Nice set, Sea Vixen gets my vote too.

Nice shots, how many of the whole F3’s are left there now? There’s a few Hawks going through RTP there also I believe.

They “lost” Red 7 (XX280) a week or so ago after a bird strike, flame-out and emergency landing at Blackpool.

I understand the aircraft is still there. That may explain why they are down on numbers.

If they fly a ‘black’ Hawk, it will almost certainly have to fly as lead, as it will not have smoke system, nor the upgraded engine systems to enhance throttle response for close formation work.

It was XX260 that made the emergency landing, XX280 has never flown with the team. I had read that it is going to be stripped for spares as the airframe doesn’t have many hours left on it.
Also the Red Arrows are still flying XX306 which isn’t on their list of aircraft. XX294 is in storage at Shawbury.

We don’t get German Phantoms flying at UK airshows because the German Airforce won’t perform at any airshow, I’m not certain but I think this came in after Ramstein.

You are right in general though, a permit to fly is different to a permit to display, though that doesn’t rule out a static appearance.
For example I have never seen or heard of HHA Hunters, or say the MB Meteors, performing at public airshows, but I have seen the Meteors parked in static parks.

BTW HHA do post here, so may be worth sending a PM.

HHA hunters have displayed at shows in the past, but they were ones that were on the civil register, I doubt you will see the military registered ones displaying, and if XX885 does fly I guess it will be operated with a military reg.

Duxman, that looks like the Grace Spitfire returning rather than TFC’s MkV.