1985 Fairford - Starfighter Fest

[mancman]

There were 14 Starfighters at the IAT in 1985, with no less than 8 examples from Germany. Here's a few from the weekend.

26+82 F-104G German Navy July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

F-104G Luftwaffe July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

26+37 F-104G Luftwaffe July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

26+37 F-104G Luftwaffe July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

MM6705 F-104S Italian AF July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

104650 CF-104D Canadian AF July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

24+54 F-104G Luftwaffe July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

RT-657 CF-104D R Danish AF July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

21+85 F-104G Luftwaffe July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

[Mike]

Great shots of a wonderful Air Tattoo, Andy.

I've got 10 German Starfighters in the log, I think you're missing TF-104G 27+79 & F-104G 26+60, both of MFG2, that were over by the hangars but could have actually been in a hangar when you were over there.

[mancman]

Thanks for the update, must have been hangared, I don't remember seeing the the TF-104.So there were 16 in total, even better!

[Nighthawke]

Thanks for posting these Andy, great reminder if my first IAT.

... I think you're missing TF-104G 27+79 & F-104G 26+60, both of MFG2...

Thanks Mike. For 36 years I've had 26+79 in my database. Can't find original log to see what I wrote down. Looked online to check and hey presto, I got it wrong. Never seen either any other time so no change in total seen.

[Mike]

No problem Ian, here's some photos to prove it was really 27+79 ! :- https://www.airliners.net/search?keywor ... lay=detail

I have the following in the static display :-

21+85 F-104G EST 61
24+54 F-104G TGP 11

and these over by the hangar :-

24+05 F-104G TGP 11
25+18 F-104G TGP 11
25+30 F-104G TGP 11
26+37 F-104G TGP 11
26+60 F-104G MFG 2
26+66 F-104G MFG 2
26+82 F-104G MFG 2
27+79 TF-104G MFG 2

[Mustang531]

Thanks for these great memories, a hot day for the first Fairford RIAT and I got a bit sunburnt. That was the same day as Live Aid at Wembley too. Thanks for sharing these.

[paddyboy]

Hi Andy

That was our first IAT

Starfighter heaven

Presume that’s Siggi and Axel (or Bennu) on the move in ‘The Vikings’

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Blue fox]

Oh what a dream show, Starfighter heaven.

[roughcutter]

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Presume that’s Siggi and Axel (or Bennu) on the move in ‘The Vikings’
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Did he hit the sound barrier then?

Great shots of some wonderful memories there

[fisherman]

Not wishing to confuse things I have 9x German 2x each from Canada, Denmark, and Italy, numbering 15?

https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2 ... s-new.html

Great post as well Andy

[Nighthawke]

Definitely 10 Germans as per Mike's list above.

[paddyboy]

Roughcutter: certainly set a few early car alarms off

[Mike]

Not wishing to confuse things I have 9x German 2x each from Canada, Denmark, and Italy, numbering 15?

https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2 ... s-new.html

Great post as well Andy

Scramble's list doesn't mention 26+60 for some unknown reason :- https://www.scramble.nl/database/show-r ... rford-1985
It was on BARG's official checklist that could be bought at the Tattoo according to the copy I still have, and there's also a photo of it on on airliners.net :- https://www.airliners.net/search?keywor ... lay=detail

So, definitely 10 German F-104s present in 1985.

[fisherman]

Not wishing to confuse things I have 9x German 2x each from Canada, Denmark, and Italy, numbering 15?

https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2 ... s-new.html

Great post as well Andy

Scramble's list doesn't mention 26+60 for some unknown reason :- https://www.scramble.nl/database/show-r ... rford-1985
It was on BARG's official checklist that could be bought at the Tattoo according to the copy I still have, and there's also a photo of it on on airliners.net :- https://www.airliners.net/search?keywor ... lay=detail

So, definitely 10 German F-104s present in 1985.

Hi Mike just checked my list and photo's against "Scamble's" updated 2011 list, 26+60 is not on it? did somebody miss read 26+66? just a thought

[fisherman]

Not wishing to confuse things I have 9x German 2x each from Canada, Denmark, and Italy, numbering 15?

https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2 ... s-new.html

Great post as well Andy

Scramble's list doesn't mention 26+60 for some unknown reason :- https://www.scramble.nl/database/show-r ... rford-1985
It was on BARG's official checklist that could be bought at the Tattoo according to the copy I still have, and there's also a photo of it on on airliners.net :- https://www.airliners.net/search?keywor ... lay=detail

So, definitely 10 German F-104s present in 1985.

Hi Mike just checked my list and photo's against "Scamble's" updated 2011 list, 26+60 is not on it? did somebody miss read 26+66? just a thought

Got it, it was a Monday morning visitor arrived on the 15th July?

[Mike]

Got it, it was a Monday morning visitor arrived on the 15th July?

It's on the official BARG checklist that I bought at the show on the Saturday morning, so it must have arrived on one of the arrivals days.

Not a mis-read of 26+66 either as that's the one furthest away in my own photo :-

[anthony martin]

Paradise

[The Phantom]

Superb images of a great show

[Mustang531]

Love the last shot, wonderful machines. Just a shame that only a couple are displayed in museums in the UK. Mention of the checklist brings back memories of when they were a lot cheaper as well!

[fisherman]

Got it, it was a Monday morning visitor arrived on the 15th July?

It's on the official BARG checklist that I bought at the show on the Saturday morning, so it must have arrived on one of the arrivals days.

Not a mis-read of 26+66 either as that's the one furthest away in my own photo :-

Hi Mike, yes indeed! I'm still guessing it arrived first thing Monday morning with a spare part for somebody, or it was a visitor before the show as well? and formed part of the complete list and not actually displayed at the show? Your guess