RAF Finningley Battle of Britain Air Show
Looking Back (to my pre-digital camera days)
September 16, 1994
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| A brief photo-report using my scanned slides taken during the air show arrivals day in 1994 which was to be the last BoB display at Finningley. |
| de Havilland Comet 4C (XS235 later G-CPDA) named 'Canopus'. |
Left to right: de Havilland Comet 4C (XS235 later G-CPDA) 'Canopus' First flew on September 26, 1963 was initially operated by the British Ministry of Technology and used for radio, radar and avionics trials. It was eventually operated by the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at RAE Boscombe Down. It was the last Comet to fly when it was transferred to the Cold War Jets Museum at Bruntingthorpe on March 14, 1997, where it is kept in running order.
Hunter FGA.9 (XE601) with the Empire and Test Pilots School (ETPS),
Jet Provost T.3A (XM479 later registered G-BVEZ). |
Left to right: Tornado F.3 (ZE733 'GE') with 43 Squadron,
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2P (XV240) with 120 Squadron,
G-91T (MM54401 '32-11') with 204° Gruppo based at Amendola,
F-15E Strike Eagle (90-0251 'LN') with 48 FW. |
Left to right: C-160F Transall (F91 '61-ZI') with ET61,
F-16A Fighting Falcon (FA-102) with 2 Wing at Florennes,
Vampire T.55s (U-1255 registered G-DHWW and U-1219 registered G-DHZZ.) |
