Farnborough air show 1974

I am surprised that SR-71 was on public display in 1974. Were Soviets not allowed in 🙂

Just as much I’m surprised that F-15 and F-16 were on public display in 1976, the year they entered service.

Just seems too early considering the secrecy and heat of cold war. Those were three top aircraft of US air force.

love to see pic like that though!

thanks for posting!

I think Soviets were not allowed to travel abroad in 1976. USSR spies certainly were there…or could have been.

The F-15 was in bicentennial colors and F-16 IIRC ( seemed to have been the YF-17 ). I remember the whole bunch of us were Finnish Air Force employed people…except me…I was accompanied with my dad…I was 14.

This is what I saw; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYM4oDWrcsY

I think the Hawk trainer was in the sight of the finnish pilots then…YF-17 was just fresh proto back then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Hawk

Alpha jet was one of the candidates too…and Saab 105.

I am surprised that SR-71 was on public display in 1974. Were Soviets not allowed in 🙂

Just as much I’m surprised that F-15 and F-16 were on public display in 1976, the year they entered service.

Just seems too early considering the secrecy and heat of cold war. Those were three top aircraft of US air force.

love to see pic like that though!

thanks for posting!

I think Soviets were not allowed to travel abroad in 1976. USSR spies certainly were there…or could have been.

The F-15 was in bicentennial colors and F-16 IIRC ( seemed to have been the YF-17 ). I remember the whole bunch of us were Finnish Air Force employed people…except me…I was accompanied with my dad…I was 14.

This is what I saw; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYM4oDWrcsY

I think the Hawk trainer was in the sight of the finnish pilots then…YF-17 was just fresh proto back then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Hawk

Alpha jet was one of the candidates too…and Saab 105.

PSA TriStar

I too remember the 74 show. The PSA TriStar had a big smile pointed under its nose.

IIRC that was the first time for me that the Galaxy was open to walk through.

PSA TriStar

I too remember the 74 show. The PSA TriStar had a big smile pointed under its nose.

IIRC that was the first time for me that the Galaxy was open to walk through.

SR71

I am surprised that SR-71 was on public display in 1974. Were Soviets not allowed in 🙂

Just as much I’m surprised that F-15 and F-16 were on public display in 1976, the year they entered service.

Just seems too early considering the secrecy and heat of cold war. Those were three top aircraft of US air force.

love to see pic like that though!

thanks for posting!

Thats the SR-71 that flew from New York to London in a record breaking 1 hour 54min 56.4 sec on 1 sept 1974 and was
put on static at farnborough, this is the F-15 from that year.

SR71

I am surprised that SR-71 was on public display in 1974. Were Soviets not allowed in 🙂

Just as much I’m surprised that F-15 and F-16 were on public display in 1976, the year they entered service.

Just seems too early considering the secrecy and heat of cold war. Those were three top aircraft of US air force.

love to see pic like that though!

thanks for posting!

Thats the SR-71 that flew from New York to London in a record breaking 1 hour 54min 56.4 sec on 1 sept 1974 and was
put on static at farnborough, this is the F-15 from that year.

re;

did the MRCA appear that early?

re;

did the MRCA appear that early?

Farborough Air Show

I too was at Farnborough in 1974 and the thing I remember most was the poor weather. Not only did the SR 71 turn up; there was an F 15, the Bae Hawk prototype and an S3A Viking. One notable exception was the Panavia MRCA later named the Tornado of course. I will post a few of my images.

Regards,

Keith Gaff

Farborough Air Show

I too was at Farnborough in 1974 and the thing I remember most was the poor weather. Not only did the SR 71 turn up; there was an F 15, the Bae Hawk prototype and an S3A Viking. One notable exception was the Panavia MRCA later named the Tornado of course. I will post a few of my images.

Regards,

Keith Gaff

I am surprised that SR-71 was on public display in 1974. Were Soviets not allowed in 🙂

Just as much I’m surprised that F-15 and F-16 were on public display in 1976, the year they entered service.

Just seems too early considering the secrecy and heat of cold war. Those were three top aircraft of US air force.

love to see pic like that though!

thanks for posting!

I am surprised that SR-71 was on public display in 1974. Were Soviets not allowed in 🙂

Just as much I’m surprised that F-15 and F-16 were on public display in 1976, the year they entered service.

Just seems too early considering the secrecy and heat of cold war. Those were three top aircraft of US air force.

love to see pic like that though!

thanks for posting!

I think that was my first Farnborough… I was really really young though!

I think that was my first Farnborough… I was really really young though!

I went there 1976…F-14 and F-15 performed…and F-16 IIRC.

I went there 1976…F-14 and F-15 performed…and F-16 IIRC.