Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 2017 (19-Aug-17)
Sept 16, 2017 16:53:20 GMT 1
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Post by cheshireexile on Sept 16, 2017 16:53:20 GMT 1
On the "better late than never" principal I have finally gotten around to sorting and loading my photos from the Saturday at the Biggin Hill FoF17.
This year's event was a 2-day'er to celebrate 100 years of Biggin Hill. Sunday might have been a better to attend since there were a couple of display items that only appeared that day, including the Patrouille De France but I got my ticket before the final line-ups were announced. Overall it was probably a better show than the previous year with more overseas and military display items than 2016 notable the Czech helicopters and Grippen and the Belgian F-16. The Eurofighter was one of the items that didn't display on the Saturday but they operated out of Biggin for Eastbourne and Herne Bay displays that day. A solitary spitfire represented the BBMF due to most of the fleet being grounded at the time but the usual Heritage Hanger Spitfires and Hurricanes were on display.
Being able to get on the field provided the opportunity to access a few areas not normally available and see into a few hangers, especially on the south side. There were a reasonable selection of bizjets both on the Signature/Bombardier apron and also visible on the main terminal apron.
Below is my log for the day. If people are interested there is a comprehensive log for both days on Nigel Burch's Biggin Hill blog (Biggin Hill Airport Movements) compiled and collated from several members of the Biggin Hill Yahoo group.
I took lots of photo's of a day. There are a few after the log. Again, if people are interested there are a couple of albums on my flickr account with more. One album contains "Festival of Flight" items, the other has "Non FoF17 Items" like the bizjets and visitors that were present on the field during the day.
3366, Mil Mi-24 V, Czech Air Force
DSC00320 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
FA-134, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Belgian Air Component
DSC00240 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
Great War Combat Team (Sopwith Triplane G-BWRA/N500 & Fokker Dr I G-CFHY/556/17)
DSC00411 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
... prize for the strange looking aircraft ... N123CA, Dornier Do 28 A-1, Private
DSC00142 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
9240, SAAB Gripen JAS-39 C, Czech Air Force
DSC00378 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
G-BEDF/124485/DF-A ("Sally B"), Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, B-17 Preservation Ltd
DSC00296 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
... and of course the obligatory Red Arrows shot
DSC00327 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
This year's event was a 2-day'er to celebrate 100 years of Biggin Hill. Sunday might have been a better to attend since there were a couple of display items that only appeared that day, including the Patrouille De France but I got my ticket before the final line-ups were announced. Overall it was probably a better show than the previous year with more overseas and military display items than 2016 notable the Czech helicopters and Grippen and the Belgian F-16. The Eurofighter was one of the items that didn't display on the Saturday but they operated out of Biggin for Eastbourne and Herne Bay displays that day. A solitary spitfire represented the BBMF due to most of the fleet being grounded at the time but the usual Heritage Hanger Spitfires and Hurricanes were on display.
Being able to get on the field provided the opportunity to access a few areas not normally available and see into a few hangers, especially on the south side. There were a reasonable selection of bizjets both on the Signature/Bombardier apron and also visible on the main terminal apron.
Below is my log for the day. If people are interested there is a comprehensive log for both days on Nigel Burch's Biggin Hill blog (Biggin Hill Airport Movements) compiled and collated from several members of the Biggin Hill Yahoo group.
I took lots of photo's of a day. There are a few after the log. Again, if people are interested there are a couple of albums on my flickr account with more. One album contains "Festival of Flight" items, the other has "Non FoF17 Items" like the bizjets and visitors that were present on the field during the day.
| Reg'n | Aircraft Type | Operator | Needed | Notes |
| 2-TRAV | Gulfstream G550 | ExecuJet Europe AG | * | |
| 3366 | Mil Mi-24 V | Czech Air Force | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| 9240 | SAAB Gripen JAS-39 C | Czech Air Force | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| 9781 | Mil Mi-171 Sh | Czech Air Force | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| 9G-AEL | Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 | Wessex Aviation | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| 9H-BOM | Canadair Challenger 605 | Orion (Malta) Ltd | | |
| 9H-GVG | Bombardier Global 6000 | Elitavia Malta | * | |
| D-ASHY | Canadair Challenger 605 | ProAir Aviation GmbH | | |
| D-EBPL | Cessna 182 | Private | * | |
| D-EEWX | Beech Bonanza F33A | Private | * | |
| D-FLEX | SOCATA TBM C2 | Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg | * | |
| FA-124 | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon | Belgian Air Component | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
| FA-134 | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon | Belgian Air Component | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| F-HAHA | Cessna Citation Mustang | AstonJet | * | |
| F-HINC | Learjet 75 | AgroAir | * | |
| G-AEDU | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly DH.90A | GAEDU Ltd | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-AHBL | de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth DH.87B | Shipping and Airlines Ltd | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-AIDN | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire T.VIII | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-AVAV | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire T.IX | Warbird Experiences | * | Fuselage only in LH Heritage Hanger |
| G-AVSP | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180 Cherokee C | Private | * | |
| G-AXDI | Cessna 172 | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-BDWJ | S.E.5A Scale Replica Scale Replica | Great War Combat Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-BEDF | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | B-17 Preservation Ltd | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-BMKC | Piper J-3 Cub C-90 Cub | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-BMMM | Cessna 152 | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | |
| G-BMSB | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire T.IX | Biggin Hill Heritage | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-BNPV | Bowers Fly Baby 1A/1B | Great War Combat Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-BNSU | Cessna 152 | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | |
| G-BRAK | Cessna 172 | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | |
| G-BRDG | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior II | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-BRRA | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXc | E Russell | * | Fuselage only in LH Heritage Hanger |
| G-BSPN | Piper PA-28R Arrow 201T Turbo Arrow III | Private | | |
| G-BSVM | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior II | Private | | |
| G-BTDV | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior II | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-BTES | Cessna 150 | Private | | |
| G-BUJO | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior II | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | |
| G-BWNT | DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-BWRA | Sopwith Triplane Replica | Great War Combat Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-BYRC | Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 | Daniel Brem-Wilson | | |
| G-CBWD | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior III | Private | | |
| G-CCBN | S.E.5A Scale Replica Scale Replica | Great War Combat Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-CDXR | Fokker Dr I Replica | Great War Combat Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-CFHY | Fokker Dr I Replica | Great War Combat Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-CGZU | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire IX | Private | * | |
| G-CHTK | Hawker Hurricane X | Eagle Squadron | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-CISV | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Vb (Trop) | Comanche Warbirds | | |
| G-CKAT | Cessna 152 | Private | * | Still marked as F-GBFL |
| G-CKIO | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 151 Cherokee Warrior | Private | * | |
| G-CMTO | Cessna Citation M2 | Catreus | | |
| G-CTKL | North American T-6 IIB | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-EGSS | Hawker 125 800XP | Interflight (Air Charter) Ltd | | |
| G-ENNA | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior II | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-EXEC | Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 Seneca | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-EXIL | Extra EA.300 S | Private | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-FBKB | Cessna Citation Mustang | Blink | * | |
| G-FLYI | Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 Seneca | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-FXKR | Beech 400 A | Flexjet Ltd | * | |
| G-GLOB | Bombardier Global Express XRS | ExecuJet UK Ltd | * | |
| G-GXLS | Cessna Citation Excel | London Executive Aviation | | |
| G-HARG | Embraer Legacy 500 | Centreline Air Charter Ltd | * | |
| G-IBSY | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Vc | Fairfax Spitfires | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-IFTE | Hawker 125 700B | Interflight (Air Charter) Ltd | | |
| G-IIIP | Pitts S-1 S-1D | Trig Aerobatic Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-ITSU | Embraer Phenom 100 | Sovereign Business Jets | * | |
