- Views: 304
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
XW268 in the anniversary markings of her last unit, No.899 Squadron, FAA. The partly stripped coat of grey on the fin reveals former code ‘U’ (233 OCU) as well as ‘68’ on the starboard side from her days with the Harrier Conversion Unit at RAF Wit
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Gloster Meteor F.8
- Registration: WK654
- Views: 319
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
In June 1950, No.245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith, became the first Meteor F.8 day fighter squadron in the RAF and also the last to fly the type until April 1957.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane I
- Registration: G-HRLI / V7497 / SD-X (cn 41H/136172) Aircraft Info
- Views: 479
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England August 2, 2022
V7497 was attacked by Bf 109s over Deal on 28 September, 1940. P/O Everett Bryan Rogers, 501 Squadron, RAF Kenley, bailed out unhurt. The Hurricane came down near East Sutton in Kent. G-HRLI took to the air again on 30 August 2018.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Gloster Meteor F.8
- Registration: WK991
- Views: 430
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England August 2, 2022
In the late fifties, WK991 was in use with 56 Squadron, flying the Hunter F.6 at RAF Wattisham, as a hack aircraft, first coded ‘V’ and later ‘A’. The F.8 is seen here, uncoded, in 56 Squadron markings.
- Air Force: Private - Historic Aircraft Collection
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH-9
- Registration: G-CDLI / E8894 (cn 21414)
- Views: 369
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England August 2, 2022
Originally built by the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco) at Hendon, E8894 was restored to flying condition by Retrotech and Aero Vintage Ltd and made her first post-restoration flight on 13 May 2019 in the hands of Shuttleworth pilot Roger Bailey.
- Air Force: Germany - Navy
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Hawk F101
- Registration: RB+363 (cn AW.6707)
- Views: 373
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 3, 2022
On display near the entrance of the Aeronauticum is Sea Hawk Mk.101 RB+363 of MFG-2. The aircraft served as ‘Langstrecken Radar Aufklärer’, although the starboard underwing-pod housing the Ekco 38B radar is lacking here.
- Air Force: Germany - Navy
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Hawk F100
- Registration: VB+134 (cn AW.6684)
- Views: 302
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 3, 2022
This aircraft was one of 28 German Sea Hawks sold to the Indian Navy for service with INS 300 aboard the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier. After phase-out from Indian service, Sea Hawk IN238 was presented to the Marineflieger in 1996.
- Views: 480
- Location: Schleswig (- Jagel) (WBG / ETNS) , Germany July 8, 2022
Jagel’s F-104G gate guard was delivered new to JBG-33 at Büchel Air Base as DC+245 in November 1962 and was re-serialled later as 20+81. After her active service the 104 was placed here at the east gate on 21 December 1981 as ‘23+81’ of MFG-1.
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
- Registration: 52-7355 / EB-250
- Views: 338
- Location: Schleswig (- Jagel) (WBG / ETNS) , Germany July 8, 2022
RF-84F-25-RE (ex USAF52-7355) ‘EB-250’ of AKG-52. This unit operated the RF-84F from 1959 until 1964 from Eggebek Air Base. The Thunderflash was previously on display at Leck, where AKG-52 was based when operating the RF-4E Phantom.
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
- Registration: 52-7355 / EA-251
- Views: 438
- Location: Schleswig (- Jagel) (WBG / ETNS) , Germany July 9, 2022
This side of the Jagel gate guard is in the colours of AKG-51 Immelmann, representing RF-84F-46-RE 53-7678 ‘EA-251’ as operating from Erding and Manching in the early 1960’s. That aircraft was later re-coded ‘EA-351’.
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado IDS
- Registration: 44+96 (cn 494/GS149/4196) Aircraft Info
- Views: 340
- Location: Schleswig (- Jagel) (WBG / ETNS) , Germany July 9, 2022
Tornado IDS 44+96 is preserved at the east gate of Jagel Air Base. The aircraft replaced earlier gate guard 43+96 in 2012. On the fin is the rather faded AG-51 badge.
