Battle of Britain at Home Day -
Middleton St. George 16/09/1961
Credit & copyright for photo's remain with Jim Jobe
The airfield at Middleton St. George along with
Abingdon, Aldergrove, Biggin Hill, Chivenor, Colerne, Coltishall,
Cottesmore, Finningley, Gaydon, Leuchars, St. Athan, Tangmere,
Valley Waddington and Waterbeach were all open to the public on
Saturday 16th Sept 1961 to celebrate "Battle of Britain" day. 33Sqn
and the Fighter Command Instrument Rating Squadron (FCIRS) where
both resident flying their Javelin's at the time. Also during this
period, the station was preparing to welcome the RAFs latest jet,
the Lightning with the Lightning Conversion Squadron (LCS) joining
the already active squadrons.
| Serial |
Code |
Type |
Unit |
Comments |
| SN219 |
5R-F |
Tempest TT.5 |
n/a |
Gate Guard |
| TB382 |
LO-X |
Spitfire LF.XVIE |
|
On static display |
| TG620 |
|
Hastings C.1 |
36Sqn |
On static display |
| VP968 |
|
Devon
C.2 |
NCS |
Brought AOC in C Fighter
Command at end of show |
| WA659 |
Y |
Meteor
T.7 |
33Sqn |
On static display |
Meteor T.7 (WA659) of 33Sqn on static
display
(Jim Jobe) |
| WF923 |
|
Canberra PR.3 |
231OCU |
On static display |
| WL419 |
|
Meteor
T.7 |
13
Group CF |
On static display |
| WL627 |
F |
Varsity T.1 |
1ANS |
On static display |
| WP211 |
|
Valiant B.1 |
18Sqn |
On static display |
| WZ613 |
68 |
Vampire T.11 |
1FTS |
On static display |
| XD616 |
61 |
Vampire T.11 |
1FTS |
On static display |
Vampire T.11 (XD616) of 1FTS from
Linton-on-Ouse
in the static display
(Jim Jobe) |
| XD817 |
|
Valiant BK.1 |
90Sqn |
On static display |
| XF685 |
20 |
Provost T.1 |
ETPS |
On static display |
Provost T.1 (XF685) of ETPS from Farnborough
in the static display
(Jim Jobe) |
| XG191 |
G |
Hunter
F.6 |
19Sqn |
On static display |
Hunter F.6 (XG191) of 19Sqn from Leconfield
joined the static display
(Jim Jobe) |
| XG514 |
|
Sycamore HR.14 |
275Sqn? |
On static display |
| XH437 |
T |
Javelin T.3 |
33Sqn |
On static display |
| XH438 |
A |
Javelin T.3 |
FCIRS |
On static display |
| XH481 |
|
Vulcan
B.1A |
? |
Performed flypast |
| XH647 |
|
Victor
B.1 |
? |
Performed flypast |
| XH713 |
B |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH715 |
X |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH716 |
A |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH721 |
C |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH755 |
Y |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH756 |
Z |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH757 |
F |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH758 |
- |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH773 |
DH |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH794 |
X |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH897 |
W |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH903 |
- |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Took part in Squadron
scramble |
| XH904 |
T |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Flew |
| XH905 |
- |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
Flew |
| XH907 |
C |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
On static display |
| XH911 |
J |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
On static display |
| XH912 |
S |
Javelin FAW.9 |
33Sqn |
On static display |
Javelin T.3 (XH437) of 33Sqn on
static display
(Jim Jobe) |
Javelin FAW.9 (XH438) of FCIRS on
static display
(Jim Jobe) |
Javelin FAW.9 (XH721) of 33Sqn on
static display
(Jim Jobe) |
Javelin FAW.9 (XH911) of 33Sqn on
static display
(Jim Jobe) |
| XL579 |
92 |
Hunter
T.7 |
145Sqn/229OCU |
On static display |
| XM192 |
K |
Lightning F.1A |
111Sqn |
On static display |
Lightning F.1A (XM192) of 111Sqn
from Wattisham in the static display
(Jim Jobe) |
| XM244 |
|
Canberra B(I).8 |
16Sqn |
Performed flypast |
| XM336 |
B |
Javelin T.3 |
FCIRS |
On static display |
| XN459 |
31 |
Jet
Provost T.3 |
1FTS |
Formation display |
| XN506 |
20 |
Jet
Provost T.3 |
1FTS |
Formation display |
| XN510 |
36 |
Jet
Provost T.3 |
1FTS |
Formation display |
| XN471 |
21 |
Jet
Provost T.3 |
1FTS |
Flew |
| XN595 |
47 |
Jet
Provost T.3 |
1FTS |
On static display |
Jet Provost T.3 (XN595) of 1FTS
from Linton-on-Ouse in the static display
(Jim Jobe) |
| 49-0376 |
|
KB-50J |
420ARS |
Performed flight refuelling
demonstration |
| ? |
|
F-100D
Super Sabre |
48TFW/492TFS |
Performed flight refuelling
demonstration |
| 54-1446 |
|
F-101A
Voodoo |
? |
Performed flight refuelling
demonstration |
| 54-0549 |
BB-549 |
B-66B
Destroyer |
47BW/85BS |
Performed flight refuelling
demonstration |
Flight refuelling demo by KB-50J
with 'chicks' F-100D, F101A &
B-66B.
(Jim Jobe) |
B-66B performing its flypast
(Jim Jobe) |
| ? |
|
F-100D
Super Sabre |
48TFW/492TFS |
Performed flypast |
| ? |
|
F-100D
Super Sabre |
48TFW/492TFS |
Performed flypast |
| 55-0311 |
BB-511 |
B-66B
Destroyer |
47BW/85BS |
Performed flypast |
| 56-3319 |
FW-319 |
F-100D
Super Sabre |
48TFW/492TFS |
On static display |
F-100D (56-3319) of the 48TFW/492TFS
attended
from RAF Lakenheath
(Jim Jobe) |
| 57-0536 |
TR-536 |
T-33A
Shooting Star |
48Ops
Sqn |
On static display |
T-33A (57-0536) of the 48th Operations Sqn
also attended from Lakenheath
(Jim Jobe) |
