Pity the weather wasn't any better when this 1(Fighter) Squadron Typhoon headed out towards runway 23 for a local training mission.

Pictured in the early morning at the cross runway at Gilze Rijen, this Chinook was visiting the field with a sister ship. Delivered in March 1981 as HC1 to the RAF, it was soon afetr converted to HC2. ZA675 was damaged during landing accident in Afghanistan in late May 2006, was able to fly to Kandahar on its own strength but it appeared the damage was to much, so the Chinook was airlifted back to the UH with a 99sq C-17A to Fleetlands. It was repaired and returned to service mid 2007. It was converted to HC4 in 2011 and to HC6A in 2018.

Visiting Gilze Rijen in the early morning, together with a sister Chinook. This RAF Chinook was delivered on 30 August 1981 as a HC1, it was later converted to HC2. The heavy lift helicopter was damaged during a night training mission with Special Forces in Oman, 5 miles south of Seeb on 25 November 1999. It was flown back to Brize Norton on 13 Dec'99 aboard An-124 (RA-82046) and repaired at Fleetlands using parts of former a Argentinian Army CH-47C. It was converted to HC4 in 2014 and to HC6A in 2019.

Delivered to the RAF on 30 July 1969 and scrapped at Leuchars in 1995.

First flight on 14 January 1969, delivered to the RAF on 8 April 1969 and withdrawn from use far away from the UK, at Mount Pleasant, Falklands in October 1991. The Phantom was scrapped at this location in August 1992.

One of around 22 aircraft which gathered for "The First London Plane Show" on the South Bank of the River Thames by Waterloo Bridge. The Plane Show ran from 18th May to 28th May 1973. XR658 was DBR when the canopy disintegrated in flight on 26th October 1971. Allocated maintenance serial 8192M. Exhibited here by the RAF Exhibition Flight. Current with the RAF Manston History Museum in 2022.

This was one of three R1s. It was on a post maintenance testflight from Kinloss when things went wrong on 16 May'95. After 35 min of flight, following an anti-icing system test, No4 and No3 engine fire warnings illuminated. Whilst the crew were carrying out the fire drill, a rear crew member confirmed that the R1 was on fire and reported that panels were falling away from the starboard wing. After 2 explosions, the captain feared for the structural integrity and decided to ditch in the North Sea before he lost control authority. The R1 bounced twice, broke apart and sank, seven crew survived.

scrapped at RAF Wattisham in late 1991

Delivered to the RAF as XF708 in 1959. To the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in 1972.

Delivered to the RAF as XH648 in 1959. To the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in 1976.

Delivered to the RAF as XX766 in 1975. Later upgraded to a Jaguar GR.3A. To Cosford for use as ground trainer 9257M in 2006.

Delivered to the RAF as XW291 in 1969. Sold as G-BWOF in 1996. Preserved at Coleg Cambria, Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales from 2018. Cancelled from the register in 2022.

Delivered to the RAF on 2 January 1968, and stored at Fleetlands since early 1997. It was moved to Gosport late 1997, left by road to Benson in April 2002, reported again at Gosport in May 2003 (up to January 2012 and then seen as a road runner to Hixon early 2012. Stored there and moved to Air & Ground location at Shirleywich. Again seen stored, but then at Culham Adventure Land in April 2013. It was said to be sold a new owner in France but was still in that Advanture Land early 2020. What an effort for this beautiful Wessex... it deserves some rest ;-)

Originally built as a F-4M and first flown on 20 November 1968. It was delivered to RAF 2sq, on most probably 31 January 1969. XV430 is seen here afterits arrival from homebase RAF Wildenrath (Germany) at the static of Koksijde. At that time, already redesignated to FGR2. After a long operational career, the Phantom was withdrawn from use on 5 July 1991. It was first stored for a period at RAF Wattisham, but then scrapped at that location in February 1992.

Destroyed in a fatal crash in the Falkland Islands in 1983.