Post by canuk01 on Apr 15, 2015 18:29:01 GMT 1
I cannot believe it has been 20 years, since I was the aerodrome controller for the week of the D-Day Celebrations at RNAS Yeovilton in 1994.
What a week, so many visitors and so many languages sometimes having to be used :-
Participants:-
CHECHOSLOVAKIA
2406 MIG 23
4644 MIG 23
4012 MIG 29
4644 MIG 29
3911 MIG 29
7501 MIG 29
9308 MIG 29
4401 MIG 29
Support
2506 ANTONOV 26
AUSTRALIA
A8-146 F 111
A97 172 C 130
CANADA
188729 CF 18
188781 CF 18
188736 CF 18
188739 CF 18
188748 CF 18
188758 CF 18
188780 CF 18
188936 CF 18
USA
161422 F 14
161426 F 14
161599 F 14
162922 F 14
163217 F 14
162926 F 14
860159 F 15
860165 F 15
660166 F 15
860176 F 15
HOLLAND
J138 F 16
J142 F 16
J365 F 16
J510 F 16
NORWAY
272 F 16
678 F 16
681 F 16
302 F 16
GREECE
68440 F 4
68444 F 4
68445 F 4
68515 F 4
UNITED KINGDOM
XX176 HAWK
XX331 HAWK
ZG711 TORNADO
ZG713 TORNADO
ZG725 TORNADO
ZG727 TORNADO
ZG729 TORNADO
ZG750 TORNADO
BELGIUM
FA 88 F 16
FA 106 F 16
FA 119 F 16
FB 10 F 16
FRANCE
117 MIRAGE 2000
91 MIRAGE 2000
94 MIRAGE 2000
96 MIRAGE 2000
17 SUPER ETENDARD
24 SUPER ETENDARD
25 SUPER ETENDARD
44 SUPER ETENDARD
50 SUPER ETENDARD
66 SUPER ETENDARD
OTHER VISITORS THAT WEEK
144605 CHALLENGER CAF
144610 CHALLENGER CAF
XX234 HAWK RAF
ZG799 TORNADO RAF
CF-01 MERLIN BAF
162342 SH 60 USN
162166 GREYHOUND USN
CS-02 HS 748 BAF
CH-08 C 130 BAF
C-6 F 27 NETHERLANDS
J368 F 16 NETHERLANDS
153405 CH 46 USN
154853 CH 46 USN
1407 TU 134 CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Some photo's of the event will follow.
Paul
What a week, so many visitors and so many languages sometimes having to be used :-
Participants:-
CHECHOSLOVAKIA
2406 MIG 23
4644 MIG 23
4012 MIG 29
4644 MIG 29
3911 MIG 29
7501 MIG 29
9308 MIG 29
4401 MIG 29
Support
2506 ANTONOV 26
AUSTRALIA
A8-146 F 111
A97 172 C 130
CANADA
188729 CF 18
188781 CF 18
188736 CF 18
188739 CF 18
188748 CF 18
188758 CF 18
188780 CF 18
188936 CF 18
USA
161422 F 14
161426 F 14
161599 F 14
162922 F 14
163217 F 14
162926 F 14
860159 F 15
860165 F 15
660166 F 15
860176 F 15
HOLLAND
J138 F 16
J142 F 16
J365 F 16
J510 F 16
NORWAY
272 F 16
678 F 16
681 F 16
302 F 16
GREECE
68440 F 4
68444 F 4
68445 F 4
68515 F 4
UNITED KINGDOM
XX176 HAWK
XX331 HAWK
ZG711 TORNADO
ZG713 TORNADO
ZG725 TORNADO
ZG727 TORNADO
ZG729 TORNADO
ZG750 TORNADO
BELGIUM
FA 88 F 16
FA 106 F 16
FA 119 F 16
FB 10 F 16
FRANCE
117 MIRAGE 2000
91 MIRAGE 2000
94 MIRAGE 2000
96 MIRAGE 2000
17 SUPER ETENDARD
24 SUPER ETENDARD
25 SUPER ETENDARD
44 SUPER ETENDARD
50 SUPER ETENDARD
66 SUPER ETENDARD
OTHER VISITORS THAT WEEK
144605 CHALLENGER CAF
144610 CHALLENGER CAF
XX234 HAWK RAF
ZG799 TORNADO RAF
CF-01 MERLIN BAF
162342 SH 60 USN
162166 GREYHOUND USN
CS-02 HS 748 BAF
CH-08 C 130 BAF
C-6 F 27 NETHERLANDS
J368 F 16 NETHERLANDS
153405 CH 46 USN
154853 CH 46 USN
1407 TU 134 CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Some photo's of the event will follow.
Paul