Starfighters at Airshow – Can anyone ID the airshow?

That is what I call comprehensive replies – no doubt about it then.

Many Thanks to all for your help and how I miss those beauties.

Best Regards
Keith McC

IAT Fairford 85 … Starfighter heaven that year!!!!! The WGAF machines were lined up with the MFG2 machines. There was also the TF that had a fuel leak… sitting close by!

According to Scramble:

2185 F-104G EST 61 (it was in the static)
2405 F-104G TGP 11
2454 F-104G TGP 11
2518 F-104G TGP 11
2530 F-104G TGP 11
2637 F-104G TGP 11
2666 F-104G MFG 2
2682 F-104G MFG 2
2779 TF-104G MFG 2

IAT 1985

I should have expanded:

The photo shows 4 aircraft with the same tail badges and then two with a different badge. The Fairford 1985 attendance log lists 5 starfighters from one unit, two of which match with the front two in this photo. The log shows four of the five being on the North side and the other South. Additionally there are 5 other German Starfighters shown as present including three from the German Navy display team.

This photo shows 4 from one unit including the identifiable ones from above:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1199378/

This one shows a static line-up from the opposite end:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1199558/

Looks about right.

Definitely nothing comparable in the lists I have from Greenham 1983

Tony Andrews

I think it’s Fairford in 1985. The attendees list shows 5 German Air Force Starfighters from the same squadron including 26+37 and 25+18

Tony Andrews

Thanks Tony, there are six in the photo though. So if I can find a list what what was at IAT 83 I could eliminate one or the other. I have lived less than a couple of miles from Greenham for the past 30 years and I am trying to figure out where this section of fence might be. Similarly I know Fairford pretty well having gone there for every airshow camping bar one year and know that fairly well but I can’t figure out where this would be. As I say though I have 11,000 photos mainly of airshows that I have bought and I wonder if the picture is from somewhere else although I cannot imagine a UK airshow other than IAT that would have attracted 6 German Starfighters.
Thanks again
Keith McC

Starfighters

I think it’s Fairford in 1985. The attendees list shows 5 German Air Force Starfighters from the same squadron including 26+37 and 25+18

Tony Andrews

Thanks Black Knight – I thought it might be Greenham as there are quite a few in the batch I have but they are mixed up with numerous other Air Shows as well.

Looks like 1983 IAT judging by the markings on the BBMF fighters in the background.