Battle of Britain at Home Day -
Acklington 18/09/1965

Credit - Air Britain

Twelve stations opened their gates in 1965 including Acklington where 6FTS were based.

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
s XG225 18 Hunter F.6 229OCU RAF Chivenor

Hunter F.6 XG225/18 229 OCU                                                                                               (© Philip Pain)
s WS760 P Meteor NF(T).14 1ANS RAF Stradishall

Meteor NF(T).14 WS760, 1 ANS                                                                                              (© Philip Pain)
s WJ486 C Valetta T.3 2ANS RAF Hullavington
s WT340   Canberra B(I).8 16Sqn RAF Laarbruch

Canberra B(I).8 WT340, 16Sqn                                                                                                (© Philip Pain)
s XD452 66 Vampire T.11 1FTS RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Vampire T.11 XD452 1 FTS                                                                                                     (© Philip Pain)
s XP510 10 Gnat T.1 4FTS RAF Valley
s KF314 A Harvard T.2 A&AEE A&AEE Boscombe Down
s XR644 51 Jet Provost T.4 6FTS RAF Acklington

Jet Provost T.4 XR644/51 6FTS                                                                                              (© Philip Pain)
s XM402 18 Jet Provost T.3 6FTS RAF Acklington
s XS773   Basset C.1    

Basset C.1 XS773                                                                                                                   (© Philip Pain)
s XK532 632:LM Buccaneer S.1 RN Lossiemouth

Buccaneer S.1 XK532/LM-632                                                                                                (© Philip Pain)
s XF708 A Shackleton MR.3 120Sqn RAF Kinloss

Shackleton MR.3 XF708 120Sqn                                                                                            (© Philip Pain)
s WD310   Chipmunk T.10 Northumbrian UAS  
s 62-4461   NA T-39A 10TRW Alconbury

NA T-39A 62-4461 10TRW                                                                                                          (© Philip Pain)
f XP403   Whirlwind HAR.10 202Sqn  

Whirlwind HAR.10 XP403 202Sqn                                                                                          (© Philip Pain)
f XD225 620:LM Scimitar F.1 764Sqn Lossiemouth
f WG470   Chipmunk T.10 Northumbrian UAS  
f XH767 F Javelin FAW.9 228OCU RAF Leuchars
f XG211 48 Hunter F.6 229OCU RAF Chivenor
f XS712   Dominie T.1    
f WL349 Y Meteor T.7 1ANS RAF Stradishall
f WL671   Varsity T.1 CFS RAF Little Rissington
f XP736 F Lightning F.3 23Sqn  
f XP759 J Lightning F.3 23Sqn  
f XP760 K Lightning F.3 23Sqn  
f XP763 M Lightning F.3 23Sqn  
f XR675 59 Jet Provost T.4 6FTS RAF Acklington
f XS180 61 Jet Provost T.4 6FTS RAF Acklington
f XR706 62 Jet Provost T.4 6FTS RAF Acklington
f WJ909 A Varsity T.1 AES  
f WF374 D Varsity T.1 AES  
f WF333 N Varsity T.1 AES  
f XH647   Victor    
f WJ870 B Canberra 231OCU  
f WR953 B Shackleton MR.2 42Sqn  
f XR398   Comet C.4 216Sqn  
f XN854 F Argosy C.1 242OCU  

Argosy C.1 XN854/F 242OCU                                                                                                  (© Philip Pain)

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