G-HVIP is a Swiss T68 ex J4208 and will be the aircraft used with Papyrus.

Thanks for that – But it doesnt count in that scheme!!!

As for saying why do areobatics in them, thats what they’re bloody meant to do. Could you imagine being at Duxford seeing a very capable fighter just buzzing up and down in a straight line? It would be like watching paint dry

So Why cant we see a P 38 Or P 63 or Firefly Etc @ Duxford these dasy then?

I wonder why……

Id rather watch ‘paint dry’ than nothing……

Excellent point!!!!!

NO FOLKS – THEY ARE NOT HERE TO DO THIS TYPE OF THING AT ALL!!!!!!!!!

They were designed to take a man or several men to war, to fight! -aerobatics were very handy in helping them do this, but at 20000 feet!!!
Pitts Specials, Extras, Sukhoi Su26/29/31, Yak 55s – THEY were designed to do this kinda thing!!

60 or so years later, I believe these machines are here to preserve history and the memory of so many lost for the free world we have today (allegedly!!)

Ive said it before – the BBMF have been displaying constantly in varying weather conditions, at differing venues for some 35 years – without loss and the most we see them aerobat is a barrel roll – anyone care to liken their display to “watching paint dry”!?

A very lucky pilot. With respect to all there are similarities to the Firefly incident last year. It looks like some indecision in a high “g” manouvre. I’d like to see the “witness” marks on some of the rivets after that one.

Exactly what similarity is there with the Firefly incident!?!?

Seen this so many times in North America – usually however in a higher performance aerobatic machine than a warbird. Too low and slow to enter the split s by the look of it. Idiot. Whats the point of aerobatting warbirds!???

Kodak, Sea Vixen XS587 certainly DID make it to Llanbedr. It was on the fleet there for quite a few years, and I got it to Valley for the Open Day there in 1983.

Thanks for that – Could have sworn it stayed at Hurn during its service.
great to see it went to a show as well! – Pity more of the fleet couldnt have been tempted away over the years!

Following ones are dodgy – shot from some distance, indeed a couple were shot from a canoe!!!!

both Canberras, 1990
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Flight line October 88
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Hawk & Jinidivik – 1991 (Hawk is XX154 – the first one!)

have dug out some more images:

WK800 , Valley94

Another view of XS577 – nose preserved at Bruntingthorpe IIRC, Llanbedr ’91

Hawk XX160 practicing for the Aberporth/Blaenarch air show (Also the others)

More from the good ole days

If i remember rightly i think lack of interest in Winston was the high display fee. I was told that Air Atlantique paid £3000 to have her for the weekend at their classics airshow a couple of years ago.

Worth every penny!!!!!!!!