LAC's Dakota 4 was normally based at Blackpool (Squires Gate) but is operating pleasure flights at Yeadon during the 1954 SSAFA air show. Ex RAF KN310, it served the airline from December 1952 until transfer to their Skyways associate in February 1955.

The Superfortress tanker of 420 Air Refuelling Squadron based at RAF Sculthorpe leads this refuelling demonstration at the 1959 SSAFA air display at Yeadon. Also seen are F-101A Voodoo 54-1473, F-100D Super Sabre 56-3007 and B-66B Destroyer 54-0505.

Ex RAF DE676. The front cockpit has been faired over for a "crazy flying" display at the 1954 Yeadon air show. Crashed nearby on 7 July 1959.

B-50A of 43rd Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force named "Thunderbird" making a low-level high speed beat-up of Yeadon airport during the May 1953 SSAFA air show. Based at RAF Brize Norton on TDY, this was the last rotation to the UK of Strategic Air Command B-50's, returning to the US at the end of the month.

French-registered Jungmeister at Yeadon after giving an aerobatic display at the annual SSAFA air show. This is an original Bücker, built in 1937 as D-ETSI. Later in 1937 it was delivered to the Spanish Air Force as EX.1. There it was later reserialled as 35-22, then to ES.1-22 and finally E.1-22. When withdrawn from use it was sold to Brochet in France who rebuilt it with a new c/n 1 as F-BBRI. In 1962 it went to the USA where it became N211U.

This Venom was built at Hatfield in late 1951 for the RAF as WE270, serving 11 and 93 Squadrons. It was relegated to ground training duties in 1954 as 7137M but was painted 'M7317' in error.

Ex ZS-CDW and G-AZLT. Operating early morning flight BD411 from LBA to Heathrow.

AN&T's Dragon taxies by during pleasure flying operations at the 1956 SSAFA air display at Yeadon.

The Miles M18/2 in racing colours for the 1955 Kings Cup Air Race, wearing competition number '39'. Now preserved at the East Fortune Museum.

Dragonfly HR.3 of the Fleet Air Arm wearing the codes of 705 Squadron based at RNAS Gosport, Hants. Attending the 1954 SSAFA airshow at Yeadon.

Built in Belgium in 1939. Badly damaged in 1979 and now displayed in the Brussels Museum.

The third of seven Minijets completed in the mid 1950s is seen in Yeadon's prewar hangar after giving a display at the 1955 SSAFA display. Two Miles Geminis are in the background.