Mildenhall Airshow 1986

[Doughnut]

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

[mustang5861]

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.

HTH,
M

[Doughnut]

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.

[Yammer]

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

[Knife 04]

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
SR-71 - 17980 Det 4, 9th SRW Mildenhall by Darren Currie, on Flickr

[mustang5861]

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
SR-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!

[Knife 04]

Apologies for any confusion caused. Good photo!

No confusion at all Mustang - just trying to clarify your point with photographic evidence

Thanks for the comment

[Whoppa722002]

Could anyone share a log of the show in 86??

[britaylor]

take a look under scramble site uner airshows

[Nighthawke]

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.

[XR713]

Very nice.

[Sea_Harrier_FA2]

For my log 26th May 1985, i.e. the year before, I have XW533/AS 208 Sqn as at the show. Mix up on photo cataloguing?

Cheers

Bob

[Nighthawke]

I was there all day for 23/05/1986 and only have one Buccaneer arriving - XW530/HF

[Yammer]

I was there all day for 23/05/1986 and only have one Buccaneer arriving - XW530/AF

Can I suggest the code was "HF"

[Nighthawke]

Apologies typo on my part yes, XW530/HF