A small landslide in the attic this afternoon…..

Indeed so, sorry I missed off the Beverley serial – I blame old age!

The Beverley was almost certainly XB261 and the Gunbus which was also on the british register as G-ATVP was a regular at Biggin in those days. With hindsight it was an amazing feat to keep the Gunbus flying in those days with an original engine as I am sure it always flew to and from each show – no mean feat with a rotary back then. It now hangs in the Grahame White building at Hendon.

Here’s the list for that show
BIGGIN HILL BoB, Saturday September 14th 1968

Static; Argosy C.1 XP443 114/267 Sqns, Basset CC.1 XS779 SCS, Beverley C.1 A&AEE, Canberra B.2 WJ678/G 85 Sqn, T.19 WH903/B 85 Sqn, Dominie T.1 XS709/M 1 ANS, Gnat T.1 XP513/13 4 FTS, Hercules C.1 XV307, Hunter F.6 XG191/27 229 OCU, Jet Provost T.3 XN511/64, XN640/74 CFS, Lancaster B.VII NX611 (G-ASXX) HAPS, Meteor F(TT).8 WH286/A 229 OCU, Proctor IV NP181 (G-AOAR) HAPS, Sabre F.4 MM.19607 (G-ATBF) HAPS, Shackleton MR.3 XF709/F 42 Sqn, Victor B.2 XL160 Wittering, Vulcan B.2 XH537 230 OCU, Wasp HAS.1 XT415/464 HMS Danae 829 Sqn, Wessex HAS.3 XS121/PO-525 737 Sqn, Whirlwind HAR.10 XP350 22 Sqn, HC.10 XP302/N 230 Sqn

Flying; Argosy C.1 XN820 114/267 Sqns, Belfast C.1 XR366 53 Sqn, Britannia C.1 XM497 99/511 Sqns, Canberra T.4 WE195/K 231 OCU, Dominie T.1 XS728/E 1 ANS, Gannet AEW.3 XL452/BY-766 849 Sqn, Gunbus 2345, Hart J9941 (G-ABMR), Hercules C.1 XV216, Hunter F.6 XE653/28 229 OCU, Hurricane 2C “H3419”/SI-B (PZ865), Jet Provost T.4 XP560 RAFC, XP629, XR704, XS179 (spare), XS210, XS215 “Macaws”, Lightning F.1A XM183 226 OCU, F.3 XP700/K, XP707/H, XP735/L, XP765/A 29 Sqn, P-51D N6356T, Sioux AH.1 XT137/D, XT211, XT234/T, XT243, Swordfish LS326/5A, Tomtit K1786 (G-AFTA), VC10 C.1 XV103 10 Sqn, Victor K.1A XH588 55 Sqn, Vulcan B.2 XM574 83 Sqn

Around that time N6356T was a regular at Biggin Hill shows. I think it was 1968 when one of the Falcons parachute team landed in front of the Mustang and his parachute fell into the prop. Fortunately the pilot turned the engine off very quickly and the parachutist escaped unhurt.

WOW! What a wonderful variety! Formation aerobatics by the Lightnings at 15:54 would have been rather noisy!! Only given 4 minutes but fast and furious…

I assume the Zlin was flown by Neil Williams

Not necessarily, I recall Neville Browning attending several “Biggins” in G-ASIM……

I assume the Zlin was flown by Neil Williams

What could you win with your ‘lucky number’ on the 1966 programme…

…probably something lame like a round-trip to Cyprus in a Lightning? :rolleyes:

I think it was a circuit in a Skyways 748 or something similar.

I wonder which Mustang it was that closed the show.

I believe it was Charles Masefield’s.

Spot on Graham and it looked something like this:—- http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1037301 N6356T, was also there in 1967.

For 1968, would it not have been Peter Masefield’s? I think of this as being the only P-51 in the UK around this time. I recall seeing it at Sunderland, but I can’t recall the exact year. 1968 is certainly possible…

What a line up at the display ,and not even a Spitfire

Yes there was, at 15:15, and a Hurricane at 15:40 🙂

🙁

Likely to be the BBMF in there BoB film livery.

Mark

I wonder which Mustang it was that closed the show.

Nice souvenirs. I was at the Biggin Air Fairs 1967 to 1969, but not 1966. When I look back at my list of participants I marvel at the variety – from Nippers to Vulcans.

Yes there was, at 15:15, and a Hurricane at 15:40 🙂

What we wouldn’t give for a line up like that today !! I still have one or two similar programmes.
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be 🙁

😀 See ,the line up was so good i never noticed it 🙂

What could you win with your ‘lucky number’ on the 1966 programme…

…probably something lame like a round-trip to Cyprus in a Lightning? :rolleyes:

:applause: What a line up at the display ,and not even a Spitfire

Yes there was, at 15:15, and a Hurricane at 15:40 🙂

What we wouldn’t give for a line up like that today !! I still have one or two similar programmes.
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be 🙁

Blimey that brings the memories flooding back. My father, brother and I were Biggin regulars for those terrific shows. Thanks for sharing your attic landslide!! Anything else……?:)

:applause: What a line up at the display ,and not even a Spitfire

hi,
I’ve a garden shed like that but it’s paint trays and pieces of wood that comes spilling out of the door.

regards,
jack…