Fairford – Saturday 15th July 2017 (Grant Robinson)

Hi all,
here is my log for what was seen at Fairford on Saturday between 7pm and 6pm. Credit to the official checklist as usual for confirmation of some of the serials I couldn’t read off and for units or squadrons where no markings were carried or crew to ask. Again I’m staying out of the Thunderbirds saga as I was lucky enough to see all 8 again despite their best attempt at hiding one Northside.

 

Static:
E8894 de Havilland DH.9 G-CDLI United Kingdom
R4118/UP-W Hawker Hurricane I G-HUPW United Kingdom
MS968 Taylorcraft Auster 4 Boscombe Down Aviation Collection G-ALYG United Kingdom
QQ102 British Aerospace Avro 146 RJ70 Empire Test Pilots School QinetiQ
WJ865 English Electric Canberra T.4 (nose) Boscombe Down Aviation Collection United Kingdom
XF603 Percival Provost T.1 G-KAPW United Kingdom
XL812 Saunders-Roe (SARO) Skeeter AOP.12 Historic Aircraft Flight Trust Army Air Corps
XW324/U British Aircraft Corporation Jet Provost T.5 G-BWSG United Kingdom
XX191/CC Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A 100 Sqn Royal Air Force
XX205/CU-842 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A 736 NAS Fleet Air Arm
XX614/I Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 G-GGRR United Kingdom
ZE416 Agusta A.109E Power Empire Test Pilots School QinetiQ
ZE636/XZ Grob Viking T.1 621 VGS Royal Air Force
ZF378/RN-S Short Tucano T.1 1 FTS/72(R) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZG750/128 Panavia Tornado GR.4 12(B) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZH122/TH Grob Vigilant T.1 2 FTS Royal Air Force
ZH854 Agusta-Westland Merlin HM.2 820 NAS Fleet Air Arm
ZJ136/U Agusta-Westland Merlin HC.3 846 NAS Fleet Air Arm
ZJ203 Westland Apache AH.1 4 Regiment Army Air Corps
ZJ265/65 Aerospatiale Squirrel HT.1 DHFS Joint Services
ZJ950/950 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 1(F) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZJ956 Aerospatiale Puma HC.2 33/230 Sqns Royal Air Force
ZK021/L BAE Systems Hawk T.2 4(R) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZK334/A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 1(F) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZK460/U Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air 3 FTS/45(R) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZM401/401 Airbus Atlas C.1 24/70 Sqns Royal Air Force
ZM406/406 Airbus Atlas C.1 24/70 Sqns Royal Air Force
ZM502/02 Airbus Jupiter HT.1 DHFS Joint Services
ZM509/09 Airbus Juno HT.1 DHFS Joint Services
ZZ334 Airbus Voyager KC.3 10/101 Sqns Royal Air Force
ZZ503 Beechcraft Avenger T.1 750 NAS Fleet Air Arm
ZZ520 Agusta-Westland Lynx Wildcat AH.1 661 Sqn Army Air Corps
ZZ529 Agusta-Westland Lynx Wildcat HMA.2 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm
G-BYUV/UV Grob Tutor T.1 Bristol UAS Royal Air Force
G-BYWW/WW Grob Tutor T.1 Bristol UAS Royal Air Force
A30-006 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail 2 Sqn Royal Australian Air Force
1135/B blue SAAB 105ÖE Düsentrainerstaffel Austrian Air Force
FA-70 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon 349 Smaldeel Belgian Air Component
FA-132 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon 1 Smaldeel Belgian Air Component
177703 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 429 Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force
147304 Boeing CH-147F Chinook 450 Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force
6053/AD572/DU-C Aero L-159A 21.zTL212.tl Czech Air Force
C-080 Canadair Challenger 604 Esk 721 Royal Danish Air Force
CC-3 CASA-IPTN C.295M TukiLLv/1 Flight Finnish Air Force
NH-218 NH Industries NH90-TTH 2.HK/HekoP Finnish Army
E42/705-TA Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet E EAC 00.314 French Air Force
E115/705-MR Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet E EAC 00.314 French Air Force
479/2-HB Fouga CM.170R Magister F-AZXV French
54+06 Airbus A400M LTG 62 German Air Force
30+26 Eurofighter EF.2000 TLG 74 German Air Force
30+59 Eurofighter EF.2000T TLG 73 German Air Force
99+18 North American OV-10B Bronco G-ONAA German
46+54 Panavia Tornado ECR TLG 51 German Air Force
51+01 Trans Alliance C-160D LTG 61 German Air Force
