Excellent set. I missed this one as my sister was not an aviation fan and decided to get married that weekend!! I remember turning up at the previous Cottesmore RIAT in shorts and t-shirt and ended up buying fleece to get through the day.

Here's the other side of the F-4D. Not sure if my early 126 slide image helps the discussion re. the colour scheme.

65689 F-4D USAF 1975 St Mawgan by Andy Bird, on Flickr

Great set of photos. This was my first St Mawgan Airday and I only took a few photos with my trusty Kodak Instamatic so it's really nice to see what the aircraft actually look liked compared to my blurry images. I was only a young lad and don't remember seeing most of the types featured. Great trip ...

Hi, a quick Google search led to this photo which shows the artwork: https://www.dstorm.eu/pictures/nose-art ... star_1.jpg

Looks a bit warmer than the Mach Loop.

Did the council ever give a logical reason for not wanting the the Heritage Centre on site. St Mawgan is pretty massive and would've thought it could accommodate many different multi use activities especially since the demise of the Virgin space venture?

Cracking set. The US Army UH-1 is interesting, not seen a photo with that missile load before as is the fully loaded Viggen.

Excellent shots from my local airbase. The place was a lot quieter once the Canberras moved out.

Lovely post. Definitely one of the best I've been to. Quantity, quality and all at a decent entry price. Thankfully I was around to see shows like this. Unfortunately modern day efforts don't compare for a variety of reasons.

This week the US Air Force marked 100 years of aerial refuelling. Next month's RIAT has a Skytanker theme. So here's a few photos to celebrate aerial refuelling. Feel free to add your own. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51093837267_8c943e7503_c.jpg XL231 Victor K.2 RAF June 1977 Woodford by And...

For those who missed it at Fairford.

55 Mirage IVP French AF July 1994 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

Some great photos already posted, here's a few of my memories. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51143806256_46c81e4166_c.jpg XV302 Hecules C.1 RAF July 1976 St Mawgan by Andy Bird , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50941755613_90a4c49822_c.jpg XV208 Hercules W.2 RAF August 1986 St Ma...

Here's a few more from the Herc meet at Greenham in 1979. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51109920339_81f17cfb49_c.jpg 695827 HC-130 USAF July 1979 Greenham Common by Andy Bird , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51110075448_251aed1345_c.jpg 570493 C-130A USAF July 1979 Greenham Comm...

King Hussein was always a great supporter of RIAT. Here he is in 1994 doing a tour of some of the static.

King Hussein of Jordan RIAT 1994 by Andy Bird, on Flickr

Great content and super-quality pics for 1979. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting. Amazing quantity and quality at this show. Seem to remember it was extremely hot and I got terrible sunburn on my legs. The sacrifices we make for our hobby!

Thanks for posting. I avoided taking a camera with me while travelling around the Middle East and Africa on business to avoid temptation. Lots of interesting planes, civil and military, but I didn't fancy languishing in a foreign jail for my hobby.

Can't believe how lucky we were to see Mig 21s flying in the UK. The Hungarian 4 ship at Fairford is an outstanding memory. Thanks for posting.

I think this was a pinnacle for Farnborough in modern times. Just so many rare types all at one show. Glad I was there to witness it.

The Gnat was a truly small jet compared to modern types.

XR981 Gnat T.1 RAF June 1979 Woodford by Andy Bird, on Flickr