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The Harvard Formation Team, discussion thread.

The Harvard Formation Team, formed if I remember (now with David Burke’s jolt) Euan English and Anthony Hutton.

So where did it start? White Waltham was it? and I think early 1980s then the move to North Weald and the founding of the “Squadron”
Pilots I can recall
Anthony Hutton
Euan English
Robs Lamplough?
Gary Numan
Charles Everett
Norman Lees
Dave Southwood
Andy Sephton

Also I cannot remember the BBMF wing co pilot of the Lancaster who flew the Zeke also.

I always loved the team at displays including of course the Beech 18 always getting shot down by Kendo Nagasaki Numan.

Picture and videos welcome please.

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By: AN2grahame - 21st April 2015 at 21:07

Gary just tweeted this :
@numanofficial: A WW2 Mustang flying over my LA house. Great to see but somehow a sad reminder of my other life. I miss it at times. http://twitter.com/numanofficial/status/590598646841868288/photo/1

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By: Trolly Aux - 12th April 2015 at 13:14

Any ideas when the HFT did their first and last displays? I thought it was 91 0r 92 the last one?

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By: Trolly Aux - 11th April 2015 at 10:28

Great shots, I remember the flyin with the AN2 and SC parked next to here, I spoke to the ground crew of the Harvard who had pulled it out on display, it did not flythat day, not long before it was sold I believe.

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By: AN2grahame - 10th April 2015 at 10:07

I had a great time helping the team back in the day a few pics of “sc” one of which shows Gary parked next to our first An2 D-fkma Gary now lives in the states but returns regularly for gigs he is also quite active on twitter @numanofficial [ATTACH=CONFIG]236641[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]236642[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]236643[/ATTACH]

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By: Flygirl - 8th April 2015 at 15:21

RIP Norman sorely missed.

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By: TexanTrev - 8th April 2015 at 12:58

As TA says, RIP Norman. Never forgotten.

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By: Trolly Aux - 8th April 2015 at 11:16

Back on thread

Norman Lees, 15 years ago today.
RIP sir

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By: Flygirl - 7th April 2015 at 16:44

Tracey lived in Camberley ! She was a dancer !

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By: Trolly Aux - 7th April 2015 at 09:54

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By: Moggy C - 7th April 2015 at 09:51

No, me neither :angel:

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By: Trolly Aux - 7th April 2015 at 09:41

Unfortunately Moggs I have no knowledge of the Porn Star
This may confirm or not which one you know!!!! 🙂

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By: Moggy C - 7th April 2015 at 09:32

Are you sure that’s THE Tracey Adam, rather than the American star of ‘adult’ movies of nearly the same name?

I think this is the real thing

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1639422/resume?ref_=nm_ov_res

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By: Trolly Aux - 7th April 2015 at 08:48

I remember Tracey Adam, Garys ex, seeing her at airshows with him, photo below
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And Gary and his wife, Gemma now
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I did hear that Tracey is a film producer and lives in Regents Park, how true I know not, but good storry.

Martin, i am loving your insight of the whole HFT thing, you must of had a ball.

Oh and one other thing, I seem to remember Tracey made the curtains for the Squadron too !!

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By: T6flyer - 6th April 2015 at 21:46

Tracey Adams was Gary’s girlfriend before he was married to Gemma. And yes, Tracey did design the Squadron Badge. Here are a few more Team photos…….

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/Alconbury17.jpg

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/harformChurchFenton12June1988.jpg

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/Harvard%20Formation%20Team%20Biggin%20Hill%2019%20June%201988.jpg

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/18693_812838935458113_6343671292459149382_n_1.jpg

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By: AlanR - 6th April 2015 at 16:44

I did however find this from 1987. A scanned print from Lakenheath.

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr141/Deetektor/Odds%20and%20Sods/Numan_zpsrr6ktjkl.jpg

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By: AlanR - 6th April 2015 at 16:22

Alan, that would be great, may be his ex before the wife, she used to fly everywhere with him, the current one hated it

Having a job laying my hands on it at the moment. It was on one of my many videos, most of which I copied to DVD.
It might have been on one I hadn’t copied. I shall carry on looking.

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By: Moggy C - 6th April 2015 at 15:35

Wasn’t his ex the one who designed the Squadron badge? (or at least adapted it from stuff that already existed elsewhere)

She was very likeable, would chat to anyone and had no ‘WAG’ pretensions.

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By: Trolly Aux - 6th April 2015 at 14:50

Alan, that would be great, may be his ex before the wife, she used to fly everywhere with him, the current one hated it

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By: AlanR - 6th April 2015 at 12:16

I have a short video (somewhere) of Gary , and I presume his wife, getting his plane ready for a display at Lakenheath
circa 1991-2.

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By: Trolly Aux - 6th April 2015 at 09:23

Martin, absolutely spiffin !
I do have some on negative somewhere and will need to purchase a scanner, not that they are anything great but could do with sharing.
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