| Aermacchi MB-339AA and FMA Pucara |
Argentine Air Force |
0767 and A-522 |
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Both were captured at Stanley Airport at the end of the Falklands war. Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset 9/11/1985 |
| Aerospatiale AS.355S Twin Squirrel |
Wimpey Homes Holdings |
G-GWHH |
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AKA the Flying Pussy. Southampton (off airport), 6/1984 |
| Airbus A320 |
MyTravel Denmark |
OY-CNC |
 |
Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Airbus A320 |
Thomas Cook Airlines |
G-TCKE |
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Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Antonov An-2R |
Utterly Butterly |
HA-MEP |
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Elvington, 24/8/1997 |
| Antonov An-2R |
|
YU-BKF |
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Dropping advertising leaflets over the beach at Porec, Yugoslavia, September 1980 |
| Antonov An-12 |
Inter Trans Air |
LZ-ITA |
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Manston Airport, 1997? |
| Armstrong Whitworth Argosy |
Elan Overnight Delivery System |
G-APRL |
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Midland Air Museum, Coventry. 1999 |
| Auster J-5P |
Hunting Surveys |
G-AOGM |
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Ramsgate Airport 23/4/1966 |
| Auster V-J1 |
|
G-AIZZ |
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Ramsgate Airport 1/5/1966 |
| Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
British United Air Ferries |
G-ASHZ |
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Lydd Ferryfield Airport, 17/4/1965. Became N89FA |
| Avro 504K |
|
G-ABAA |
 |
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Manchester 28/8/1998 |
| Avro 707A |
|
WZ736 |
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MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| Avro Avian IIIA |
|
G-EBZM |
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MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| Avro Lancaster 7 |
|
G-ASXX |
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Biggin Hill, 16/5/1965. It had arrived from Australia only 3 days earlier. |
| Avro Lancaster 7 |
|
NX611 |
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G-ASXX at Blackpool Airport in 1972. Now restored by the Panton brothers at East Kirkby, Lincolnshire. |
| Avro Shackleton AEW2 |
RAF |
WR960 |
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MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| Avro Vulcan K2 |
RAF |
XM571 |
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Gibraltar, October 1987. Scrapped in 1990 |
| BAC-221 |
|
WG774 |
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The first Fairey Delta FD-2, which took the world speed record of 1,132mph - a margin of 310mph, in 1956. Later converted as the BAC-221 for research into Concorde's ogival wing. FAA Museum, Yeovilton 9/11/1985 |
| BAe-146-300 |
Ryanair Buzz |
G-UKAG |
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Blackpool and Stansted Airport 3/5/2003. Soon after Ryanair took over Buzz, they started flights from Blackpool to Stansted. I was on this first operation. |
| Blackburn NA-39 |
|
XK488 |
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3rd prototype of the Buccaneer, used for engine testing by De Havilland and Bristol Siddeley. FAA Museum, Yeovilton 9/11/1985 |
| Blank L-13 |
Herefordshire Gliding Club |
BGA4438 |
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Shobdon 8/8/1982 I made my first glider flight in this - aero-towed launch by the Super Cub. It became G-CJDU. |
| Boeing 707-300 C |
Tradewinds |
G-BFEO |
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Gatwick Airport 10/1980 |
| Boeing 737-200 |
Ryanair |
EI-CNZ |
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Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Boeing 737-300 |
easyJet |
G-IGOJ |
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Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Boeing 737-300 |
easyJet Go Fly |
G-IGOA |
 |
Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Boeing 737-300 |
Ryanair Buzz |
G-BZZF |
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Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Boeing 757-200 |
Britannia Airways |
G-BYAO |
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Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Boeing 757-200 |
Air 2000 |
G-OOOX |
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Preveza Airport, Greece,17/6/1998 |
| Boeing 757-200 |
Titan Airways |
G-ZAPU |
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Stansted Airport 3/5/2003 |
| Boeing B-17G |
|
G-BEDF |
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"Sally B" Elvington 24/8/1997. The airliner in the background is a large R/C model |
| Boulton Paul P-111A |
Midland Air Museum |
VT935 |
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Coventry, 1999 |
| Bristol 170 and ATL Carvair |
Unknown / British United |
Unknown / G-ASHZ |
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Lydd Airport, 17/4/1965. The 170 might be an Iberia or Spantax machine |
| Bristol 171 Sycamore HR14 |
RAF |
XL824 |
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MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| Bristol 192 Belvedere HC1 |
RAF |
XG454 |
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MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| Cessna 172A |
|
G-ARCV |
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Ramsgate Airport 1966 |
| Cessna U206 Super Skywagon |
Hereford Parachute Club |
G-AXJY |
