Seen at take off rwy 36 one of the tours with passengers on board, the first day of Sola Air Show 1987. Bose of an Air UK F.27 is visible behind.

Sea King "070" seen parked the first day of Sola Air Show 1987

Built 1941, ex T6168 with RAF, and SE-COL. Registered LN-KAY May 25th 1970, and seen here taxing past us the first day of Sola Air Show 1987

Built 1966, delivered as G-ATTP to British Eagle, named "Swift". December 1967 9J-RCH Zambia Airways. Was a periond leasd to Air Malawi as 7Q-YKE, and retuinred to Zambia as 9J-RCH. March 31st 1975 G-ATTP again for Dan-Air London. From november 1991 leased to LADECO via ILFC as CC-CYM. After three years, november 1994 it has been preserved by the Museo Nacional de Aeronautica de Chile, at Los Cerillos airport at Santiago de Chile. Dan-Air is seen at take-off rwy 36 on shceduled flight back to Newcastle.

4 unkown fighters seen parked for the Sola Air Show from right to Left: A F-4 Phantom of RAF, a Saab Draken of Danish Air Force, two different kinds of Dassault Mirage from Belgian Air Force, and behind the tail of a RAF Jaguar

Built 1943 for USAAF and delivd as 43-30732. September 12th 1946 LN-IAF for Det Norske Luftfartsselskap -DNL, named "Nordfugl". In 1948 LN-IAF was transferred fot SAS, repainted to the 1948 variation of SAS colours and renamed "Fridjof Viking". Augsut 1957 rr to SE-CFP for Linjeflyg. Later 79006 for the Swedish Air Force, fleet no 709. 1984 SECFP for Stiftelsen "Flygande Veteraner" and repainted to the 9148 livery of SAS colours, except for the font used on "Scandinavian Airlines System", This font was not introduced before 1957, and that is the same year it left SAS. Seen at take-off rwy 36

Built 1971. ex AP-AWK, F-BTOS and SE-GRI- Registered LN-FAL on April 21st 1987 to Coast Aero Center. October 21st 1988 transferred to Coas Air and given the name "Valdresflya". July 28th 1994 sold as C-GNTH., 1998 N321EA, 2007 C-FPNZ, 2008 PK-BRS and 2022 C-GXDB. Seen lifting after take-off rwy 36 on schedule back to Karmøy, the first day of Sola Air Show 1987, when most civil schedules went as normal.

My first photo of this Heron belonging to the Sola A.ir Museum. Built 1953, ex PK-GHB and G-AOXL. Imported by Fjellfly as LN-BFY February 10th 1972, but did not get Certificate of Air Worthiness. Stored at Skien until taken over by Sola Air Museum in 1984 and restored with parts after LN-BFX, in May 1987 painted as the first BU Heron with reg LN-PSG (which was a Heron !B from 1952 with serial 14002).

One of my first photos the first day of the Sola Air Show. Two former Royal Norwegian Air Force Fighters hvae been placed oustide for people to watch our military history. Left F-86K Sabre, marked ZK-L and right a T-33 marked DP-X .

Built 1977, ex N122B, N525BC, N625BC and SE-IUZ. Registered LN-FKF to Fonnafly April 4th 1987. In 1990 transferred to Mørefly, and from April 27th 1992 for Norsk Luftambulanse until sold November 17th 1994. Later in 1995 HK-3995X Brand new with Fonnafly when photograped at the first day of Sola Air Show 1987.

Built 1974, ex SE-GBU. Registered LN-AEN for Hi-Bo-Fly October 3rd 1974. transferred to Trønderfly November 11th 1977. October 24th 1985 to Fonnafly until August 1989 to Norrønafly at FBU for sale.. Sold as N20879 September 9th 1989, possibly converted to PA-31-325 and later to XB-FFO. Photographed at Sola the firste day if Sola Air Show 1987.

