Coventry Wings Of Victory Show 1988

[Leebee0]

Hi All

This is my first post here on this forum so i hope you find these pictures interesting.
I saw a post on here a few months ago around the Wings Of Victory Airshow held at Coventry Airport in the summer of 1988. I had attended this Airshow on the Saturday and although i was only 14 at the time i took my camera along.

As it turned out the weather for the Saturday of the show treated us to clear blue skies. So here are a few of the photos i took that day. Sorry about the quality of these shots i have picked out the best of a bad bunch .

They will also answer a few questions raised in the other topic about this show....

Did an A-10 fly at the show?
Was there an airfield attack?

So to the first pic and the first answer..Yes as you can see from this picture of Pitts special G-WREN an A-10 did attend i would imagine from RAF Bentwaters at this time. This Pitts Special was still about as of 2007 although not in these colours



Oh and here is proof that it actually flew at the show (very poor shot)



Boeing N2S-4 Kaydet N54922. This aircraft was a wing walker right through until Team Guinot in 2010. It had been operated by the US Navy before its Airshow days in the UK.



P-51 A68-192 Mustang Missy Wong from Hong Kong.She had been painted in this colour scheme for the film Empire Of The Sun. This aircraft was painted as Big Beautiful Doll in 2008 and was lost at Flying Legends 2011



Consolidated Catalina G-BLSC this aircraft crashed at Southampton in 1998. The aircraft was recovered and a restoration started. In 2006 the partly restored aircraft was sold and moved to Weston in Ireland.





Seen here with the Avenger having just taken off.



I think these are Harvard's but i can not remember what they were called? I know Gary Numan used to fly with them in the early 1990's.



B-25D Mitchell 'Grumpy' as of 2009 has gone back to the USA in formation with Bell RP-63C Kingcobra this aircraft crashed in france in 1990 and was written off.



T-28C Trojan N2800Q



B-17G Flying Fortress F-AZDX. This aircraft went on to become Pink Lady and is now grounded!.



Scandinavian Historic Flight A-26 Invader 434602 still flying with them today!



Spitfire MH434. At this time painted in Battle of Britain scheme for the LWT TV series "Piece of Cake"



Hispano Buchon G-BOML this aircraft was lost in spain in 1999 and also claimed the life of Mark Hanna.



Finally just to answer the second question yes there was a mock airfield attack carried out!!



Hope these pictures are of interest and thanks for looking

Cheers

Lee

[hunterxf382]

Nice to see - quality isn't everything, and seeing as you've had many views with no comments at all, I thought I would give you some feedback at least

The scene at Coventry has changed an awful lot since '88, barely recognise some backgrounds in your photos!

[jimbob1194]

That yellow aircraft looks like a T-28 Trojan (Fennec) too me. Nice set!

James

[jaguar]

Gary Numan owmed and flew the white one that was painted up to look like a Zero, the team were called 'The Harvard Formation Team' and operated out of North Weald.
Brought back some memories for when I use to fly with Aces High

Regards.
Paul.
CP Aviation Photography

[Keefy041]

The yellow aircraft is a T-28 Trojan, was based at Duxford for a while around that time.
The spitfire in the photo flying is MH434 (note green & brown camo on top surfaces and cannon barrels).
The Catalina in the photos G-BLSC is not the one now based at Duxford. (That is G-PBYA) G-BLSC was sold after its accident , although i believe it has flown recently after a long restoration and rebuild.
Nice to see someone else's shots of the show.

[Yak 11 Fan]

I don't think G-BLSC has flown since its accident, last I saw of it the aircraft was stored dismantled in Ireland.

Are you sure the Spitfire isn't MH434 when it was wearing its piece of cake (brown & green) scheme?

The yellow beast is indeed a T28, at the time owned by the Scandinavian Historic Flight.

Thanks for sharing the pics, great to see them

[Leebee0]

Hi

Thanks for your responses to my first post Cheers for the correct info which i will put right as i was unsure of all the aircraft in the pics.

Cheers

Lee

[F-86]

Always interesting to see any shots from shows like that, thanks for sharing.
By the way G-BOML was owned by Nick Grace still at that time.

[AMB]

I was there that day and a great show it was, with wall-to-wall clear skies all day (was it really a weekend?). Considering you were only 14, I think these capture the day well and thanks for bringing back the memories.

[Maisie]

Great shots! Love the A-26.

[romeo bravo]

Wing walker - hhhhmmmmmm the glamorous Helen Tempest