A couple of requests..

[st24]

Can anyone confirm the operating unit of the Luftwaffe anniversary scheme Taifun and also the anniversary/reason behind the HEER Bo105 special scheme on static..??
Ta

[RIAT Air Ops]

Can anyone confirm the operating unit of the Luftwaffe anniversary scheme Taifun and also the anniversary/reason behind the HEER Bo105 special scheme on static..??
Ta

Geoff, Typhoon 30+68 was operated by TLG-74 at Neuburg. Not sure about the Bolkow but can ask.

Cheers, Tom

[capercaillie]

It is titled Stars of Memory, don't know what that means, but there we go.

It is apparently the final ever special scheme Bolkow before their retirement. A nose art design also shows a Bo-105 flying off into the sunset over a mountain ridge with a cowboy on a horse.

[RIAT Air Ops]

Whilst we're at it, Scramble show 4 x 81 TFW F-4Cs at the 1967 North Weald show which conflicts with the 1983 book by William R Newby-Grant "International Air Tattoo - The story of Europe's Greatest Airshow" in which the year is given as 1971 and the aircraft as F-4Ds from the 81st.

I'm inclined to go with the latter but would be interested to hear of any other views on this.

Cheers for now, Tom

[st24]

Many thanks both, much appreciated. Well HFWS badge is a Hawk of some description on a gauntlet so that may explain the raptor's head but as for the colours and other titling?!?
As for North Weald - the 81st didn't get "D"s until 1973 and so they would have been "C"s. Without checking I think a quartet flew by at both the '71 and '72 shows- as for numbers.. Hmm..