Yeovilton Air Day 1984 - Arrivals & static

[Sixoneseven]

Another classic Yeovilton Air Day of the 1980s

VL84-66 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-64 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-63 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-62 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-60 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-59 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-58 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-56 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-55 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-54 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-53 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-52 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-51 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-50 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-49 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-47 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-45 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-44 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-43A by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-42A by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-41 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-38 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-35 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-34 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-33 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-29 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-27 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-24 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-23 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-21 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-20 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-19 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-17 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-16 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-15 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-14 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-6 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

LG4 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-1 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

VL84-4 by Chris Tyler, on Flickr

[binbrook87]

Just brilliant! Oh how times have changed!

[lmgaylard]

Awesome!

[SW Sky Blue]

Excellent

[Kestrel]

Absolutely fantastic!

[matt e]

Great set with some great airframes

[paddyboy]

Just superb

Definitely a proper selection of ‘frames there

All those gorgeous Hunters, 558’s predecessor, 426, and Siggi & Axel as well

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[jpickers56]

Great memories of a time gone by, all those classic aircraft that are so missed today, thanks for sharing these.

[paulh]

Superb post, do like the Wessex/Sea Harrier shot - Thank you for posting.

[DanBeeden]

Excellent shots. For some reason the camo Hawk really caught my eye - think I’d almost forgotten some were painted in this scheme.

[Sixoneseven]

Superb post, do like the Wessex/Sea Harrier shot - Thank you for posting.

Hi Paul. Not sure what was happening in that photo. I think I remember something about the Sea Harrier calling up to say he had a problem. Anyway I have happy memories of VL back in those days

[Mustang531]

Some great shots there, thanks for sharing these with us. Sadly this was a show I missed for some reason. Plenty of variety as usual and always good to see F-104s, the Gannet is a bonus too.

[capercaillie]

The first Yeovilton show I attended, the Saturday weather was questionable. First time I saw a Lightning display, I can remember the Vikings, Atlantic, the static Shackleton and a noisy pair of USAF F-16s that drowned out the Blue Herons for the first few minutes of their routine as they climbed away. For the life of me I cannot recall any old scheme Navy Hunters or the Gannet which as my Dad worked on should have caught my attention. Still I was only 13.

Great post, arrivals looked good fun.

[Rob666]

Thanks for posting some great images of a time I miss. I loved the Vikings and have somewhere a picture signed by both of them Schmitt and Ostermend (or something like that) legends.

[paddyboy]

I have a copy of that print on my study wall, Rob

Signed by Siggi Schmidt, Axel Osterman and Bennu Gamster

Think I bought it on a visit to Hendon years ago

[3Greens]

Excellent set Chris
Never got to a VL show, it was such an travel exodus, and sadly missed so much helo and navy jets.
Thanks for posting
3Greens

[NickB]

Having attended the post Falklands '82 show (I was only 10), I remember eagerly awaiting for weeks to go to this show. We drove up from Helston on the Friday morning (should have been an early start... another story) in my Dads' friends Sherpa van (the same we went to the IAT 83 in), arriving at Yeovilton early afternoon. Back then getting out of Cornwall was quite a journey, with many chunks of the A30 still single carriageway - hard to believe now!
Stand out memories are of lots going on - fast jets, helos, the lot! However one standout memory was Ken Lamprey's arrival in Gannet 3 XL500 from Culdrose - wow - did he throw that aircraft around, with some steep wing-overs and that lovely sound of the Double Mamba! I was always a Gannet fan.
On the day of the air show I can also recall a massive downpour late afternoon where my cousin and I sheltered under the wing of a Canberra and then trudging back to the Sherpa van across the freshly mowed VL sports pitch, grass clippings sticking to my trainers, only to be berated by Ernie, my Dad's friend for bring grass into the van... I was only 12!
84 was a good show as can be seen from these superb pics (thanks) - but for me it lacked the sparkle of the 82 show and of course I was still in awe of the final IAT at Greenham Common in 83!
Recalling these memories makes me feel a little melancholy thinking about what has become of the air show scene in the UK now and how quiet places like Yeovilton have become.

[Knife 04]

Brilliant - thanks for posting!

[Sixoneseven]

Having attended the post Falklands '82 show (I was only 10), I remember eagerly awaiting for weeks to go to this show. We drove up from Helston on the Friday morning (should have been an early start... another story) in my Dads' friends Sherpa van (the same we went to the IAT 83 in), arriving at Yeovilton early afternoon. Back then getting out of Cornwall was quite a journey, with many chunks of the A30 still single carriageway - hard to believe now!
Stand out memories are of lots going on - fast jets, helos, the lot! However one standout memory was Ken Lamprey's arrival in Gannet 3 XL500 from Culdrose - wow - did he throw that aircraft around, with some steep wing-overs and that lovely sound of the Double Mamba! I was always a Gannet fan.
On the day of the air show I can also recall a massive downpour late afternoon where my cousin and I sheltered under the wing of a Canberra and then trudging back to the Sherpa van across the freshly mowed VL sports pitch, grass clippings sticking to my trainers, only to be berated by Ernie, my Dad's friend for bring grass into the van... I was only 12!
84 was a good show as can be seen from these superb pics (thanks) - but for me it lacked the sparkle of the 82 show and of course I was still in awe of the final IAT at Greenham Common in 83!
Recalling these memories makes me feel a little melancholy thinking about what has become of the air show scene in the UK now and how quiet places like Yeovilton have become.

Nice bit of nostalgia, Reminds me how old I am - I was 33 in 1984! Makes me think I should get around to posting my shots from the 1982 Air Day