RNAS Lee-on-Solent Air Day, 11th July 1992
Featured displays were by Fleet Air Arm Lynx HAS.3, Sea King HC.4 and Sea Harrier FRS.1, Royal Air Force Tornado, a privately owned ex-Swiss Air Force Vampire T.55, a group of Tiger Moths and what looks like a Lada.
I can identify the following aircraft in the video, despite not being able to find my notes of the day:
Flying:
BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 - ZD578 "715" of 899 Squadron FAA, now gate guardian at RNAS Yeovilton
DeHavilland Vampire T.55 - U-1230, ex-Swiss Air Force, now based in Norway
Westland Lynx HAS.3 - Fleet Air Arm
Boeing-Vertol CH.47 Chinhook HC.1 - Royal Air Force
Westland Sea King HC.4 - Fleet Air Arm
Panavia Tornado GR.1 - Royal Air Force
Three DeHavilland Tiger Moths
On the ground:
Fairy Gannet T.5 - XG888 - FAA Museum Collection, now on display in Australia
Fairy Gannet AEW.3 - XL500 - FAA, stored, now undergoing restoration at St.Athan
Lockheed C.130K Hercules C.1P - XV192 "192" of the Lyneham Transport Wing, scrapped in 2005
PZL AN-2T - G-BTCU "77", originally a Polish Air Force aircraft, painted in fake Soviet DOOSAF markings
Bristol Sycamore HR.12 - WV783 - RAF Museum Collection, now on display at Hendon
Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander - G-HPAA, operated by Hampshire Constabulary until 2001
Several Westland Wessex HU.5 are visible in the background of some scenes, these were retired airframes allocated to HMS Daedalus Air Engineering School.
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The footage features various aircraft in flight and on the ground, including Fleet Air Arm Lynx HAS.3, Sea King HC.4, and Sea Harrier FRS.1, Royal Air Force Tornado, a privately owned ex-Swiss Vampire T.55, Tiger Moths, and other aircraft. Some identified aircraft include a BAe Sea Harrier FA.2, DeHavilland Vampire T.55, Boeing-Vertol CH.47 Chinhook, and Panavia Tornado GR.1. Ground-based aircraft include a Fairy Gannet T.5 now on display in Australia. The weather conditions were low and moist, affecting the
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