Shackleton MR.2 coded 'H' of 42 Squadron, Coastal Command, visiting Blackbushe during Farnborough SBAC show week. Based at RAF St Eval in Cornwall, the a/c wears the then standard dark grey scheme with small red serial.

651 (AOP) Squadron Auster AOP.6 visiting from its Middle Wallop base. Later civilianised as Beagle Terrier G-APRO. Pipework for Blackbushe's wartime FIDO installation, (Fog, Intensive Dispersal Of), is visible in the background.

Firefly T.7 advanced trainer of 796 Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. Visiting Blackbushe during the SBAC show week at nearby Farnborough. Retired from service in December 1956.

Built for USAAF as 44-47516 but diverted to the French Air Force in December 1944. Operated by ET61 transport unit when visiting Blackbushe during the 1956 Farnborough week.

Built for RAF in December 1948. Visiting Blackbushe on a communications flight during the nearby Farnborough air show. Retired in October 1978.

USAF C-47A from the 47 BTW at Sculthorpe, Norfolk wearing the mid 1950s scheme of contracted serials. '0-3004' uses the last figure of its fiscal year of ordering (1943) and the last three figures from its individual serial. This 'system' caused identification difficulties for aviation enthusiasts of the period and was thankfully modified in the late fifties.

Marathon 1A designed by Miles Aircraft but built by Handley Page (Reading) at Woodley. Built as G-AMHV and served West African Aws Corp as VR-NAT July 1952 to 1955. Seen when with the Royal Aircraft Establishment wearing their badge on the nose.

Built at Luton in 1955 and here serving the Second Tactical Air Force Communications Squadron.

One of 19 production P4M-1 Mercator patrol bombers built in 1950-51. Powered by two P&W R-4360 and two Allison J-33 jets for dash to target. This example converted to P4M-1Q electronics countermeasures aircraft of USN Squadron VQ-2 based at Kenitra in Morocco. It moved to Asia and was attacked by North Korean MiG's near the DMZ on 16 January 1959 and engines damaged and tail gunner injured. The P4M was written off after returning to Miho NAS Japan.

727 Squadron Sea Prince T.1 visiting Blackbushe during Farnborough show week from its base at RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire.