1979 – SSAFA Display
1979 – SSAFA Display

1979 – SSAFA Display

To see a scan of the original flying programme (thanks to Geoff Carter) click HERE.

The 1979 display consisted of:

    Red Arrows

    Lightning

    Stampe

    Vulcan

    USAF F-5

    Gyro-copter

    Phantom

    Wessex

    Marlboro Pitts

    Lynx

    Harrier

    Gazelle

    RNHF Sea Fury

    Nimrod

    Rothmans Team

    BBMF

    Vintage Pair

    Buccaneer

    Falcons

Adrian Hairsine has very kindly sent me details of some of the aircraft present at Church Fenton in 1979:

RAF

KF183 HARVARD
VP958 DEVON
WB624 CHIPMUNK
XG254 HUNTER
XM376 JP
XM475 JP
XM572 VULCAN
XR714 LIGHTNING
XR953 GNAT
XT284 BUCCANEER
XV226 NINROD
XV349 BUCCANEER
XV488 PHANTOM
XV719 WESSEX
XV752 HARRIER
XV760 HARRIER
XW419 JP
XZ205 LYNX

USAF

74 1554 F-5

Plus 4 civil aircraft

G-AVVY Ce-150
G-BFRE AA-5
G-BGLX CAMERON BALLOON
G-HOST CAMERON BALLOON