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18th & 19th August 1984
| Static: | |||
| AE-413 | UH-1H | ex Argentine Army | |
| FA48 | F-16A | 10 Wing |
| FA65 | F-16A | 10 Wing |
| 56 | Br1050 | 4F |
| 75 | N262E | nn |
| 148 | SA321G | 32F |
| 59+18 | Do28D | MFG5 |
| 82-0658/WR | A-10A | 81st TFW |
| 71-0881 | C-9A | 55th AAS |
| 84-0081 | C-21A | 18, HQ USEUCOM |
| 64-0644 | C-141B | 437th MAW |
| 69-6609 | UH-1N | 67th ARRS det 2 |
| 69-6603 | UH-1N | 67th ARRS det 9 |
| 61-0653 | T-39A | 58th MAS |
| 62-4453 | T-39A | 1868th FCS |
| 62-5886 | OV-1D | 73rd CICo(AS) |
| 68-15846 | CH-47C | 180th Avn Co |
| XS791 | Andover CC2 | 32sq |
| XN817 | Argosy C1 | A&AEE |
| ZE395 | BAe125 CC3 | 32sq |
| XX893/D | Buccaneer S2B | 237 OCU |
| WT309 | Canberra B(I)6 | A&AEE |
| WK143 | Canberra TT18 | FR Ltd |
| WK163 | Canberra B2 | RAE |
| XV814 | Comet 4C | RAE |
| ZA947 | Dakota III | RAE |
| KF183 | Harvard T2B | A&AEE |
| XX219 | Hawk T1 | 2 TWU/63sq |
| XV218 | Hercules C1P | LTW |
| XL564 | Hunter T7 | ETPS |
| XX846/A | Jaguar T2 | 226 OCU |
| XW322/43 | Jet Provost T5A | RAFC |
| XV226 | Nimrod MR2 | 42sq |
| XS577 | Sea Vixen D3 | FR Ltd |
| ZA589/D | Tornado GR1 | 9sq |
| ZA140/A | VC10 K2 | 101sq |
| XT661 | Viscount 838 | RAE |
| … | Sea Hawk FGA6 | as 'XE364 485 J' ex WM983 Fuselage, tail from XE489, private collection |
| G-PROV | Jet Provost Mk.52A | ex 352 RSiAF, private collection |
| G-SEAH | Sea Hawk FB5 | ex WM994, private collection |
| G-VAMP | Vampire T11 | as/ex XK623/56, private collection |
| N417FS | TF-100F | ex GT-844 RDAF, Flight Systems Inc |
| TB382 | Spitfire LF.XVI | RAF Exhibition Flight |
| VZ638 | Meteor T7 | private collection |
| XD599/A | Vampire T11 | private collection |
| XJ580/E-131 | Sea Vixen FAW2 | Sea Vixen Society |
| flightlines: | |||
| 37 | Super Etendard | 11F | |
| 40 | Super Etendard | 11F |
| 61+11 | Br1150 | MFG3 |
| 89+61 | Sea King Mk41 | MFG5 |
| 80-0227/WR | A-10A | 81st TFW |
| 81-0960/WR | A-10A | 81st TFW |
| 64-0561 | MC-130E | 7th SOS |
| ZB626/L | Gazelle HT3 | 2FTS |
| ZB627/A | Gazelle HT3 | 2FTS |
| ZB628/V | Gazelle HT3 | 2FTS |
| XW922/H | Harrier GR3 | 233 OCU |
| XV183 | Hercules C3 | 18, LTW, Red Arrows support |
| XW419/125 | Jet Provost T5 | 7FTS |
| XW433/124 | Jet Provost T5 | 7FTS |
| XZ222 | Lynx AH1 | AAC/D&TS |
| XV569/Q | Phantom FG1 | 111sq |
| XV574/Z | Phantom FG1 | 111sq |
| XT624/W | Scout AH1 | AAC/ Eagles display team |
| XT636/X | Scout AH1 | AAC/ Eagles display team |
| XW613/V | Scout AH1 | AAC/ Eagles display team |
| XW797/T | Scout AH1 | AAC/ Eagles display team |
| XW798/U | Scout AH1 | AAC/ Eagles display team |
| WL790 | Shackleton AEW2 | 8sq |
| XL426 | Vulcan B2 | 50sq Vulcan Display Team |
| XT604 | Wessex HC2 | 22sq |
| G-BOOM | Hunter T7 | ex ET-274 RDAF |
| G-HUNT | Hunter F51 | ex E-418 RDAF |
| G-LOSM | Meteor NF11 | as/ex WM167/M |
| WA669 | Meteor T7 | CFS "Vintage Pair" |
| XH304 | Vampire T11 | CFS "Vintage Pair" |
On the Sunday morning the two RAF Phantoms departed. On take-off one of them veered off the runway onto the grass, the back-seater ejected, but the pilot stayed with it. Both aircraft diverted to RAF Lyneham for investigations?
Credits: Graham Tanner
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