| G-JNMA | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIe | Private | * | Fuselage only in LH Heritage Hanger |
| G-KALS | Bombardier Challenger 300 | Sovereign Business Jets | | |
| G-LFBD | Cessna Citation CJ2 | Centreline Air Charter Ltd | * | |
| G-NPTV | Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel / Fennec AS.355 NP | Arena Aviation Ltd | | |
| G-OCBI | Hughes 269 C-1 | Alpha Properties (London) Ltd | * | |
| G-OMJA | Piper PA-28 Cherokee 181 Archer II | Private | * | |
| G-ONAA | North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco | Private | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-PBIX | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIe | Private | | FoF17 Static Participant |
| G-PIII | Pitts S-1 S-1D | Trig Aerobatic Team | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-PMNF | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire HF.IX | Private | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| G-RAAA | Bombardier Global Express XRS | TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd | | |
| G-RICO | American Aviation AA-5 | Private | | |
| G-SOVB | Learjet 45 | Zenith Aviation Ltd | | |
| G-WMRN | SOCATA TBM | Ravenair Business Aviation Ltd | | |
| G-ZNTH | Learjet 75 | Zenith Aviation Ltd | | |
| M-AERO | Dassault Falcon 2000LX S | Falcon Operation Ltd | * | |
| M-DSML | Hawker 125 800B | St Francis Group (Aviation) Limited | | |
| M-ILLA | Beech 400 | Sunshine Aviation Limited | * | |
| MK356 | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF.Ixc | Royal Air Force (BBMF) | * | Heritage Hanger / Desert paint scheme |
| M-LEYS | Beech 90 C90GT | Heres Aviation Ltd | | |
| M-TELE | Gulfstream G400 | Arena Aviation Ltd | * | |
| M-YFLY | Pilatus PC-XII 47E | Fly High Limited | * | |
| N114WG | Westland WG-30 100 | Private | | |
| N120HH | Bell 407 | Private | | |
| N123CA | Dornier Do 28 A-1 | Private | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
| N159MN | Hawker 4000 | Corporate | * | |
| N171WM | Piper PA-23 Aztec 250C | Private | | |
| N181WW | Beagle B.206 Basset CC.1 | Private | | |
| N202AA | Cessna 421 | Private | | |
| N4446 | Cessna Corvalis / Lancair / Columbia LC41-550FG | Private | | |
| N500RW | SOCATA TBM | B van Milders, Flying Group NV | * | |
| N501HM | Gulfstream G500 | Palm Hill Equipment LLC | * | |
| N70PS | Bombardier Global Express | Worldwide Jet Charter | * | |
| N7180V | Mooney M.20 Chaparral 201 | Private | | |
| N719EL | Beech 400 XP | DFS Furniture Company | * | |
| N74189 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 PT-17 Kaydet | Breitling Wingwalkers | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| N888HE | Gulfstream G5 | N888HE Inc Trustee | | |
| OE-LAR | Gulfstream G450 | Luxaviation Germany | * | |
| PH-SOE | Pilatus PC-XII 47E | H M van Soest | * | |
| PS915 | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX | Royal Air Force (BBMF) | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| SE-BOG | Boeing Stearman B75N1 N2S-3 Kaydet | Breitling Wingwalkers | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| SE-RMT | Bombardier Global 6000 | SAAB Aircraft AB | * | |
| TB885 | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVI | Royal Air Force | * | Fuselage only in RH Heritage Hanger |
| VP-CLL | Embraer Legacy 650 | Burgan Bank | | |
| XS674 | Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 | Wessex Aviation | | |
| XV726 | Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 | Royal Air Force | | |
| XX177 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1 | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX204 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX232 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1 | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX242 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX278 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX310 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1W | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX311 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1 | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX319 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX322 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| XX323 | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A | Royal Air Force (Red Arrows) | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| ZA670 | Boeing-Vertol H-47 Chinook HC.4 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Flying Participant |
| ZF377 | Short Tucano T.1 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
| ZF378 | Short Tucano T.1 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
| ZJ260 | Aerospatiale Squirrel / Fennec AS.350 HT.1 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Red Arrows Commentator Taxi |
| ZK036 | British Aerospace Hawk T.2 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
| ZK352 | Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
| ZK354 | Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | * | FoF17 Static Participant |
3366, Mil Mi-24 V, Czech Air Force
DSC00320 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
FA-134, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Belgian Air Component
DSC00240 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
Great War Combat Team (Sopwith Triplane G-BWRA/N500 & Fokker Dr I G-CFHY/556/17)
DSC00411 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
... prize for the strange looking aircraft ... N123CA, Dornier Do 28 A-1, Private
DSC00142 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
9240, SAAB Gripen JAS-39 C, Czech Air Force
DSC00378 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
G-BEDF/124485/DF-A ("Sally B"), Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, B-17 Preservation Ltd
DSC00296 by CheshireExile, on Flickr
... and of course the obligatory Red Arrows shot
DSC00327 by CheshireExile, on Flickr