D-HDDL Airbus Helicopters EC.135P2+ MFG 5 German Navy
89+70 Westland Sea King Mk.41 MFG 5 German Navy
83+25 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A MFG 3 German Navy
01508 McDonnell F-4E (AUP) Phantom II 338 MPK Greek Air Force
01618 McDonnell F-4E (AUP) Phantom II 338 MPK Greek Air Force
267 Pilatus PC-9M Flying Training School Irish Air Corps
667 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules 103 Sqn Israeli Air Force
MT55219 Aermacchi M.346 (T-346A) Leonardo SpV Italian Air Force
87-3601/601 Boeing KC-767J 404 Hikotai Japan Air Self-Defense Force
347 Lockheed C-130H Hercules 3 Sqn Royal Jordanian Air Force
PH-CGC Dornier Do.228-212 334 Sqn/Kustwacht Royal Netherlands Air Force
J-362 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon 322 Sqn Royal Netherlands Air Force
J-511 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon 322 Sqn Royal Netherlands Air Force
G-273 Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules 3346 Sqn Royal Netherlands Air Force
425 BAC Strikemaster Mk.82A G-SOAF Omani
4153/153 Lockheed C-130E Hercules 6 Sqn Pakistan Air Force
1017 PZL-Mielec M-28B Bryza-1R 44.BLM Polish Navy
213/MAJ Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules 12 Transport Sqn Qatar Air Force
L4-01 LET 410UVP-E 152nd Fixed Wing Squadron Slovenian Air Force
C.15-14/15-01 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet Ala 15 Spanish Air Force
39827/827 SAAB JAS 39D Gripen F7 Swedish Air Force
78820 Ilyushin IL-76MD Candid 25 TAB Ukraine Air Force
71 blue Sukhoi Su-27UB1M Flanker 831 BrTA Ukraine Air Force
85-0060/EL red Rockwell B-1B Lancer 34th BS/28th BW United States Air Force
60-0022/LA red Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 96th BS/2nd BW United States Air Force
09-9212 yellow/blue Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 437th AW United States Air Force
84-0126 Gates Learjet Corporation Learjet C-21A 76th AS/86th AW United States Air Force
11-5731 Lockheed MC-130J Commado II 67th SOS/352nd SOG United States Air Force
58-0100 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 351st ARS/100th ARW United States Air Force
84-0027/LN yellow McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 493rd FS/48th FW United States Air Force
86-0156/LN yellow McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 493rd FS/48th FW United States Air Force
91-0335/LN red McDonnell Douglas F-15E Eagle 494th FS/48th FW United States Air Force
90-0813/SP red General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon 480th FS/52nd FW United States Air Force
91-0412/SP red General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon 480th FS/52nd FW United States Air Force
89-26212/LN Sikorsky HH-60G Blackhawk 56th RQS/48th FW United States Air Force
80-1073/BB Lockheed U-2S 99th RS/9th RW United States Air Force
11-0057 Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 7th SOS/352nd SOG United States Air Force
168440/440 Boeing P-8A Poseidon VP-16 United States Navy
A6-RJC Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000
D-EXLH Extra EA.400
G-AMUF de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 21
G-BABG Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C
G-BEOL/5S-TC Short SC.7 Skyvan 3-100
G-BOYH Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior
G-BXTS Diamond DA.20-A1 Katana
G-CCYR Comco-Ikarus C42 FB80
G-CDRO Comco-Ikarus C42 FB80
G-DLRA Pilatus Britten-Norman PBN-2T Turbine Islander
G-GWFT Rans S-6-ES Coyote II
G-HACS Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra
G-HMCA Cosmik Aviation EV-97 teamEurostar UK
G-HMCH Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar SL
G-MFTS Grob G.120TP Affinity Flying Services for Royal Air
Force
G-RFCA Tecnam P.2008-JC
G-RFCB Tecnam P.2008-JC
G-WPNS Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T-4S Defender 4000
HB-KAB SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad
HB-SPK Diamond DA.40TDI Diamond Star
N45CF Beechcraft G18S Super 18
N531TA Textron AirLand Scorpion
N550GU Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
N867EX Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
N2824B/ZM323/323 Raytheon Beechcraft T-6A Texan II Affinity Flying
Services for Royal Air Force
PR-PHK EMBRAER EMB-500 Phenom 100 Affinity Flying Services
for Royal Air Force

