Why RAF Boscombe Down?

[Cyberfox]

I bet Boscombe Down was brilliant for spotting in the 80s?

[Snoop 95]

I bet Boscombe Down was brilliant for spotting in the 80s?

I once saw 26 different types of RAF aircraft in one day spent at the end of Boscombe's runway!

[Cyberfox]

Amazing! The halcyon days of spotting.

[Blackcat1]

My late Uncle used to work in Westbury, always used to enjoy my visits there and we used to visit Boscombe too in the 80s/90s , great to see so many types.

[Thunderbolt II]

I bet Boscombe Down was brilliant for spotting in the 80s?

I once saw 26 different types of RAF aircraft in one day spent at the end of Boscombe's runway!

What were the 26, if you don’t mind me asking?

[Snoop 95]

I bet Boscombe Down was brilliant for spotting in the 80s?

I once saw 26 different types of RAF aircraft in one day spent at the end of Boscombe's runway!

What were the 26, if you don’t mind me asking?

I do not have a record of date or of the types, but having written this I did sit down and compile a list, which is therefore not definitive! Here goes:

Jet Provost, Andover (2 types), Hunter, Lightning, Phantom, Hawk, Jaguar, Canberra, Victor, Hercules, Beagle, Bassett, Britannia, Argosy, Devon, VC10, Sea King, Gazelle, Harrier, Dominie, Buccaneer, Vulcan, Heron, Whirlwind, Jetstream, Chipmunk.

[slogen51]

Don't forget the RAF Chinook and the based Tornado

I used to visit about once a month combined with Middle Wallop

Edit : must admit I did sometimes ask myself why?

[Gus0898uk]

Well spotted snoop, no Aurora though?

[Thunderbolt II]

Excellent list there, thanks for responding!

[plmc135]

And missing is the oldest and most iconic type of them all, the Harvard.