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Here's some more of the interesting attendees @ IAT '81. A trio of the choppers from the Sea Search meet (incl. the 1st Frelon I ever saw) and a trio of Meteors from the 40 Yrs. of British Jet Power line incl. the last flying NF.11. Plus a USAF F-4 in the classic Vietnam era camo which had completely disappeared by the time of the Phantom 25 Ann. meet two yrs. later when all the USAF examples were in the less photogenic low-vis schemes.
Super Frelon 122 - D 32F Aeronavale - Sea Search '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Sea King Mk 48 RS-05 40 Esc FAB - Sea Search '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Sikorske S-61 U-U-280 Esk 722 RDAF - '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Meteor T.7 WA662 RAE Lllanbedr - 40 Yrs of British Jet Power '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Meteor NF11 WD790 RAE - 40 Years of British Jet Power '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Meteor F.8 VZ467 01 1TWU - 40 Yrs of British Jet Power '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

F-4D 66-8714 SP 52 TFW USAF - '81 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Lovely Meteors Michael, I never got to see the RAE NF11 sadly.

Lovely,

I started in '82, Greenham was my first big show in '83 Happy days!

Enjoyed these, thanks for sharing

Kev

Great shots again....keep em coming!

Great shots and memories, always loved the Meteor. Sadly the NF11 was wfu not long afterwards and broken up for spares, although the cockpit survives somewhere.

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 17, 2025 9:39 pm

...the cockpit survives somewhere.

Old Sarum I believe.

Nighthawke wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 17, 2025 9:51 pm

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 17, 2025 9:39 pm

...the cockpit survives somewhere.

Old Sarum I believe.

correct the nose of WD 790 is at B.D.A.C. at old sarum