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