RAF Finningley Battle of Britain Air Show
Looking Back (to my pre-digital camera days)
September 17, 1993
A brief photo-report using my scanned slides taken during the air show arrivals day in 1993.
Aviation Photography RAF Finningley
Buccaneer S.2C (XV344) with DRA Farnborough.
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Left to right: Buccaneer S.2C (XV344) with the Defence Research Agency (DRA) at Farnborough,
Buccaneer S.2B (XV359) with 12 Squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth,
Tornado F.3 (ZE165 'FO') with 25 Squadron.
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Left to right: Tornado F.3 (ZE839 'AR' and ZE836 'AS') with 56(R) Squadron,
Tornado F.3 (ZE967 'EU') with 25 Squadron.
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Left to right: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 (XV227),
Vickers VC-10 K.2 (ZA143 'D') with 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton,
Lockheed CP-140 Aurora (140117) Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Left to right: Tornado GR.1A (ZG725 'J') with 13 Squadron,
Tornado GR.1 (ZA393 'BE') with 14 Squadron,
Sepecat Jaguar GR.1A (XX748 'GK') with 54(F) Squadron.
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General Dynamics F-111E (67-0120 'UH') with the 20th Fighter Wing based at RAF Upper Heyford.
On October 19, 1993 it was transferred to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.
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Left to right: F-15E Strike Eagle (90-0258 'LN') with the 492nd FS.
F-16C Block 30 Fighting Falcons (87-226 '526th FS' and 88-410 'RS') with 86th Wing.
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Left to right: General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (J-628 and J-136) and F-16B Fighting Falcon (J-655).
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Left to right: Dassault Mirage IIIEs (527 '3-IN' and 479 '3-XG') with EC 3/3 'Ardennes', Armee de l'Air based at BA 133 Nancy.
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Left to right: EF-18A Hornets (C.15-72 '12-30' and C.15-70 '12-28'),with Ala 15 Spanish Air Force.
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Left to right: Swearingen SA-226T Merlin IIIA (CF-02) Belgian Air Force
Boeing KC-135Q Stratotanker (59-1460 'DY') with 917th ARS, 96th BW based at Dyess AFB, Texas.