ZA148 RAF Vickers VC10 K3 belonging to the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre. Has been a resident here since August 2013.

'XR768' RAF English Electric Lightning F53 belonging to the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre. The original aircraft was written off in 1974 after crashing into the North Sea following a reheat fire in No 2 engine. This former Saudi one has been painted to represent XR768 and has been recently restored after a joint 'lightning' photo shoot at RAF Cosford and at Bruntingthorpe.

The Nimrod was a new type in the RAF and was co-existing with the Shackleton in 1970. This airframe has been remanufactured into a Nimrod MRA.4 as ZJ518

'Growler' over the threshold, Air Day RAF St Mawgan

Air Day RAF St Mawgan

The One-Eleven was still common at Schiphol in my Praktica days, but I never managed a good picture then or ever since, so I was delighted to photograph ZH763 here at the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, still looking great after her final flight in 2013 and still not boxed in as usual in museums. Many thanks for the late admittance!

Built as an MR.2 and first flown in 8.53, this Shackleton operated with 204, 210 & 205 Sqns before conversion to AEW.2 in 1972. After service with 8 Sqn as "Rosalie", wfu 1981 and used for crash rescue practice at St Mawgan. Refurbished in MR.2 configuration in 1989 and resided just inside the main gate, looking splendid. By 2015 though was under threat of eviction by the RAF