Part of a batch of 110 Hunter F.6s, XG194 served 43, 111 and 92 Sqdns before modification to FGA.9 and allocation to 229 OCU. On being withdrawn, it was mocked up to look like a Soviet Sukhoi to train personnel on disarming WarPac types. In 2009 the aircraft was rescued from dereliction at RAF North Luffenham by the Wattisham Airfield Museum, where it has undergone restoration to its former appearance as a Treble-One Sqdn 'Black Arrows' aircraft. Indeed XG194 was the lead Hunter in the famous 22-ship loop at SABC Farnborough 1958.

Taken on charge in March 1961, XM182 was first issued to 56 Sqdn, serving in standard silver overall colours till being painted in the superb red 'Firebird' team marks in the mid-1960s. Re-allocation to 226 OCU meant a return to a more sober finish, later users being 23 Sqdn then the Binbrook and Leuchars TFFs. Made its final flight to RAF Gutersloh in July 1974 and allocated 8425M for decoy use, being sold off as scrap in October 1982.

This Canberra was built as a B.2 by Handley Page and delivered to 100 Sqdn in 1954, moving on to 45 Sqdn, 75 Sqdn, the RNZAF and back to 45 Sqdn before conversion to T.17 for 360 Sqdn. Scrapped at Wyton in 1995

XL639 was delivered to 99 Sqdn in October 1958, the unit becoming 99/511 Sqdn in 1961. Stored at 5 MU Kemble from October 1975, it was bought by Guiness Peat Aviation in early 1976 and on to Airline Engineering a year later after storage at Stansted. Registered EI-BDC it operated various lease periods with Aer Turas and Cyprus Airways before being sold to Eurafric in January 1978. Moving to Redcoat Air Cargo as G-BRAC in June 1978, it sadly crashed after take-off from Boston-Logan on 16th February 1980 due to ice accumulation and windshear. Pre-flight weather briefing was judged inadequate.

Although not part of the show, the RAE's Argosy is seen here leaving after the 1971 Battle of Britain Day at RAF Coltishall. First flying on 8th May 1961, XN817 initially served as a Transport Command aircraft before being transferred to the RAE at West Freugh. It crashed there on landing when the undercarriage collapsed on 1st October 1984. The fuselage was used for fire training until b/u in 2011

Ex N70PC. RHH059/060 from IST and to BUD

Originally N849MA with Mesaba from 1992, then LV-PIB and LV-ZPM with Southern Winds. To Olympic in 2003. Based at Rhodes at this time, departing here as OA97 to Kastelorizo.

NO8002 from Bologna

Delivered mid-July 2024. DE1623 to DUS

In partial colours, ex D-ASSK, CC-AFX and G-EZEU. Flight BIX 54R from Aalborg

DE1644 from Leipzig

NO9022 from MXP

Originally CS-TKO with SATA. MI1725 from Leipzig

5o Years colours. X34706 from Stuttgart

4Y1250 from MUC

Ex VP-CXQ, EC-LRT, VT-WAO and EC-LAQ. CY4369 from from Vienna

DK1586 from Oslo

TVP7465 to Warsaw

One of many Sunclass flights to Rhodes that day, in fact Sundays are very much Scandi-day. DK1412 from Borlange

SK7415 from Oslo