The Swifts are WK194 and 198, flown by David Morgan and Mike Lithgow respectively that year.Amazingly 198 is still with us, now at Millom! For the first time all three V-Bombers were there in 1953 and there was a flypast by all four Avro 707s and two Vulcans.
The Gannet might be one of the Blackburn GR17s (YA7 & 8), WB781 and 788 which were still to be seen lying forlornly on the grass as late as 1958, although Gannet WN341 was there too in 1953.
Great photos Mark – the most evocative I’ve seen for a long while – more please!
Jim