Yeovilton Airshow 09, NIMROD MR2.

[gareth herts]

Midday is the planned departure time, at least it was earlier according to TVOC.

[Seaking93]

The Vulcan has been 'parked' behind the museum since Sunday so that the public could get a closer look at it via the museum viewing area windows, it was moved across to south dispersal today prior to its departure at 1200 tomorrow for Fairford.

There are actually 3 Harriers on display in the museum, P1127 and Sea Harrier FRS1(GR3) in Hall 4 and F/A2 in Hall 1

The Rafale that flew was a FAF example, the navy one was in the static park.

[Snaga II]

One of the few - photographs that is - on a very mucky day.

[jim2673]

Vulcan departed VL at 1435, great show watching it thunder down 27 and get airborne. Bloody typical of a numerous SK using points west to get in the way

Friday afternoon must have been GFP Mon to Thurs inclusive obviously not good enough.

[barnstormer1968]

'Seaking93'

Surely there are only two Sea harriers in the FAA museum, with the aircraft in bare metal finish being a Kestrel, such as used by the initial evaluation Sqn, prior to the introduction of the Harrier into service.

(Although I am happy to be corrected here, by those much more in the know)

[Seaking93]

Barnstormer, yes there are only 2 Sea Harriers in FAAM, I said 3 Harriers, which is actually wrong I admit because as I mentioned the third one is a P1127. The P1127 was the prototype of the whole Harrier family, the first airframe to house the Pegasus engine, the Kestrel came between the P1127 and the Harrier GR1 and equipped the trials unit at West Raynham