The 1983 show took place on Sunday 12th June. The programme was A5 size, 45 pages, black and white with colour ‘graphic’ covers. It cost 50p. To see a scan of the original flying programme (thanks to Geoff Carter) click HERE.
Name | Comments |
1) The Marlboro Aerobatic Team | 3 Pitts |
2) Barratt Homes Agusta A109 Helicopter | |
3) Tornado demo | GR1, RAF |
4) Royal Jordanian Falcons | 3 Pitts |
5) Pacespirit Aerobatics | Richard Goode |
6) Wessex S.A.R. demo | RAF Leconfield |
7) Blackburn B2 demo | never appeared |
8) Gazelle Demo | RAF |
9) Jet Provost Solo Aerobatics | T5, Church Fenton based aircraft |
10) F1-11 | USAF |
11) Royal Jordanian Air Force F-5(E) | |
12) Yorkshire UAS Bulldogs (x4) | Likely to be four of the aircraft which have just been retired from YUAS at RAF Church Fenton |
13) The Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight | |
14) Fairchild Forwarder demo | |
15) Royal Navy Historic Flight Sea Fury | FB11 |
16) Piston Provost | Mike Crymble / “WW397”? |
17) Buccanneer demo | |
18) Dunlop Pitts Aerobatics | Brian Lecomber |
19) Dominie | |
20) Royal Marines Freefall parachute team | |
21) Hawk Display | RAF Valley |
22) Slingsby Firefly | Who’d have thought that 17 years later they’d be stationed here??!! |
23) RAF Vintage Pair | Gloster Meteor, De Havilland Vampire |
24) The Red Arrows | |
25) Anglian Window Centres Balloon |
Additional Items not listed in the offical programme:
USAF Starlifter did 2 passes, Brazilian Embraer combo flew past en-route from Paris, British Airways BAC1-11 display.
The static park is somewhat of a mystery to us in 1983, but the programme mentioned a Danish F-16, USN P-3C, and Nige can also remember a RJAF C-130