First flight 1967 as F-WJMN. January 17th 1968 N4344F, December 1968 N6810J rr, later N612PA and May 17th 1972 N812PA. May 7th 1974 LN-FOE for Fred Olsen Air Transport, as their fourth Falcon 20 after the loss of LN-FOE (1) (cn 62 at Norwich December 1973). Bought by Norwegian Air Force in December 1978, and was parinted as civil as possible, as used for Calibartion and VIP transport. WFU December 2018 and will be preserved at the Gathering of ex Air Force aircraft at Gardermoen as it arrived there in the autumn last year.

Built 1974, ex N9164N. 1982 TF-ERR with Flugstoedin for Photo/Survey, and used until 1996. Later N60B and N60BM Seen arriving rwy 36 at the first day of Sola air Show 1987

Built 1982, ex N3106D. February 16th 1982 OY-BJP Metro-Route. January 5th 1983 LN-HPF Norving A/S. February 12th 1988 LN-HPF Skyways of Scandinavia (leased). January 2nd 1989 SE-KHH Salair. May 1990 F-GHVG Air Vendee. January 1992 F-GHVG Régional Arilnes transferred. November 10th 1999 OY-BJP BenAir, sored at Stauning in 2023. Seen arriving rwy 36 in May 1987 for Norving from Haugesund and Farsund. Seen on the first day of Sola Air Show, a friday when schedueld flights were operated between the Air Show highlights

First Flight 1986 as PT-SIW. November 7th 1986 LN-KOD Norsk Air as their second EMB-120. 1992 Widerøe LN-KOD tfd. February 1997 N14033 de Havilland Corp.. March 1997 EC-GMT Ibertrans Aereas. November 1997 EC-GOA Swiftair S.A, opb Ibertans Aereas. Later broken up Seen arriving rwy 36 from Torp, my fisrt shot of a EMB-120

First flight 1984 as D-IDBN, January 29tj 1985 LN-NVC as the first Do-228-200 for RT. July 5th 1989 LN-NVC Agerfly tfd. June 25th 1993 TF-ELF Islandsflug, 2004 rr TF-CSF Landsflug. tfd. April 2008 D-IFLM FLM Aviation. May 2015 G-ASYE Aurigny Air Services Ltd. WFU December 12th 2019. Later became the first hydrogen flying Do.228 as G-HFZA Seen arriving rwy 36 among the other aircraft at the Sola Air Shows first day

First Flight January 6th 1984 as G-14-3632. January 12th OY-MMA Air Busines, named "Valborg". June 1988 OY-MMA Maersk Commutyer tfd, October 1989 EI-FYU Aer Lingus Commuter (leased), named "St Mothi". October 1990 OY-MMA Maersk Commuter (returned). June 1993 OY-MMA Muk Air Taxi tfd.. June 1999 G-BLCP Aer Arann. July 2000 G-BLCP ATA Aerocondor. June 2001 CS-TMY rr ATA Aerocondor. June 2002 CS-TMY Air Ivoire until October 2002. ATA Aerocondor Ceased operations in 2008. Seen Arrivign rwy 36 from Aalborg.

Built 1963, ex N5322Y, SE-ECU and OY-BAA. October 31st 1967 LN-VYS Norrønafly A/S, Fornebu. July 15tg 1976 tfd to Lyslid Flyservice, Hamar. May 9th 1980 Gardermoen Flyfoto A/S. A of C for teh aricraft expired in June 1981. In April 1986 LN-VYS was bought and moved to Sola Airport, Stavanger. Cancelled December 22nd 1988 as sold to USA. Seen the first day for the Sola Air Show, as it was parked close to the Hangar 2 at Sola.

After a two day delay, twelve 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15As arrived at Gilze Rijen air base as part of a Coronet Scout deployment. 77-0144 was delivered to the USAF in 1979 and eventually stored at AMARC on 12 July 1994. It was moved to HVF West at Tucson on 24 February 2009 and subsequently scrapped.

After a two day delay, twelve 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15As arrived at Gilze Rijen air base as part of a Coronet Scout deployment. This 77-0081/HO arrived at quite common soil as, after its delivery to the USAF on 2 October 1978, it was assigned to the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg air base (the Netherlands) between December 1978 and May 1980. It then continued its USAF career with several CONUS wings. It was eventually stored at AMARC from 28 November 1986 to 21 April 2015 after which it was scrapped by HVF West at Tucson.