1985 – SSAFA Display
1985 – SSAFA Display

1985 – SSAFA Display

The 1985 programme was the same Black and White as usual, but it had now been put onto A4. There were 45 pages with a colour centre spread. This year it cost £1. To see a scan of the original flying programme (thanks to Geoff Carter) click HERE.

NameComment
1) The Sharks Helicopter Display TeamRoyal Navy, 4 Gazelle
2) Ryan P.T 22 TrainerBob Mitchell
3) Rolls-Royce SpitfireDavid Moore, did not appear
4) Jet ProvostWright Jubilee Trophy Winner, Flt/Lt. DL Whittingham, T5
5) Royal Marines Free Fall TeamDid not appear
6) The RAF Vintage PairRAF Scampton, Gloster Meteor & DH Vampire
7) Scout HelicopterAAC
8) The Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight
9) Royal Navy Sea Harrier801 NAS
10) Royal Navy Lynx702 NAS
11) Cessna 441 ConquestBrown Air
12) Pacespirit IIRichard Goode
13) F-16Belgian AF
14) CatalinaJohn Watts
15) Royal Navy Sea King814 NAS
16) Blackburn B2BAE Brough, did not appear
17) RF-4C PhantomUSAF
18) Slingsby FireflySlingsby Aviation Ltd
19) RF-4C PhantomUSAF
20) Lynx HelicopterAAC
21) Hawk AerobaticsFlt/Lt. Brown, RAF Valley
22) F1-11USAF, did not appear
23) Streamer DropRoyal Engineers
24) F1-11USAF, did not appear
25) F-16USAF
26) Royal Engineers Parachute Team“The Eagles”
27) Royal Navy Historic FlightSea Hawk & Sea Fury, did not appear
28) Toyota PittsBrian Lecomber
29) Gazelle HelicopterRAF Shawbury
30) BAC 1-11British Airways
31) The Red Arrows

Additional Items not listed in the programme are: French AF Alphajet, Zlin Z50L (Vic Norman)

Included in the static park: Danish AF F-16, Draken, Canadian Dash 7, T33, USAF A-10, Hercules W2. And there were all the usual RAF regulars (like Bulldog, JP, Tornado, etc…)