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Shobdon Airfield, 7/8/1982. I made a static line parachute jump (solo) from this - a one-off experience. |
| Dassault Mystere IVA |
French Air Force |
70 |
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Midland Air Museum, Coventry. 1999 |
| De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth |
Tiger Club |
G-ACDC |
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Headcorn (Lashenden), 16/5/1999 |
| De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth |
Tiger Club |
G-ASKP |
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Headcorn, 16/5/1999 |
| De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide |
Allied Airways |
G-ADAH |
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MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| De Havilland DH110 Sea Vixen FAW2 |
Fleet Air Arm |
XN685 |
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Midland Air Museum, Coventry. 1999 |
| De Havilland DH115 Vampire T11 |
Motive Power Museum |
XK624 |
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This museum operated at Lytham, Lancashire during the early 1970's |
| Douglas C-124 Globemaster II |
USAF |
52-0980 |
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Biggin Hill Air Show, 10/5/1964. Crashed in Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain 12/2/1966 - 8 killed. |
| English Electric P1A |
RAF |
WG763 |
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The second P1A. MOSI 28/8/1998 |
| Fairchild 24R Argus III (UC-61K) |
|
OO-FAA |
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Bande, near Bastogne, Belgium 1966? C/n 949 ex 43-14985, RAF HB711. Damaged at Melsbroeck on 24/9/48, and put in this dramatic pose as publicity for a restaurant. |
| Fairey Gannet AEW3 |
Royal Navy |
XL503 |
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FAA Museum, Yeovilton 9/11/1985 |
| Fairey Ultra Light Helicopter |
|
G-APJJ |
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Midland Air Museum, Coventry. 1999 |
| Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
Aviation Spraying Services |
G-ATVZ |
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Rochester Airport, 17/7/1966 |
| Handley Page HP-115 |
|
XP841 |
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Experimental aircraft to test the low-speed handling of extreme delta wings - turned out to be very good. FAA Museum, Yeovilton 9/11/1985 |
| Hawker Siddeley 748 and Douglas DC-3 |
Skyways |
Unknown |
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Lympne Airport, 17/4/1965 |
| Hunting Provost |
Motive Power Museum |
7688M (WW421) |
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See also the De Havilland Vampire |
| Mil Mi-24D |
Czech Republic Air Force |
4011 |
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Tiger scheme - Fairford International Air Tattoo (IAT) 22/7/1995 |
| Miles M65 Gemini 1A |
Private |
G-AKKB |
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Lydd Classic Airliner Fly-in 30/6/1996 |
| Miles M65 Gemini 1A |
Private |
G-AJZO |
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Ramsgate Airport 6/4/1968. Note the Air Kruise logo on the Hangar. I flew in this on a day trip to Rochester Airport - took the controls for a while over the Thames Estuary. |
| Percival Prentice T1 |
RAF |
VS623 |
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Midland Air Museum, Coventry. 1999 |
| Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
Herefordshire Gliding Club |
G-BHGC |
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Glider tug with the Herefordshire Gliding Club, Shobdon 8/8/1982 |
| Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer |
Skyfotos |
G-ARAH |
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Ramsgate Airport 1966 |
| Reims Cessna F150L |
Private |
G-AZZR |
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Shobdon 8/8/1982 |
| Reims Cessna FR172K |
Private |
G-BFFZ |
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Caernarfon Airport 14/5/1994. Our ride for a trip around the Menai Strait. Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior G-BRFM behind. |
| Saab J29F Tunnan |
Swedish Air Force |
29640 20-08 |
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Midland Air Museum, Coventry. 1999 |
| Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer |
Flight One |
G-AZHJ |
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Shobdon Airfield 8/1982. I don't know the registrations of the three other Twin Pins in the background. |
| Short S-25 Sunderland 5 |
|
G-BJHS |
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Tower Bridge, London. 9/1982. Now at Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight, Florida as N814ML. |
| Stampe SV-4B |
Tiger Club |
G-AWEF |
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Headcorn 16/5/1999 |
| Sud-BAC Concorde |
|
G-BSST |
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Second prototype, and first British example. FAA Museum, Yeovilton 9/11/1985 |
| Supermarine Spitfire XIV |
Rolls Royce |
G-ALGT |
 |
Biggin Hill Air Show, 15/5/1966. Ex RM689 |
| Supermarine Walrus 1 |
|
L2301 |
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FAA Museum, Yeovilton 9/11/1985 |
| Taylorcraft Auster 5 |
Thanet Flying Club |
G-AJAK |
 |
Ramsgate Airport, 4/1966. I flew in this many times, doing circuits and bumps. |
| Tupolev Tu-134A |
Aviogenex |
YU-AJA |
 |
Pula Airport, Yugoslavia, September 1980 - our ride from Gatwick. |
| Vickers Viking and Douglas C-54 |
Invicta Airlines |
Unknown |
 |
Manston 4/1966 |
| Vickers Viscount 807 |
GB Airways |
G-BBVH |
 |
Gibraltar, 10/1987. I flew in this on the Gib to Tangiers shuttle – at 43 miles (70 km), the world's shortest intercontinental air route. |
