Battle of Britain at Home Day -
Acklington 19/09/1964

Credit Philip Pain

Copyright for photos remain with Philip Pain

The letter in the first column denotes whether the aircraft participated in the (F)lying display, was (S)tatic, on the (D)ump or was guarding the (G)ate

f/s Serial Code Type Unit Comments
g TB252 RR-M Spitfire LF.XVI - (7257M, 7281M, 8073M)

Guarding the gate at RAF Acklington was Spitfire LF.XVI TB252                                                                                         (© Philip Pain)
s KF314   Harvard 2B A&AEE Boscome Down  

Harvard 2B from the AAEE, Boscombe Down                                                                                                                         (© Philip Pain)
s VP973   Devon C.1 Possibly from Northern Communications Squadron

Devon C.1 VP973 in the static line-up                                                                                                                                   (© Philip Pain)
s WD310   Chipmunk T.10 Northumbria UAS RAF Ouston

Hangared Chipmunk T.10 WD310 of Northumbria UAS came from nearby RAF Ouston                                                          (© Philip Pain)
s WG465   Chipmunk T.10 Northumbria UAS RAF Ouston

The static also included Northumbria UAS Chipmunk T.10 WG465                                                                                       (© Philip Pain)
s WH208 K Meteor T.7 College of Air Warfare RAF Strubby

Meteor T.7 WH208 from the CoAW, RAF Strubby in the Acklington static display                                                                  (© Philip Pain)
s WJ331 331 Hastings C.2 24 Sqn RAF Colerne

Hastings C.2 WJ331 from 24 Sqn, RAF Colerne in the Acklington static display                                                                   (© Philip Pain)
s WJ909 A Varsity T.1 Air Electronics School RAF Topcliffe

Varsity T.1 WJ909 from the Air Electronic School, RAF Topcliffe in the Acklington static display                                          (© Philip Pain)
f XR138   Argosy C.1 267 Sqn RAF Brize Norton
f XM490   Britannia C.1 99 / 511 Sqn RAF Brize Norton. Named “Aldebaran”
f XN926 222-LM Buccaneer S.1 809 Sqn RNAS Lossiemouth
f WH673   Canberra B.2 College of Air Warfare RAF Strubby
f WH878   Canberra B.2 College of Air Warfare RAF Strubby
f WK116   Canberra B.2 College of Air Warfare RAF Strubby

Three Canberra B.2's from the College of Air Warfare performing a fly-by at Acklington                                                        (© Philip Pain)
f  WK968 C Meteor F(T).8 College of Air Warfare "Evergreens"
f WK655 B Meteor F(T).8 College of Air Warfare "Evergreens"
f WK914 H Meteor F(T).8 College of Air Warfare "Evergreens"

Meteor F(T).8's WK968, WK655 & WK914 from the CoAW, RAF Strubby flying as “The Evergreens” aerobatic team              (© Philip Pain)
f WL349 Y Meteor T.7 College of Air Warfare "Evergreens"
f WK876 A Meteor F(T).8 College of Air Warfare "Evergreens"
f WL181 G Meteor F(T).8 College of Air Warfare "Evergreens"
s XA820   Javelin FAW.6   (7752M)

Javelin FAW.6 XA820 which later ended up at RAF Catterick Fire School                                                                            (© Philip Pain)
s  XF708 A Shackleton MR.3 120 Sqn RAF Kinloss

Shackleton MR.3 XF708 from 120 Sqn, RAF Kinloss                                                                                                             (© Philip Pain)
s XF985 656/BY Hunter T.8 800 Sqn RNAS Brawdy

Hunter T.8 XF985 from 800 Sqn, RNAS Brawdy                                                                                                                     (© Philip Pain)
s  XH313   Vampire T.11 CATCS RAF Shawbury

Vampire T.11 XH313 from CATCS, RAF Shawbury                                                                                                                (© Philip Pain)
s XK952   Canberra B(I).8 16 Sqn RAF Germany

Canberra B(I).8 XK952 from 16 Sqn, RAF Germany                                                                                                                (© Philip Pain)
s  XM467 15 Jet Provost T.3 6 FTS RAF Acklington

Jet Provost T.3 XM467 from 6FTS, RAF Acklington                                                                                                              (© Philip Pain)
s XP249   Auster AOP.9 Army Air Corps  

Auster AOP.9 XP249 from the Army Air Corps                                                                                                                        (© Philip Pain)
s  WZ391   Valiant B(PR)K.1 543 Squadron RAF Wyton
s  XP514 14 Gnat T.1 4 FTS RAF Valley

Gnat T.1 XP514 from 4 FTS, RAF Valley                                                                                                                              (© Philip Pain)
s 0-35212 TR-212 Lockheed T-33A USAFE 53-5212

Lockheed T-33A 0-35212 from USAFE                                                                                                                                  (© Philip Pain)
s  62-4461 TG-461 T-39A Sabreliner 10 TRW RAF Alconbury

T-39A Sabreliner 62-4461 from 10 TRW, RAF Alconbury                                                                                                       (© Philip Pain)
s G-AVRS   PA-28 Cherokee 160   Northern Executive Aviation

PA-28 Cherokee 160 G-AVRS from Northern Executive Aviation                                                                                           (© Philip Pain)

Grand Finale - Twelve Jet Provost T.3s & T.4s from resident unit 6FTS perform a fly-pass                                                    (© Philip Pain)