At the Thursday Press Day for 1982's Army Air Corps Air Day.

At the Thursday Press Day for 1982's Army Air Corps Air Day.

Leased by British Midland from Air UK for most of 1982 and all of 1983.

No unit badge. Outside one of Alconbury's HAS at the 1982 Open House.

c/n 3, one of only seven Potez 840 series built (2 prototypes, 1 static test, 4 production). Preserved at the Musee de l'Air.

Parked in a car park, surrounded by weeds. Though no damage is visible, this early Learjet had been WFU after a fire in 1981, and was apparently later used at a technical school in France.

At the Thursday Press Day for 1982's Army Air Corps Air Day.

One of only eight built, the HD-34 was designed for long-duration, low-speed flight and was used for aerial survey work. On static display outside the Musee de l'Air.

Although this appears to be painted as Alpha-Oscar-India, all published information shows the last character to be a numeric One.

Part of Air Classik's small museum collection at DUS in 1982, long since gone. The aircraft was previously 52-6783 of the USAF and DD+348 of the Luftwaffe. Its livery when photographed has no relevance to its past service.

This is the first T-6 registered as F-AZBE. Originally allocated USAAF 41-33606 and RAF EX633, it was shipped directly to South Africa as 7349 in 1941, before going to the RAF in 1946. To Belgium as H-29 in Feb 1947, then sold to Air France in Jun 1959 as F-BJBI. Registration changed to F-WJBI in 1969. Acquired by Jean-Baptiste Salis in Jan 1979 and registered to him as F-AZBE in Aug 1980. Flew as French Navy "41.F.4" and US Navy "RM-27" and "V808/18A". Rebuilt in 1993 as an NA-68 replica and registered as F-AZHE on 7 May 1993 with new "c/n" SA-31. Flew as French Navy 79411 / 11.F.20 and later as 14.F.7. Restored in 2008 as an A6M Zero replica and registered as F-AZZM on 29 May 2008, now with new "c/n" SA-32.

An early corporate 737 on Luton's runway 26, operated by Star Jet Corp.

Readers Digest Inc. corporate jet, with the company's winged Pegasus badge on the underwing fuel tank.

On lease by Air Malta from Transavia since March 1981.

Friday arrival for the weekend Air Fete.

Two P.1As were built as research aircraft, which ultimately evolved to the Lightning supersonic interceptor. Both were present as gate-guards at RAF Henlow in 1982.

Previously Laker's G-BBSZ, this DC-10 was acquired by International Air Leases and its first lease, between May 1982 and July 1983, was with Capitol Air.

Subsequent registrations JA8165, N747CK.