Photographer: Peter R. Foster

Photographer: Peter R. Foster

Photographer Peter R. Foster

16 Squadron 90th anniversary scheme (1915 to 2005).

Date and location require confirmation. Original slide by Danny Carstens.

Date and location require confirmation. Abandoned after hydraulic failure, and crashed into the North Sea 10 miles north of Spurn Point, 6th September 1972. Original slide by Danny Carstens.

Taken on strength 25 September 1958. At the date of this event, this aircraft was operated by 1(F) Wing, Wing Instrument Flight (WIF), based at Lahr, Germany. It was struck off charge as 'Surplus' 20 August 1970 and is thought to have been scrapped at Lahr in the early-1970s.

Taken on charge 30 October 1963. At this event it was displayed by 1 Wing/350 Sqn. This aircraft was used by the Slivers display team, 1973-1975. Withdrawn from use -1 May 1983 and to Turkish Air Force 19 May 1983, initially as 63-9045, later 9-045, then 4-045. Taken out of service 30 June 1986.

Taken on charge -8 July 1963. Displayed at this event by 1 Wing/350 Sqn. On -6 April 1977, while being operated by 10 Wing/31 Sqn., the aircraft was destroyed and the pilot killed when it struck a dune while pulling up from a practice bombing run at the Vlieland gunnery range in the Netherlands. Struck off charge 30 November 1979.

Ex 43-15652, delivered to USAAF 22 April 1944. To Royal Danish Air Force 19 October 1956, initially as 68-688, serial changed to K-688 30 November 1959. When photographed at this event, it was being operated by 721 Sqn., RDanAF. To the Netherlands Air Force Museum 16 December 1982.

At the time of this event, it was being operated by the 40th ARRS.

Delivered 9 February 1956. When photographed at this event, it was in service with the CATCS, Shawbury. SOC 17 December 1970, following which it had a number of owners and was registered G-BZRD 27 March 2001, registration cancelled 22 February 2005. Went in due course to the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum 22 October 2008.

Full-scale replica built by the apprentices at No.1 School of Technical Training, RAF Halton circa 1962. Now displayed as 9970 at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, where it arrived October 1994.

Accepted by the Luftwaffe Oct.1942 but abandoned to the advancing allied forces the next month. Allocated RN228 by No.1426 Enemy Aircraft Flight Feb.1944. Displayed at various venues post-war and shown above as Yellow 14 in the desert colours of JG53. Registered to the IWM as G-USTV 26 Oct.1990. Rebuilt to flying standard with first post-restoration flight 17 March 1991. On 12 Oct.1997 on what was its last planned flight before handing over to the RAF Museum, it was substantially damaged in a landing accident at Duxford. Since rebuilt to static display standard and now at RAF Museum, Cosford.