IAT 1985

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IAT 1985

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I can't recall if I've posted any from Fairford in 1985 before. If I did, here they are again. :smile:

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Astonishing quality, the RAF Phantom and Buccaneer look like they could have been taken yesterday. :clap:
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There was a great MoD(PE) line up that year, lovely Varsity shot and that Italian EC-47 :love: . Canberra T22 looks great as well.

Wish I could go back and do FRIAT seeing these, top post Derek, I don't think you've posted them before. :up:
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Very good. I've got a very similar one to the Hunter XL603 on a.net as has Derek I see.
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A few more.

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My first IAT was at Greenham in 79, my next was 87 not missed one since, great to see some images from those I missed in the 80s, anymore from that era Derek/anyone?

Lovely to see them thanks for posting.

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Yes, plenty more. My first Air Tattoo was Greenham in 1983 then Fairford 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 97 then a gap until 2005 then all since then. Oh and Cottesmore in 2000 and 2001. I think I might have posted some of the others a while ago. I guess it wouldn't do any harm to post them again. :smile:

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All of them are :yahoo: but the buccaneer taking off :sweat: that is :heyhey:

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Superb !! :clap:

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Great stuff Derek 30 plus years ago , gosh it was good then. Thanks for scanning posting same. Terry

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If we look at this show purely from a number crunching aspect it wasn't a classic - "only" 12 countries attended and the general feeling was it was a poorer show compared to the Greenhams- this obviously changed big time from '87 and into the '90s. But just looking at this great collection of images just underlines the incredible variety that even a "lesser" IAT could muster and was fairly commonplace at the bigger military events back then, fab days indeed. :clap:

That T8M and the 56 Sqn Phantom departures are classic captures Derek and you almost forget little gems like XW930 in her old clothes; as Caper said an incredible line up from the MoD(PE) - 16 unique aeroplanes - which is about as many as the combined UK Armed Forces send these days!

You have probably captured me and my mate in the F-111E pic- not being in FIAT and not knowing the airfield that well we opted for Rhymes field to view departures - I think there were 5/6(!) of us there in total including a groundcrewman from Wittering IIRC.

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Oh my word, great shots.

I love the last but 1 with the yellow photo bus in the background. Oh to have that again nowadays at RIAT's
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What a cracking set. Must start scanning my IAT stuff. Was '85 the year the SR-71 didn't display during the show but did a short routine on departure day?

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It was indeed. I posted some SR-71 phots ages ago in thsi thread.

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2314


The thread has these photos.

The SR-71A 61-7979 arrives for the static display- probably the most exciting thing I have ever seen at any airshow
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A flypast with a Hawk doing some filming
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And surprises everyone - with a touch an go
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The SR-71 departs on the Monday
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Slight thread drift. Mildenhall late 80,s, SR71 about to take off and couldn't get to front. A gent says you Can get in here if you want, no thanks I say, I've seen it before.............

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Derek,
Thanks for putting these up, what ASA and film type did you use back then?
The photo of the Phantom with the Mosquito in the back ground, any take off shots of the mozzie please?

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Your wish is my command . :smile:

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DerekF wrote:Your wish is my command . :smile:

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From the negs, Boots finest 100ASA print film. Well, it was cheap.


:hypno: Thank you what a fantastic picture. Looking forward to see a mozzie flying here again soon.
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What a fantastic set of photos :smile:

Thank you for sharing

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I could never get on with Agfa for some reason. I used Kodak film exclusively.
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Some great memories there Particularly loved the dak line up, felt akin to the great Greenham Herk line up. Left halfway through the flying as on the way there the radio mentioned that it was live aid that day. Well before the internet, these things could creep up on you, and I was only 15 at the time.

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Has anyone got an ID for that yellow-painted MS.733 Alcyon behind the F-15's in shot No.3?
I worked just off the flightline all week - and have absolutely no recollection of seeing that! :oops:

I've checked the Scramble database - and there's no mention of it on there...

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Arthur Tee wrote:Has anyone got an ID for that yellow-painted MS.733 Alcyon behind the F-15's in shot No.3?
I worked just off the flightline all week - and have absolutely no recollection of seeing that! :oops:

I've checked the Scramble database - and there's no mention of it on there...

Thanks,

Arthur


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It was indeed Yves Duval. He started the flying display each day with a lesson to the crowd in aeronautics and aircraft control surfaces. "this is what the elevators do, this is what the ailerons do, etc etc". It was actually really well done. Then the next thing he was up out of the open cockpit as you say Mr C :lol: :lol: I can't recall what he was demonstrating with that bit!!!


Great thread by the way. Shame it doesn't feature st24's Ford Capri and ridge tent combo, just over the perimeter fence on the other side :wink:

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Thanks chaps - now that does sound slightly more familiar....

BTW - I think I can see myself next to my Land Rover behind Vulcan XL426! :smile:
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