyote'
Thanks for posting
3Greens

[Gruncle 01]

I found these 2 pictures from 1985 that I scanned from slides,

RP3A 150500 VXN8 Arctic Fox St.Mawgan Aug.1985 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

RP3A 150500 VXN8 Arctic Fox St.Mawgan Aug.1985 by Michael Skinner, on Flickr

[3Greens]

Great captures of the 'special ones'. I do remember one sunny evening at the fence at Binbrook hearing and seeing this large piston aircraft lumbering by and wondering what an earth it was ... an Argus wasnt first thought! What a sight he was on his way down to St.Mawgan.
Thanks for posts
3Greens

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these, another great selection of shots for years gone by. Would have loved to have done more shows here, but only managed 1991 and 1992. Nice to see the Hastings, but the Argus was always something special.

[KeBul]

Lovely set Michael,

Thanks for sharing

Kev