Battle of Britain at Home Day -
Acklington 19/09/1959
Credit Jim Jobe
Acklington and Middleton St. George joined another 29 RAF stations and opened their gates for the 1959 Battle of Britain at home day. At Acklington, 66Sqn was resident at the time with their Hunter F.6's.
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 | - | Gate Guard |
s | TX171 | Anson C.XIX | Acklington SF | ||
s | VM365 | Anson C.19 | 13Grp CF | RAF Ouston | |
s | VS586 | Anson T.21 | 13Grp CF | RAF Ouston | |
f | WA733 | Meteor T.7 | 66Sqn | ||
f | WA909 | Meteor F(TT).8 | 66Sqn | ||
f | WB964 | Sedbergh TX.1 | 642FS | RAF Ouston | |
f | WF382 | Q(?F) | Varsity T.1 | 1ANS | RAF Topcliffe (Flypast) |
s | WG259 | K | Valetta T.3 | 1ANS | RAF Topcliffe. Brought ATC band from Turnhouse |
s | WJ776 | Canberra B(I).6 | 139Sqn | Red on white 139Sqn flash | |
f | WJ920 | H | Varsity T.1 | 1ANS | RAF Topcliffe (Flypast) |
f | WK590 | M-B | Chipmunk T.10 | CNCS | Glider tug |
f | WK623 | Chipmunk T.10 | Glasgow UAS | RAF Renfrew | |
s | WL419 | Meteor T.7 | 13Grp CF | RAF Ouston | |
f | WL632 | A | Varsity T.1 | 1ANS | RAF Topcliffe (Flypast) |
f | WP213 | Valiant B.1 | 18Sqn | RAF Finningley | |
s | WS781 | Meteor NF.14 | 13Grp CF | RAF Ouston | |
f | WV574 | P-Q | Provost T.1 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Display Team) |
f | WV640 | P-C | Provost T.1 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Display Team) |
f | XF889 | P-D | Provost T.1 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Display Team) |
f | XF894 | P-W | Provost T.1 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Display Team) |
f | WZ459 | Vampire T.11 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Flypast) | |
s | XD183 | Whirlwind HAR.4 | 228Sqn 'A' Flight | ||
f | XD276 | 103-R | Scimitar F.1 | 800Sqn | HMS Ark Royal |
s | XE582 | J | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XE519 | F | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XE521 | X | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG153 | L | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG154 | T | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG225 | M | Hunter F.6 | 92Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XG231 | A | Hunter F.6 | 92Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XG238 | F | Hunter F.6 | 92Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XG226 | B | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
s | XG237 | C | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
s | XG252 | D | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG253 | A | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG255 | S | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG256 | K | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XG266 | R | Hunter F.6 | 66Sqn | |
f | XL620 | Hunter T.7 | 66Sqn | ||
s | XA824 | H | Javelin FAW.6 | 29Sqn | RAF Leuchars |
s | XH437 | T | Javelin T.3 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH715 | A | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH716 | C | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH718 | X | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH719 | H | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH720 | G | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH721 | W | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH786 | B | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH790 | R | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH835 | NP | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH836 | D | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH838 | F | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
f | XH839 | E | Javelin FAW.7 | 33Sqn | RAF Middleton St. George (Flypast) |
s | XM355 | R-A | Jet Provost T.3 | CSF | RAF Little Rissington |
s | XF874 | X-L | Provost T.1 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
s | XD875 | Valiant B.1 | 207Sqn | RAF Marham. Last production a/c | |
s | VZ110 | Vampire FB(T).5 | 5FTS | RAF Oakington. Silver with yellow bands | |
s | XH329 | Vampire T.11 | Dayglo c/s | ||
s | WJ947 | K | Varsity T.1 | 115Sqn | RAF Tangmere |
f | XJ430 | Whirlwind HAR.4 | 228Sqn 'A' Flt | ||
f | XA938 | Victor B.1 | 10Sqn | RAF Cottesmore | |
f | XH481 | Vulcan B.1 | 101Sqn | White c/s | |
f | ??-3484 | RB-66B | 47BW | Flypast | |
f | 62992 | F-100D | 20FW | Flypast | |
f | ????? | F-100D | 20FW | Flypast | |
f | ????? | F-100D | 20FW | Flypast |