 

Southeastern flightlines: (one Thunderbird F-16CM was Northside for most of
the day but was towed over later)
91-0392 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
91-0413 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
91-0479/4 General Dynamics F-16DM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
92-3881 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
92-3888 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
92-3896 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
92-3898 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
92-3908 General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds United States Air Force
08-4163/FF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 1st FW United States Air Force
09-4180/FF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 1st FW United States Air Force
(G-SIJJ)/A3-3 North American P-51D Mustang
N357FG/413318/C5-N North American F-6K Mustang

 

Northside flightlines:
P7350/QV-E/QJ-6 Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire IIA Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Royal Air Force
LF363/SD-A Hawker Hurricane IIC Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Royal Air Force
PA474/AR-L/VN-T Avro Lancaster B.I Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Royal Air Force
PS915 Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Royal Air Force
XX177 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX204 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX219 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX227 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX232 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX242 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX244 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX278 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX310 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1W Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX311 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 Red Arrows Royal Air Force
XX322 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A Red Arrows Royal Air Force
ZA675 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.4 18 Sqn Royal Air Force
ZA720 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.4 18 Sqn Royal Air Force
ZJ230 Westland Apache AH.1 4 Regiment Army Air Corps
ZK352/BV Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 29(R) Sqn Royal Air Force
ZK354/BY Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 29(R) Sqn Royal Air Force
1140/J blue SAAB 105ÖE Düsentrainerstaffel Austrian Air Force
FA-123 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon 350 Smaldeel Belgian Air Component
FA-134 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon 350 Smaldeel Belgian Air Component
RS-02 Westland Sea King Mk.48 40 Smaldeel Belgian Air Component
6054 Aero L-159A 21.zTL212.tl Czech Air Force
6060 Aero L-159A 21.zTL212.tl Czech Air Force
9244 SAAB JAS-39C Gripen 211.tl/21.zTL Czech Air Force
HW-334/3 BAe Hawk T.51 HävLLv 41/Midnight Hawks Finnish Air Force
HW-340/2 BAe Hawk T.51 HävLLv 41/Midnight Hawks Finnish Air Force
HW-341/1 BAe Hawk T.51 HävLLv 41/Midnight Hawks Finnish Air Force
HW-345/4 BAe Hawk T.51 HävLLv 41/Midnight Hawks Finnish Air Force
HW-352/7 BAe Hawk T.51 HävLLv 41/Midnight Hawks Finnish Air Force
602/3-XJ Dassault Mirage 2000D EC 03.003/Couteau Delta French Air Force
618/3-XC Dassault Mirage 2000D EC 03.003/Couteau Delta French Air Force
652/3-XN Dassault Mirage 2000D EC 03.003/Couteau Delta French Air Force
122/4-GA Dassault Rafale C ETR 03.004 French Air Force
133/4-GL Dassault Rafale C ETR 03.004 French Air Force
MM55220/61-16 Aermacchi M.346 (T-346A) 311°Gruppo/RSV Italian Air Force
CSX62219/RS-50 Alenia C-27J Spartan 311°Gruppo/RSV Italian Air Force
CSX7041/RS-01 Panavia Tornado IDS (A-200A) 311° Gruppo/RSV Italian Air Force
L9-69/69 Pilatus PC-9M Letalska Sola Slovenian Army
C.15-39/15-26 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet Ala 15 Spanish Air Force
39215/215 SAAB JAS 39C Gripen F7 Swedish Air Force
39226/226 SAAB JAS 39C Gripen F7 Swedish Air Force
J-3082 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
J-3084 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
J-3085 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
J-3087 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
J-3088 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
J-3089 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
J-3091 Northrop F-5E Tiger II Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force
88-0029 General Dynamic F-16C Fighting Falcon 141 Filo Turkish Air Force
88-0032 General Dynamic F-16C Fighting Falcon 141 Filo Turkish Air Force
58 blue Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 831 BrTA Ukraine Air Force
D-COBI Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel
D-ETPX Grob G.120TP
EC-404 Airbus A400M Airbus
F-GITZ American General AG-5B Tiger
G-AHAG de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
G-BBRC Fuji FA.200-180 Aero Subaru
G-BNOJ Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II
G-BNOP Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II
G-HEHE Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri
G-IANW Eurocopter AS.350B3 Ecureuil
G-JSAT Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander
G-RAVN Robinson R-44 Raven
G-ROON Sikorsky S-76C
G-TYPH British Aerospace 146-200 BAE Systems
JY-RFB Exra EA.300LP Royal Jordanian Falcons
JY-RFC Exra EA.300LP Royal Jordanian Falcons
JY-RFD Exra EA.300LP Royal Jordanian Falcons
JY-RFE Exra EA.300LP Royal Jordanian Falcons
SE-RMT Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000

 

Flying only:
08-8602/RS Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules 37th AS/86th AW United States Air Force
59-1471/D Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 351st ARS/100th ARW United States Air Force
84-0001/LN yellow McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 493rd FS/48th FW United States Air Force
86-0176/LN yellow McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 493rd FS/48th FW United States Air Force
91-0309/LN red McDonnell Douglas F-15E Eagle 494th FS/48th FW United States Air Force
96-0080/SP red General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon 480th FS/52nd FW United States Air Force
96-0083/SP red General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon 480th FS/52nd FW United States Air Force
11-0058 Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 7th SOS/352nd SOG United States Air Force

 

Regards,

 

Grant Robinson
www.oxfordaviationgroup.co.uk
www.facebook.com/groups/oxfordaviationgroup/

2 thoughts on “Fairford – Saturday 15th July 2017 (Grant Robinson)

  1. Thanks Grant for an accurate list of Fairford 2017 on the Saturday. It was my first time and despite poor weather was still my best airshow. I was at the RIAT Greenham Common in 1977 but could not afford a camera ! Your list to the 2017 show made a lot of sense to a hectic day.

    Best Wishes

    Brian Close

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