- Air Force: Germany - Navy
- Aircraft: Eurocopter EC-135P2
- Registration: D-HTMJ (cn 0237)
- Views: 368
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 5, 2022
'German Navy-4904' takes to the air from the mobile helicopter platform. The HTM helicopter is under contract by the Bundeswehr and is operated by MFG-5 from the civil air terminal's apron.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Top Aces (ATSI)
- Aircraft: Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
- Registration: C-FGWT / 499 (cn 13499)
- Views: 474
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 5, 2022
'499' (BuAerNo.152853) was built as a TA-4F and served USN units VA-125, VX-4 and VX-5. Converted to TA-4J, she served the IDF/AF as '748' and possibly '250'. Returned to the US in 2001 (N250WL), '499' became C-FGWT in January 2021.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Top Aces (ATSI)
- Aircraft: Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A
- Registration: C-GVTA / 009 (cn 0009)
- Views: 394
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 5, 2022
'Striker-2' returning from a two-ship sortie with '038' C-GFTO. After 18 years in British service as ZJ648, flying from Boscombe Down, former Luftwaffe 40+09 was sold to Top Aces and became C-GVTA in June 2019.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Top Aces (ATSI)
- Aircraft: Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A
- Registration: C-GFTO / 038 (cn 0038)
- Views: 389
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 5, 2022
'Striker-1' leaving the Top Aces flight line after a sortie to the Osnabrück area. This is former Luftwaffe 40+38.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Top Aces (ATSI)
- Aircraft: Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A
- Registration: C-FHTO / 104 (cn 0104)
- Views: 377
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 4, 2022
Former Luftwaffe 41+04 nearly spent all day sitting on the platform while Top Aces staff were testing the Snecma-Turbomeca Larzac 04-C6 engines.
- Air Force: Company Owned - Top Aces (ATSI)
- Aircraft: Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
- Registration: C-FGWT / 499 (cn 13499)
- Views: 383
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 5, 2022
'Skyhawk-7' leaving the Top Aces platform for a sortie to northern Schleswig Holstein. On the return leg, '499' made two rollers at Jagel Air Base. The TA-4J is the only two-seater in the Top Aces A-4 fleet at Nordholz.
- Air Force: Germany - Navy
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado IDS
- Registration: 43+55 (cn 146/GS028/4055) Aircraft Info
- Views: 345
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 3, 2022
The Aeronauticum's former MFG-2 Tornado 43+55 has recently been relocated closer to the museum buildings and in the process her markings, commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Marineflieger in 2003, have been refreshed as well.
- Air Force: Germany - Navy
- Aircraft: Sikorsky H-34G-III Choctaw (S-58A)
- Registration: 80+59 (cn 58-1515)
- Views: 309
- Location: Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) , Germany July 3, 2022
During refurbishment, commenced in March 2020, the correct identity of the MFG-5 gate guard was restored. For years the machine had been on display at Kiel-Holtenau and here at Nordholz as '80+52'. The Choctaw returned to the gate on 1 October 2021.
- Air Force: Private - Comanche Fighters Ltd
- Aircraft: Supermarine 300 Spitfire Ia
- Registration: G-CGUK / X4650 / KL-A (cn 6S/75531) Aircraft Info
- Views: 613
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 13, 2013
Stewart Dawson taking off in the Comanche Mk.Ia to join the Balbo finale of Flying Legends 2013. On the previous day, he had to return early as the cooling of the Merlin 35 became a concern. Originally this 54 Squadron Mk.Ia had a Merlin III.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sepecat Jaguar GR1
- Registration: XX761 (cn S58)
- Views: 471
- Location: Old Sarum (EGLS) , UK - England May 1, 2022
In the central position of XX761's cockpit, below the HUD, is the Projected Map Display, or ‘moving map’, manufactured by Elliott Bros (London) Ltd. The map scale on the PMD could be changed between 1:500,000 and 1:250,000.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: British Aerospace Hawk T.1
- Registration: XX154 (cn 312001/001)
- Views: 392
- Location: Old Sarum (EGLS) , UK - England May 8, 2022
XX154, the HS.1182 Hawk prototype, made her first flight on 21 August 1974, but was classed a production-standard aircraft soon after. The Hawk was flown to Old Sarum as underslung load by Chinook HC.6A ZH890 on 21 August 2019.
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk31M
- Registration: ZK-EPG / NZ5911 (cn 13135)
- Views: 349
- Location: Bristol - Filton (FZO / EGTG) , UK - England May 1, 2022
Former Royal New Zealand Air Force Freighter NZ5911 came to Bristol in January 2018. The machine is stored in the conservation workshop awaiting her turn in the restoration queue. In front are her two 1980 hp Bristol Hercules 734 engines.
- Air Force: UK - Royal Flying Corps
- Aircraft: Bristol Scout D (Replica)
- Registration: A1742
- Views: 369
- Location: Bristol - Filton (FZO / EGTG) , UK - England May 1, 2022
The original Scout D A1742, fitted with a Gnome Monosoupape engine, was delivered to the Royal Flying Corps in mid-1916. Prior to coming to Aerospace Bristol in March 2017, the Scout was on display at Old Warden with the Shuttleworth Collection.