Pictured enroute to the Persian Gulf area in preparation for future hostilities during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft was repainted into a desert scheme in theatre and was shot down on the 18th January 1991, both crew were captured and became Prisoners of War.

Converted at Leconfield from a B Mark III which had served with No. 10 Squadron. NA195 was later passed to No. 45 Maintenance Unit at Kinloss. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Photographer unknown - note badge 500th P-3 on nose

Seen at a Families Day, parked at dispersal on its home base, RAF Kinloss. Entered service in 1969 as the first of the RAF's operational Nimrod fleet. Suffered a tragic fatal accident after in-flight refuelling on a reconnaissance mission over Afghanistan in 2006, when a fire led to a catastrophic explosion resulting in the loss of all 14 persons on board. The subsequent Inquiry, Inquest and Nimrod Review were severely critical of the Authorities regarding Nimrod safety and airworthiness. In 2009 the MR2 fleet was grounded. Coupled with the axing of the failing MR4 project in 2010, this left the UK with no credible long range maritime reconnaissance / anti submarine capability until the arrival of the Poseidon MRA1 in 2020.

206 Sq anniversary colors

I believe this aircraft was with the 1st CAG. Didn't log the date, certainly a Saturday during summer of 1989.

The RAF received B-29s, Sabres and Neptunes in the early 1950s as the British industry failed to deliver competent aircraft in time. The P2V-5s had US Air Force rather than US Navy serials, 51-15914 in the case of WX493. Photo believed taken before delivery to No 217 Sqn in January 1952. The seaside location seems to be the unit's new base, Kinloss.

One of the first IX(B) Squadron Typhoons with the wartime code WS-G applied to the tail.

Pity it was raining heavily at the time, but not often you see an Australian Hercules in an olive drab colour scheme.

Wearing "Le Petit Prince" markings of EALA 9/72, the second Escadrille of ER 01.033.