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Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4 ZA313 Code M. The aircraft is pictured hovering above the artillery piece it has just delivered, during the Commando Assault finale, at the RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, 1998. The aircraft is an asset of NAS, and is based at RNAS Yeovilton.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Avro Lancaster B.Mk I PA474 was built by Vickers Armstrongs Ltd. at Chester in 1945. It was assigned to 82 Squadron, Royal Air Force, (with its gun turrets removed) for photographic reconnaissance duties in the South and East of Africa. The aircraft appears displayed as W4964 Code J-Johnny, with its famous nose-art painting of the Johnny Walker whisky symbol.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Avro Lancaster B.Mk I PA474 was then assigned to Flight Refuelling, and subsequently to the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, for Laminar Flow Wing test work. In 1964 the aircraft went to RAF Waddington for installation of its gun turrets; and in 1973 it was transferred to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. In 1975 it was adopted by the City of Lincoln, with the city crest appearing on the starboard nose, above + behind the Code J. The aircraft is based at RAF Coningsby.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-124485 (G-BEDF). After construction, the aircraft was taken in charge by the USAAF in June 1945. It was later converted to a trainer version. Subsequently, it was struck off charge in 1954, and bought by the Institut Geographique National, in France, for use in aerial survey work.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-124485 (G-BEDF).In 1975, the aircraft was flown to the UK, being registered as G-BEDF, and was restored to its wartime configuration, In 1983 it was painted in an olive drab and grey scheme, in place of its bare metal finish. Titled the "Memphis Belle" the aircraft is based at IWM Duxford, where it serves as a flying memorial to the countless American airmen who lost their lives flying from UK bases during WWII.
Boeing Stearman PT-13D Kaydet (E75) 379 ex 42-16865 (G-ILLE). This aircraft was built in 1943 by the Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing, at Wichita, KA. It was taken in charge by the United States Army Air Force, and was used by them as a Primary Trainer. In 1990 its US Civil Registration was cancelled, and it was shipped to the UK, where it was given the civil registration G-ILLE. Its colour scheme is that of an aircraft flown in service with the US Army Air Corps.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. !8th July 1998.
Antonov An-2R HA-MEP. This Hungarian registered aircraft acts as a support aircraft for the St. Ivel Utterly Butterly Barnstormers team.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Bucker Jungmann S4-A07 (G-BWHP). The Bucker Jungmann is a German 1930s biplane used by the Luftwaffe as a basic trainer. The aircraft displayed is painted in old German Luftwaffe markings.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Hawker Sea Fury FB.Mk II WH558 Code 114/NW (G-EEMV). This aircraft was delivered to the Royal Australian Navy as WH588 in 1951. It was an asset of 808 Squadron, RAN, and saw operational service during the Korean War. It was struck off charge in September 1963, and subsequently modified as a Traget Tug in 1965. It returned to the UK in 1997. Known as "Baby Gorilla" the aircraft carries a Baby Gorilla logo on the starboard nose.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Fairey Swordfish Mk II LS326 Code L-2. This aircraft is a "Blackfish" built by Blackburn Aviation. It appears in its original wartime colour scheme for Atlantic convoys; during its service with L Flight, 836 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. It saw service aboard MAC ships including the MV Rapana. It is the founder aircraft of the Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) and is based at RNAS Yeovilton.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Fairey Swordfish Mk I W5856 Code A2A. This aircraft is a "Blackfish" built by Blackburn Aviation, and is the only Swordfish Mk I in existence. It is painted in the pre-war colour scheme of an aircraft of 810 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, serving aboard HMS Ark Royal. The aircraft is part of the Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) and is based at RNAS Yeovilton.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Sopwith Triplane (Replica) N500. This aircraft is a replica of the first Triplane prototype. It was sent to France in June 1916, and test-flown in service with A Flight, No 1 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Only 150 Triplanes were built, and apart from a French Naval Squadron which flew the Triplane, they were only flown by the RNAS. This replica aircraft first flew in 1997.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4 ZA293 Code ZO. This aircraft is an asset of 848 NAS (Naval Air Squadron), based at Yeovilton. The aircraft is displayed about to deliver an underslung Landrover One-tonne Gun Tractor. It's accompanying field gun field-gun is being prepared for action in the background. Part of the Commando Assault finale at Air Day 1998.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4 ZD480 Code E. This aircraft is an asset of 845 NAS (Naval Air Squadron), based at RNAS Yeovilton. It is wearing a Tiger Stripes comouflage scheme, with SFOR (Stabilisation Force) markings, from its detachment in support of UN forces in Bosnia.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4s ZE425 Code J and ZA313 Code M, photographed in close formation, during the Commando Assault Finale on Air Day 1998. These aircraft are assets of 845 NAS (Naval Air Squadron), and are tasked in the Commando Transport and Supply/Re-Supply roles.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4 ZD479 Code ZV. This aircraft is an asset of 848 NAS (Naval Air Squadron). The Squadron is tasked in the Commando role, and is based at RNAS Yeovilton. The aircraft is departing after a successful Commando drop during the Commando Assault finale.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4 ZF122 Code VI. This aircraft is an asset of 846 NAS (Naval Air Squadron). This was the first Commando Squadron to receive the Sea King HC.Mk 4, and is tasked in the Aerial Mobility role. It is based at RNAS Yeovilton.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea king HAR.Mk 5 XV647 Code 820. This aircraft is an asset of 771 NAS (Naval Air Squadron). It is tasked in the SAR (Search & Rescue) role, also the SAR Training role, and is based at RNAS Culdrose.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King HAS.Mk 6 ZD633 Code L-14. This aircraft is an asset of 820 NAS (Naval Air Squadron). It operates in the ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) role, and is based at RNAS Culdrose.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.
Westland Sea King AEW.Mk 2 XV704 Code CU-181. This aircraft is an asset of 849 NAS (Naval Air Squadron), which is the Royal Navy Fleet's AEW Unit. It is shore-based at RNAS Culdrose.
Photographed: RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 18th July 1998.