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Mildenhall Airshow 1986

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Doughnut
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Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Doughnut » Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:38 pm

Two questions -
Which SR-71A flew on Saturday 24/05/86 either 17960 or 17980

Also on arrivals day Friday 23/05/86 I have photos of Buccaneer S2B XW530 HF 12 sqn and XW533 AS 208 sqn
although Scramble only list XW530 at the show ?

Thanks for any help

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by mustang5861 » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:40 pm

Doughnut wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:38 pm
Two questions -
Which SR-71A flew on Saturday 24/05/86 either 17960 or 17980

Also on arrivals day Friday 23/05/86 I have photos of Buccaneer S2B XW530 HF 12 sqn and XW533 AS 208 sqn
although Scramble only list XW530 at the show ?

Thanks for any help
According to the 'BAR' reprt for the show, 17960 was the display SR-71A. Confirmed that XW530 was in attendance, though 'BAR' has it coded as 'F'; but there is no mention at all of XW533, either in connection with the show or as a visitor in late May.

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Doughnut
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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Doughnut » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:00 pm

Thankyou very much for the reply. I had my doubts about XW533 as being taken on the same day as XW530 but thats what the ticket said.

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Yammer » Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:27 pm

My own log notes show XW530 at Mildenhall on Sat 24.5.1986 as code "HF"

A photo on Flickr shows it that same day

https://www.flickr.com/photos/58611670@N04/8567871985
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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Knife 04 » Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:09 pm

mustang5861 wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:40 pm
Doughnut wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:38 pm
Two questions -
Which SR-71A flew on Saturday 24/05/86 either 17960 or 17980

Also on arrivals day Friday 23/05/86 I have photos of Buccaneer S2B XW530 HF 12 sqn and XW533 AS 208 sqn
although Scramble only list XW530 at the show ?

Thanks for any help
According to the 'BAR' reprt for the show, 17960 was the display SR-71A.
Shot of 17980 in static
ImageSR-71 - 17980 Det 4, 9th SRW Mildenhall by Darren Currie, on Flickr

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by mustang5861 » Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:34 pm

Knife 04 wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:09 pm
mustang5861 wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:40 pm
Doughnut wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:38 pm
Two questions -
Which SR-71A flew on Saturday 24/05/86 either 17960 or 17980

Also on arrivals day Friday 23/05/86 I have photos of Buccaneer S2B XW530 HF 12 sqn and XW533 AS 208 sqn
although Scramble only list XW530 at the show ?

Thanks for any help
According to the 'BAR' reprt for the show, 17960 was the display SR-71A.
Shot of 17980 in static
ImageSR-71 - 17980 Det 4, 9th SRW Mildenhall by Darren Currie, on Flickr
Just to clarify: yes, 17960 was the display aircraft, i.e. it participated in the Flying display; and 17980 was in what 'BAR', in its
listings for airshows, refers to as the Static participants. Apologies for any confusion caused. Good photo!

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Knife 04 » Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:41 pm

mustang5861 wrote:
Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:34 pm
Apologies for any confusion caused. Good photo!
No confusion at all Mustang - just trying to clarify your point with photographic evidence :D

Thanks for the comment :thumb:

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Whoppa722002 » Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:43 am

Could anyone share a log of the show in 86??
Thanks for any help

Wayne :thumb:

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by britaylor » Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:43 am

take a look under scramble site uner airshows

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by Nighthawke » Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:04 am

A link would be more useful:

https://www.scramble.nl/database/show-r ... nhall-1986

I do have a Word document from the 23rd if it would help more. Don't have time at the moment to reformat it to reproduce here.

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Re: Mildenhall Airshow 1986

Post by XR713 » Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:40 pm

Very nice.

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