Pic 'n' Mix 1990

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planenuts
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Pic 'n' Mix 1990

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Hi chaps,

Here we go again.....another delve into the early archives, with a session of photographing old photos. Wouldn't have a scoobie how to scan these.
The result is fuzzier than Hot Fuzz (plus the musical), but it's always a fun little rollercoaster ride (for those without perfect 20/20 vision anyway).

This was my last year before independence (learning to drive), so was still limited to certain places close enough to the paternal home. Enjoy.

Vallance Byways, Charlwood (before it became Gatwick Aviation Museum)

Sea Hawk XE489. This was No.1 for Mr Vallance. From this, his amazing collection 'hatched' from the old chicken farm
ImageIMG_5596 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

North Weald airshow

Nord 1002 (Messerschmit Bf108 to you) 121, I think now based at Duxford
ImageIMG_5597 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

B-25D Mitchell KL161 (N88972), was with The Fighter Collection, now based in USA
ImageIMG_5598 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Sea Fury WG655 with the RNHF Yeovilton. Crashed near there a few weeks later 14/7/90, now based at Duxford
ImageIMG_5599 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Firefly WB271 with the RNHF Yeovilton. Fatally crashed at Duxford 12/7/03......respect
ImageIMG_5600 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

A-26B Invader 44-34602 from the Scandanavian Historic Flight
ImageIMG_5601 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RN Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ455, now with Jet Art, Selby......and probably looking like factory new :clap:
ImageIMG_5602 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Who turned the lights on ?!! Mildenhall Air Fete

RAF Phantom XV582 'Black Mike' (yum-tastic), currently at Cosford, but may go elsewhere to a good home
ImageIMG_5603 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

US Army OV-1D Mowhawk, based in Germany. Only operational one I ever saw
ImageIMG_5604 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

FN Alize.......have you noticed I only select the 'old school' types
ImageIMG_5605 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Phantom XT900, now nowhere (unless you believe in scrap heaven)
ImageIMG_5606 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Victor XL188 with knickers, now keeping the Phantom company up there
ImageIMG_5607 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

USAF B-1B from Grand Forks, Texas. The lighting was always hideous for flying shots there (Mildenhall, not Texas)
ImageIMG_5608 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Shackleton WL747, now gently rotting away with brother WL757 at Pafos, Cyprus.....big shame
ImageIMG_5609 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Boscombe Down ATI. What a show !! Took hundreds of piccies, here's just a few favourites

USAF C-141B Starlifter from Charleston AFB, South Carolina
ImageIMG_5610 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

USAF T-43A from Mather AFB, California
ImageIMG_5611 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

USAF F-15C Eagle from Eglin AFB, Florida......1 of 4 from there (why not)
ImageIMG_5612 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

USAFE T-39A Sabreliner from Rhein-Main, Germany. Very rare, must've been virtually the last one they had
ImageIMG_5613 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

USN F-14A Tomcat from USS Dwight D Eisenhower
ImageIMG_5614 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Mirage F.1EJ Jordanian AF........yes, not a Hercules
ImageIMG_5615 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

F-111C Royal Australian Air Force. That's an awfully long way to come, but thanks
ImageIMG_5616 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

MoD Sea King ZF115. Elusive this one, never saw it again. Crashed 30/11/01, then to RN 2009, now GI at Gosport
ImageIMG_5617 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Mirage 2000B Greek AF, back then as rare as a mooing steak
ImageIMG_5618 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

MoD Canberra WH953 base at Bedford, nose now privately owned in a shed at Walpole
ImageIMG_5619 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

MoD Sea Fury T20 VZ345 then still based at Boscombe Down, now based at Duxford
ImageIMG_5621 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

MoD Tornado F2 ZD900 from Boscombe Down, nose now GI at Lossiemouth
ImageIMG_5622 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Aero L-39 Albatros from (then) Czechoslovakia. Was this Air Force, or just a demonstrator ?
ImageIMG_5623 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

USAF F-111F from RAF Lakenheath, giving it loud
ImageIMG_5624 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Jaguar XX965 with knickers from Lossiemouth, now GI at Cosford
ImageIMG_5625 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

4 x Canadian AF F-18s in formation ? Meh, saw it all the time.......
ImageIMG_5626 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

F-111F Australian AF with it's party trick. Happened too quickly for me to get the picture right......
ImageIMG_5630 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Upper Hill, Herefordshire. Sheppards Surplus (no kidding)

