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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 10:37:51 GMT 1
Hi Folks, With the Diamond jubilee coming up, I thought I'd post these images, scanned from slides, of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Review of the RAF at Finningley 1977. I have more, but the slide scanner is still not functioning well and may need replacing  The "25" formation of JPs makes me feel very old when I now see the pics of the Tucanos forming "60" !! Cheers, Dave     |
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Post by avro748 on May 19, 2012 11:57:29 GMT 1
Was it really that long ago? It just seems like yesterday. A very memorable occasion, it was also the only time i have ever seen the Queen.
Cheers
Shaun
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Post by kevmul on May 19, 2012 12:37:15 GMT 1
Just watched the Diamond Jubilee flypast on TV. Very impressive - especially the formations showing '60' and 'E11R' Great skills. Kev  |
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Post by Cityflyer on May 21, 2012 17:30:40 GMT 1
Back to an age when we had an Air Force, with a variety of Aircraft!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2012 19:30:43 GMT 1
That brings back some memories, especially getting a sun tan from the RAAF F-111F dumping his fuel into the re-heat GC |
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Post by vanguard on May 22, 2012 19:30:34 GMT 1
Silverback, you took the words out of my mouth,a very good display!!
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Post by john1958 on May 22, 2012 20:16:34 GMT 1
Oh yes guys, what memories, long overnight journey to Finningley, getting in the base mega early. Walking around logging everything that was there, then falling asleep on the crowd line.............only to wake up a few hours later with a HUGE crowd around us!!! :-) :-) :-)
As Silverback said, we had an Air Force then, AND a variety of aircraft as well.......rather than the tiny mish mash we have at the moment!!!!! :-(
John
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 15:23:05 GMT 1
My slide scanner decided to start working again  Some more of the flypast....  Doesn't this make you wish for the old days  .....  Time to warm up, courtesy of the Aussie F111  Cheers, Dave |
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Post by john1958 on May 24, 2012 17:18:23 GMT 1
Dave......su-bloomin-perb!!!!!!!!!!
John
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Post by jack on Mar 9, 2015 16:11:15 GMT 1
hi,
trying to transfer my paper logs onto the computer, I,m at 1977 silver jubilee does anyone know the flypast serials?, I,ve got the scramble list but there's some different to mine? as only a peasent and not invited to the Friday do, I was there on 30/7/77...
any help appreciated, regards,
jack...
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Post by gwoof on Mar 12, 2015 20:49:59 GMT 1
Jack Do you just need the changes? Is so I still have BARG for 1977 tucked away and I know they pretty much covered it. I can dig it out and list the differences for you, but the whole list will take some typing  Ian |
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Post by jack on Mar 13, 2015 22:07:57 GMT 1
hi,
sorry for late reply, SWMBO had other plans for me today... the scramble list is mainly for the 29th with a few alterations for the 30th. So any help you can manage, its the J.Provests, Bulldogs, Jaguars, i,m interested in... if that's alright, and you confirm the RF-4C of the 10 TRW 50923 or 50935 in the flypast?
any help appreciated, regards,
jack...
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Post by gwoof on Mar 15, 2015 23:31:48 GMT 1
Jack BARG says RF-4C 50935 Jet Provost changes on the Saturday, XW355/20 and XW328/22 replaced XW330/23 and XW368/31 in the RAFC aircraft and XW288/66 and XW404/77 replaced XW363/68 and XWXW426/60 in the 1FTS aircraft. No changes recorded in the Bulldogs. I need to read through the Jaguars and make sense of what it's saying before I write it up, so I'll get back to you on that soon Ian |
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Post by gwoof on Mar 16, 2015 12:58:56 GMT 1
Jack
Jaguars I now understand! XX118 was the 6 Sqn jet in the Strike Formation, the 54 jet remained unidentified.
The RAFG Germany Jaguars were XZ103/I 2 Sqn, XZ369/AP 14 Sqn, XZ383/BC 17 Sqn, XZ384/CM 20 Sqn and XZ390/DM 31 Sqn
Hope this helps
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Post by jack on Mar 17, 2015 17:32:03 GMT 1
Ian,
thank you for those, I,ve found one of my first LASSI Aviation News and Reviews for Sept. 1977, that contains a display report, which matches your report, except for the AR-RF-4 that gives 50923. So BARG and Scramble have it as 50935...?
when the midwife had me in her arms, she said it wouldn't be easy being a spotter!
thanks for your trouble, regards,
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