Neil's Nostalgia
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• RAF - FAA - AAC images by Robert A. Edwards © 1959 - 1989 •
• Aird Archives • |
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Test sharpening of image, below - before, above - after.
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XR760 / G English Electric Lightning F.6 (95225) RAF. f/f 20 September 1965, d/d 27 January 1966, w/o 15 July 1986. |
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XR752 / H English Electric Lightning F.6 (95217) RAF. f/f 16 June 1965, d/d 26 November 1965, scr. Binbrook September 1987 to Swafling Engineering. |
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XP707 English Electric Lightning F.3 (95161) RAF. f/f 13 November 1963, d/d 18 August 1964, w/o 19 March 1987, remains sold 21 October 1987 to Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge for spares and produce, remains then scrapped. |
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XP716 English Electric Lightning F.3 (95199) RAF. f/f 19 November 1964, d/d 04 February 1965, l/f 30 September 1987 to Cottesmore for use on the fire dump as 8940M, remains to G. Johnson scrap yard, Coseley, Wolverhampton on 14 June 1994, finally scrapped July 1994. |
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WA669 Gloster Meteor T. Mk 7 RAF. d/d 1950, w/o 25 May 1986 at Mildenhall. Note: I saw this aircraft the day before the accident. |
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XL497 Fairey Gannet AEW.3 (F9456) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. R/041. Preserved Dumfries and Galloway Avaition Museum. |
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XL472 Fairey Gannet AEW.3 (F9441) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. R/044. Preserved Gatwick Aviation Museum.
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XV359 / R Blackburn Buccaneer S2B (B3-09-67) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. d/d 28/02/1969, to A2693, privately owned Topsham, Devon. |
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XE707 / VL865 Hawker Hunter GA.11 (HABL-003037) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. f/f 13 August 1955 to G-BVYH, to N707XE, preserved Bentwaters.
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WV382 / VL830 Hawker Hunter GA.11 (41H-670825) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. f/f 11 July 1955, Preserved East Midlands Airpark.
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XF368 / VL863 Hawker Hunter GA.11 (HABL-003097) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. f/f 18 February 1956 , became G-BZRH to South Africa.
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XF985 / 876 Hawker Hunter T.8C (HABL-003140) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. d/d 06 June 1956, w/o 10 April 1990. Crashed 10 April 1990 at Roman Farm, near Charminster, Dorset. The pilot had ejected due to a jammed port aileron. Caused by failure of a pin in the port aileron hydraulic jack. FRADU 877. |
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XE665 / 878 Hawker Hunter T.8C (HABL-003009) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. f/f 09 May 1955, d/d 24 May 1955, to G-BWGM 15 August 1995, to Kemble. |
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XL603 / 720 Hawker Hunter T.8M (41H/694514) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. f/f 06/12/1958, d/d 13/01/1959, to N603XL, New Richmond, WI. |
WJ817 English Electric Canberra PR.7 RAF. d/d 10 August 1954, to 8695M at Wyton, scrapped 1995. |
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WJ876 English Electric Canberra T.4 RAF. d/d 24 January 1955, s.o.c. 07 August 1975 CAT 5(S), to Predannack Fire School, perished. |
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WH902 / EK English Electric Canberra T.17 (SH1645) RAF. RNAS Yeovilton 30 July 1982. d/d 08/03/1954, scr. Wyton 1995. |
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WH664 / EH English Electric Canberra T.17 (71136) RAF 360 squadron. d/d 19 December 1952, scrapped at Wyton during July 1992. |
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WJ869 English Electric Canberra T.4. RAF. d/d 25 March 1981 to Zimbabwe AF as 2215. |
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WK119 English Electric Canberra B.2 RAF. d/d 14/ April 1954, s.o.c. 07 August 1975 as CAT 5(C), to Wyton fire dump, scrapped 1994. |
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WH797 / 851 English Electric Canberra T.22 (71291) RN - Fleet Air Arm. d/d 24/ May 1954, (N) scrapped 1995 Hanningfield Metals, Stock, Essex. |
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WH887 / 847 English Electric Canberra TT.18 (SH1644/EEP2385) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. d/d 08 March 1954, transferred to Royal Navy 13 November 1969, rear fuselage scrapped Llanbedr November 2004, (N) sold to GJD Services, moved 24 August 2008 to former RAF Upwood with a private owner. |
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WK142 / 848 English Electric Canberra (EEP13535) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. d/d 16 November 1954, transferred to Fleet Air Arm, sold as N76764 Regd 14 March 1997, to CAF Museum at Falcon Field, Mesa, AZ - Jet Aviation Historical Society. Photo: Neil Aird © April 1998 |
XZ494 / 716 BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1 (41H-912018/P30) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. |
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ZA191 / L-123 BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1 (41H-9120030) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. RNAS Yeovilton 30 July 1982 |
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ZD615 / 723 BAE Sea Harrier F/A.2 (41H-912054/P3) Royal Navy - OEU - Fleet Air Arm. f/f 15 May 1986, to Red Deer, AB. |
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WV735 Percival Sea Prince C.1 (P57/49) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. CU/578. Delivered Nov-1954, s.o.c. 29-Mar-1977, scr. Binbrook 1980 |
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XR445 de Havilland DH.114 Sea Heron C.20 (14092) Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm. RNAS Yeovilton 30 July 1982 |
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TX213 Avro Anson C.19 (33785) RAF at Abingdon for Golden Jubilee ceremony, 15 June 1968. |
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TG503 Handley Page Hastings T.5 RAF Transport Command. To 8555M 17 June 1977 at Gatow, Berlin. To Zehlenhdorf, Berlin 21 September 1997. |
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KG661 Douglas C-47A Dakota Mk.3 (102000) RAF - RAE "Portpatrick Princess". Mildenhall 26/27 May 1979. Ex RCAF later became ZA947 in 1979. |
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XS728 / E BAe Dominie T. 1 (25048) RAF. d/d 23/11/1965, wfu RAF Cranwell January 2011. Offered for sale by tender February 2011. |
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XH557 Avro Vulcan B.2 RAF. d/d 03 December 1965, sold as scrap December 1982 at RAF Waddington. |
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XL317 Avro Vulcan B.2 RAF. d/d 07 June 1962, to Akrotiri, Cyprus for G.I. to 8725M, scr. 1987. |
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XJ435 Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (WA51) RAF. f/f 03 March 1955, d/d 06 June 1955, to 8671M, scr. RAF Dishforth 1988. |
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XV697 Westland Sea King HAS.1 (WA668) RN CU/593. f/f 18 February 1971, d/d 10 March 1971. Later modified to ASaC7 |
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XV664 Westland Sea King ASaC7 (WA652) RN CU/180. f/f 06 May 1970. Photo: 06 June 1995 |
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XX228 / CC BAE Hawk T.1A (064/312064) RAF - 100 Squadron. f/f 02 August 1978. |
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ZF377 Shorts Tucano T.1 (S120/T91) RAF - 3 Flying Training School - "Cranwell Poacher". f/f 31 January 1992. |
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ZF409 Shorts Tucano T.1 (S128/T99) RAF - 3 Flying Training School - "Cranwell Poacher". f/f 26 March 1992, scrapped at Church Fenton. |
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XV220 / 220 Lockheed C-130 Hercules C.3 (4247) RAF. Ex 66-8570, d/d 22 December 1970.
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