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I went to Binbrook to observe air exercises on several occasions during the '80s but on only two did I take slide film. The 1st was Exercise Priory in Oct. '85 when a RNoAF detachment comprising mostly F-5s but supplemeted by a couple of F-16s were based there. They were from Rygge as I recall. The 2nd was Exercise Mallet Blow in the summer of ''87 when no foreign visitors were seen altho' a quartet of 14 Sqn. Jags from Bruggen made a lunch stop.

RNoAF F-16A 294 - Ex Priory '85 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

RNoAF F-5 - Ex Priory '85 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

RNoAF F-5A 222 - Ex Priory '85 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

RNoAF F-5B 906 - Ex Priory '85 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

5 + 11 Sqn. Lightnings - Ex Priory '85 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Lightnings + F-16 - Ex Priory '85 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Tornado GR1 16 27 Sqn. - Ex Mallet Blow '87 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Jaguar GR3 AK 14 Sqn. - Ex Mallet Blow '87 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

14 Sqn. Jaguar GR3s - Ex Mallet Blow '87 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Lightning F6 XR758 AH 5 Sqn. - Ex Mallet Blow '87 Binbrook by Michael Britton, on Flickr

RAF 80s nostalgia at its best - another winning post.

Minor point but the Jaguars were still GR1 or 1A at that time.

Thanks for sharing these, Lightning's, Jaguars and Northrop's, very nostalgic and great to see.

Fantastic - what I would give to visit Binbrook in it's heyday!

Are you sure about the 14 Squadron Jaguar date as 14 re-equipped with the Tornado GR1 in 1985?

A number of ex- 14Sqn Jaguars were operating from Coltishall in 1986 possibly longer. I will look through my old Norfolk Aviation Society reports when I get home to see if there is any further info.