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A collection of some of the static aircraft:

Argus-CP-107-StMawgan-10741-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Etendard-IVP-StMawgan-114-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

F-4D-StMawgan-65-0689-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

F-4F-StMawgan-3747-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

F-104G-StMawgan-2247-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

G-91T-StMawgan-3452-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Harrier-StMawgan-XV804-2-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Harrier-StMawgan-XV804-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Harrier-StMawgan-XW922-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Hastings-StMawgan-TG503-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

HH-53C-StMawgan-69-5797-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Hunter-StMawgan-XJ639-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Lightning-StMawgan-XR749-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Lightning-StMawgan-XR751-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Victor-StMawgan-XM715-2-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Victor-StMawgan-XM715-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Vulcan-StMawgan-XL445-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Wessex-StMawgan-XS873-06AU75 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

nice set especially the F104 and G91

Another great selection from St Mawgan, one of the more interesting shows to attend. The first shot, the Argus, one of my favourite types, but a nice selection of fast jets too. Thanks for sharing these with us.

Again a great selection of photos after your previous post on the 1976 show. My favorite this time is the Hastings. Thank you very much for sharing these great shots.
Arnold

Thanks Mike.
Lovely shots.
Always a challenge to get to before the French P-2 went through.
Weren't the aircraft smart in them days? It's almost as though 'scruffy' is a badge of honour these days.
Freeman

What a stellar selection, Mike

So many favourites from back in the day

Makes me almost glad I’m a 70yr old aviation nut and not a 7yr old one

Thanks for a brilliant post

Paddyboy

Very nice selection Michael, the Canadian Argus being my favourite, saw plenty at Kinloss but unfortunately that was before i could afford a camera.
Cheers.

Great set - thanks for sharing

Rod

Excellent shots, thanks for sharing.

Lovely set. I'm "thirding" the vote for the Argus and "seconding" the shot of the Hastings as my favourites. The latter used to fly at altitude over Nottingham when SCBS was still operational at Lindholme, so to see one on the ground was a treat. And, as Freeman has already said, the colour schemes of the day were much more appealing than the "50 shades of grey" we enjoy today!

That F-4D raises again the question of that funny green seen on a number of USAF a/c (all around the world) used where tan should be; as far as I can find out there's no definitive answer to whether it was a dodgy batch of USAF Tan which faded or a bad paint batch -or some wrongly labelled tins.

The green replacing the tan was the start of the 'European one' camo scheme, the lighter green being replaced later with a dark green.

Phantom fanatic wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 24, 2023 3:16 pm

The green replacing the tan was the start of the 'European one' camo scheme, the lighter green being replaced later with a dark green.

Disagree with that. First, in Euro 1 (lizard) the tan was replaced by a dark gray ( and that’s another story) not green; second, that green was seen on only a few a/c, including in PACAF, but usually in a partial respray and often on part panels or the fin with the rudder unrespayed. Consequently you had a/c with the two official greens, tan and that green; fairly sure there are pictures of that Phantom with tan on the other side. EDIT. In fact if you look at the fin you can still see tan under the LN tail code.

There’s a complete thread on Britmodeller about it if I can find the link.

Stunning pictures ....and a Hunter with rocket pods.....like OMG !! I miss those "Proper" airshow days...merry xmas......cheers

Gorgeous set of shots, some absolute beauties ....

Fantastic set of images

Cor! Drooled over these pics for ages - any post with F-4s and F-104s does it for me every time. As one fellow FCer observed, the a/c all look pristine, almost just off the production line (which is far from the truth for most types). Thanks for sharing (more please!).

Brilliant set! The Victor pilot disgraced himself on arrival by running off the end of the (8000") runway and heading up the field towards us. The Victor sank in the soft ground so we had another Hastings fly a tow bar in early morning on show day and another coming to pick it up the next day. Five Hastings still flew in those days and we had 3 in two days....

We heard ATC debating how to land with a Victor off the end of the runway so they switched runways and landed over the top of it, from what I recall (I was 11) it was decided to switch back as the wind was not helpful. Elf & Safety were not part of the debate. The seventies were ace!!

Great set of photos. This was my first St Mawgan Airday and I only took a few photos with my trusty Kodak Instamatic so it's really nice to see what the aircraft actually look liked compared to my blurry images. I was only a young lad and don't remember seeing most of the types featured. Great trip down memory lane.

Here's the other side of the F-4D. Not sure if my early 126 slide image helps the discussion re. the colour scheme.

65689 F-4D USAF 1975 St Mawgan by Andy Bird, on Flickr