Swift F4 WK275, was my favourite W+R plane anywhere. There for decades, now thankfully saved and brilliantly restored by Jet Art and at Doncaster
This day, August 1, 1990 it was 98 F, then a record for this country. This is the hottest photo I've ever taken
ImageIMG_5627 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

West Malling Airshow

Harvard FS728, now at Bremgarten, Germany
ImageIMG_5628 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Spitfire ML417, now based at Chino, USA
ImageIMG_5629 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Yak-11 NX11SN was at Duxford, I believe now with OFMC at (Duxford)
ImageIMG_5631 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Tornado ZA556 from Honington, now nowhere. With the RAF 100th and the Tornados going, thought this in-the-way roundal was kinda cool
ImageIMG_5632 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Provost 177 ex-Irish, I believe it's currently based at Shoreham, Sussex
ImageIMG_5633 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Tiger Moth N6848 / G-BALX, disappeared over English Channel 19/4/98, airframe and pilot never found........respect
ImageIMG_5634 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Farnborough Air Show. Won a ticket on a S-76, flying from Redhill (work) landing at the show....now that was brilliant !!

PBN Turbine Defender Astor ZG989, now privately owned as G-DLRA Lee-on-Solent
ImageIMG_5635 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

FMA IA-63 Pampa prototype from Argentina
ImageIMG_5636 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

WS-70 Blackhawk demonstrator ZG468, now #961 with Bahrain AF
ImageIMG_5637 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Gazelle XW852 from Northolt, now stored at Gosport
ImageIMG_5639 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

An-225 Mriya (Dream), that's a lotta wheels. Love to know what the tyre pressure is on them !! :biggrin:
ImageIMG_5638 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Mig-29UB from Russia. Probably a demonstrator rather than AF
ImageIMG_5640 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

RAF Tornado ZA606 from Honington, bringing the noise, now doing it nowhere
ImageIMG_5641 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Pulborough, West Sussex

(most of) Whirlwind XJ393 at a roadside cafe play area, scrapped in 1993
ImageIMG_5642 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Redhill Aerodrome (worked there then with Bristows)

AAC Lynx XZ193, landed right outside the hangar where I worked, perfick. Now doesn't exist (Lynx, not hangar)
ImageIMG_5643 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

SA330J Puma PH-SSA ex-Dutch Coastguard, then just purchased by Bristows. Now flying in South Africa
ImageIMG_5644 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Finally.....RN Sea Kings ZD625 / ZG817 visiting during a thunderstorm. Now at Mini Moos Farm, Edmondsley and GI Gosport respectively
ImageIMG_5645 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr


That's all folks. Next time, 1991 with a driving licence......and a licence to seek out W+R galore........handbrake off.

Happy snapping chaps,

Rupe :smile:
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Superb!! Thanks for sharing.

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Another fascinating post with informative notes, great memories as I was at three of those shows. Thanks for sharing
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Lovely little mix up there!

The Boscombe Down show was outstanding. Just to be there was unmissable in itself, but what we were presented with was quite a gift! The L-39 was much more significant in context than many would appreciate now, as it was that first step of eastern bloc participation that snowballed over the next couple of years. It was listed as Czech Air Force at the time, but it did look like a demonstrator for sure. That show could have been my all time favourite if Air Tournament International hadn't happened, and was even better, in 92. The 1990 show wasn't ATI by the way, it was the "TVS Battle of Britain 50 Airshow, Boscombe Down". ATI is far more concise!

EDIT: meant to add, whenever I see somebody else's shots of a show I attended, I see something I didn't shoot myself and wish I had. I didn't cover everything in the Kodachrome years. But the A&AEE Sea Fury T20 - I don't think I have a shot of that and had forgotten it was there!

Yes, the light at Mildenhall was a photographer's nightmare. And it was uncomfortably crowded at times too. But it kind of had the atmosphere to make up for that. Sadly missed at this time of year.

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That's a very interesting mix of pics! From today's point of view simply unbelievable how many different types of aircraft you could see at so many airshows not only in the UK but all over (Western) Europe :tongue:
I have never seen a T-39 in camo and with a 'MAC' on the tail before. Any idea about the unit? 7499th Support Sqn at Rhein-Main...maybe?
Thanks for posting these, simply great stuff!! :up:

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N11SN donated it's engine and other bits to G-IYAK when it was made to look like a Yak3. This is the aircraft that lost its wing at Wanaka this year

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