Battle of Britain at Home Day -
Acklington 18/09/1965
Credit - Air Britain
Twelve stations opened their gates in 1965 including Acklington where 6FTS were based.
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 |
s | XG225 | 18 | Hunter F.6 | 229OCU | RAF Chivenor |
Hunter F.6 XG225/18 229 OCU (© Philip Pain) |
s | WS760 | P | Meteor NF(T).14 | 1ANS | RAF Stradishall |
Meteor NF(T).14 WS760, 1 ANS (© Philip Pain) |
s | WJ486 | C | Valetta T.3 | 2ANS | RAF Hullavington |
s | WT340 | Canberra B(I).8 | 16Sqn | RAF Laarbruch |
Canberra B(I).8 WT340, 16Sqn (© Philip Pain) |
s | XD452 | 66 | Vampire T.11 | 1FTS | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Vampire T.11 XD452 1 FTS (© Philip Pain) |
s | XP510 | 10 | Gnat T.1 | 4FTS | RAF Valley |
s | KF314 | A | Harvard T.2 | A&AEE | A&AEE Boscombe Down |
s | XR644 | 51 | Jet Provost T.4 | 6FTS | RAF Acklington |
Jet Provost T.4 XR644/51 6FTS (© Philip Pain) |
s | XM402 | 18 | Jet Provost T.3 | 6FTS | RAF Acklington |
s | XS773 | Basset C.1 |
Basset C.1 XS773 (© Philip Pain) |
s | XK532 | 632:LM | Buccaneer S.1 | RN | Lossiemouth |
Buccaneer S.1 XK532/LM-632 (© Philip Pain) |
s | XF708 | A | Shackleton MR.3 | 120Sqn | RAF Kinloss |
Shackleton MR.3 XF708 120Sqn (© Philip Pain) |
s | WD310 | Chipmunk T.10 | Northumbrian UAS | ||
s | 62-4461 | NA T-39A | 10TRW | Alconbury |
NA T-39A 62-4461 10TRW (© Philip Pain) |
f | XP403 | Whirlwind HAR.10 | 202Sqn |
Whirlwind HAR.10 XP403 202Sqn (© Philip Pain) |
f | XD225 | 620:LM | Scimitar F.1 | 764Sqn | Lossiemouth |
f | WG470 | Chipmunk T.10 | Northumbrian UAS | ||
f | XH767 | F | Javelin FAW.9 | 228OCU | RAF Leuchars |
f | XG211 | 48 | Hunter F.6 | 229OCU | RAF Chivenor |
f | XS712 | Dominie T.1 | |||
f | WL349 | Y | Meteor T.7 | 1ANS | RAF Stradishall |
f | WL671 | Varsity T.1 | CFS | RAF Little Rissington | |
f | XP736 | F | Lightning F.3 | 23Sqn | |
f | XP759 | J | Lightning F.3 | 23Sqn | |
f | XP760 | K | Lightning F.3 | 23Sqn | |
f | XP763 | M | Lightning F.3 | 23Sqn | |
f | XR675 | 59 | Jet Provost T.4 | 6FTS | RAF Acklington |
f | XS180 | 61 | Jet Provost T.4 | 6FTS | RAF Acklington |
f | XR706 | 62 | Jet Provost T.4 | 6FTS | RAF Acklington |
f | WJ909 | A | Varsity T.1 | AES | |
f | WF374 | D | Varsity T.1 | AES | |
f | WF333 | N | Varsity T.1 | AES | |
f | XH647 | Victor | |||
f | WJ870 | B | Canberra | 231OCU | |
f | WR953 | B | Shackleton MR.2 | 42Sqn | |
f | XR398 | Comet C.4 | 216Sqn | ||
f | XN854 | F | Argosy C.1 | 242OCU |
Argosy C.1 XN854/F 242OCU (© Philip Pain) |
Grand Finale - Twelve Jet Provost T.3s & T.4s from resident unit 6FTS perform a fly-pass (© Philip Pain) |