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13 August 1983
| Static Aircraft Park: | |||
| FA12 | F16A | 350sq | |
| AT-151 | Sk-35XD | Esk 729 |
| E140/314-VV | Alpha Jet | E-314 |
| 26+04 | F-104G | JBG34 |
| 26+47 | F-104G | JBG34 |
| 41+36 | Alpha Jet A | WS-50 |
| 71+63 | UH-1D | LTG61 |
| 80-0157/WR | A-10A | 81st TFW |
| 81-0986/WR | A-10A | 81st TFW |
| 68-0076/UH bl | F-111E | 55th TFS/20th TFW |
| 67-14637 | OV-10A | 601TCW |
| XV865/865 | Buccaneer S2B | 208sq |
| XX699/30 | Bulldog T1 | RNEFTS |
| WJ680/CT | Canberra TT18 | 100sq |
| VP981 | Devon C2 | 207sq |
| XR534/65 | Gnat F1 | i/a 1SoTT, ex 4FTS |
| KF183/3 | Harvard IIb | A&AEE, all yellow |
| XX242/242 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX299/299 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX327/B | Hawk T1 | 2TWU/151sq |
| XV218/218 | Hercules C1 | LTW |
| XF382 | Hunter F6A | 1TWU/79sq |
| XL564/4 | Hunter T7 | ETPS |
| XX365/J | Jaguar GR1 | 41sq |
| XR679/04 | Jet Provost T1 | 1TWU |
| XW430/58 | Jet Provost T5A | 3FTS |
| XP749/DB | Lightning F3 | LTF |
| WH453/L | Meteor D16 | RAE Llanbedr |
| XV245/45 | Nimrod MR2 | 42sq |
| XT901/Y | Phantom FGR2 | 56sq, new pale grey scheme |
| XV471/V | Phantom FGR2 | 92sq, still in earlier grey/green camouflage scheme |
| XS587 | Sea Vixen D3 | RAE Llanbedr |
| WL754/54 | Shackleton AEW2 | moved from fire dump compound |
| ZA592/G | Tornado GR1 | 9sq |
| XV726/J | Wessex HC2 | 72sq |
| Hangar Display: | |||
| XX167/167 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS | |
| XX170/170 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XE874/72 | Vampire T11 | (8582M), a former 4 FTS aircraft |
| XR588/WS-58 | Wessex HC2 | 22sq, SAR |
| While behind screens at the far end: | |||
| XX161 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge | |
| XX162 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge |
| XX164 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge |
| XX171 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge |
| XX178 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge |
| XX223 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge |
| XX225 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS badge |
| XX223 | Hawk T1 | CFS badge |
| Flying Display Most operated from various flight lines: | |||
| 40+14 | Alpha Jet A | WGAF, Flypast only | |
| 41+28 | Alpha Jet A | WGAF, Flypast only |
| 41+38 | Alpha Jet A | WGAF, Flypast only |
| 41+57 | Alpha Jet A | WGAF, Flypast only |
| 80-0014/UH | F-111E | 20th TFW, flypasts only |
| XT273/D | Buccaneer S2A | 237 OCU |
| XS734/N | Dominie T1 | 6 FTS |
| XZ964/P | Harrier GR3 | 233 OCU, spare aircraft did not participate |
| XZ971/N | Harrier GR3 | 233 OCU |
| XX163 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX169 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX237 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX245 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX251 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX252 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX253 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX257 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX259 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX260 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX264 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX266 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX290 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX293 | Hawk T1 | 4FTS |
| XX304 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XX306 | Hawk T1 | Red Arrows |
| XV182/182 | Hercules C1 | LTW, with the 'Falcons' para team |
| XV307/307 | Hercules C3 | LTW, 'Red Arrows' support a/c, parked did not participate in the display |
| PZ865 | Huricane IIc | BoBMF - display only |
| XX824/BH | Jaguar GR1 | 17sq |
| XZ356/BP | Jaguar GR1 | 17sq |
| PA474/AJ-G | Lancaster 1 | BoBMF, display only |
| XP741/DD | Lightning F3 | LTF, spare aircraft, did not participate |
| XP753 | Lightning F3 | LTF |
| WF791 | Meteor T7 | CFS Vintage Pair |
| XV494/M | Phantom FGR2 | 56sq - display only |
| WL790/90 | Shackleton AEW2 | 8sq - display only |
| PM631/AD-C | Spitfire PR.XIX | BoBMF, display only |
| XH304 | Vampire T11 | CFS Vintage Pair |
| G-ASKH | Mosquito T.III | as/ex RR299/HT-E Bae- display only |
| G-BBCL | HS125-600B | BAe - with a display routine described as 'sedate' |
| G-BBOH | Pitts S1 | Private |
| G-BBSE | DHC-1 | parked - did not participate in the flying display |
| G-BDAM | Harvard IIb | as/ex FE992/K-T |
| G-BOOM | Hunter T7 | ex ET-274 RDAF, parked - did not fly |
| G-GNAT | Gnat T1 | as/ex XS101 |
| G-HUNT | Hunter F51 | Private |
| G-OODI | Pitts S1 | Private |
| G-OODO | Pace Spirit | Private |
| G-ROLL | Pitts S2A | Private |
| G-WREN | Pitts S2A | Private |
| G-ZSOL | Zlin Z.50L | Private |
| Resident aircraft on far side: | |||
| XR497 | Wessex HAR2 | 22 Sqdn/SARTU, (SAR demo during air display) | |
| XR501 | Wessex HAR2 | 22 Sqdn/SARTU, (SAR scramble during the show) |
| XR520 | Wessex HAR2 | 22 Sqdn/SARTU, (SAR scramble during the show) |
| XT602 | Wessex HAR2 | 22 Sqdn/SARTU, (SAR scramble during the show) |
| XV724 | Wessex HAR2 | 22 Sqdn/SARTU, (SAR scramble during the show) |
| Fire Dump: | |||
| XL392 | Vulcan B2 | ex 35sq | |
All the 4 FTS/CFS Hawk T1s are in the same scheme: white top and fin, red lower sides and underneath, grey wings, with red outer panels, last three on nose in black and smaller on tail in black, small unit crest on tail.
Credits: Harry Prins
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