Previously operated in the casevac role, this Skymaster has here been relegated to a routine transport role.

Operated by the 20 Tactical Fighter Wing based at RAF Upper Heyford.

Lead ship of the Thunderbirds team which went to war as a regular F-4 in Vietnam a year later. Now preserved on a plinth at MacDill AFB, FL, in camo with 56th TFW code 'MC'

Displaying its original 77th TFS tailcode of 'JT' before the 20th TFW adopted 'UH' for all three squadrons ('JR' and 'JS' were the other two former codes used), this swinger has just landed after its show. Crashed in Turkey, 1990

Arrived at Upper Heyford on 9 May 1979 along with 55-0107 and 56-0659 and left on 23 May 1979. From the 96th BW at Dyess AFB, TX and participating in Exercises Flintlock and Dawn Patrol. While serving in Vietnam with the 43rd BW, this one was adorned with a huge sharkmouth and was involved in the 'Linebacker II' campaign of 1972. It is a survivor, now nicely preserved with the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run near Detroit in the polyurethane finish first introduced in 1970 for better weather resilience in South East Asia

A Lightning of the Wattisham TFF (Target Facilities Flight) streams her chute on landing after a demonstration at the Upper Heyford Open House. Retired in 1973 and displayed for a time at Wattisham's gate, this aircraft is now preserved at Woodhall Spa, repainted into her original 111 Sqn colours, complete with black/yellow tail. XM192 was the 24th production Lightning, and subject of the first Airfix kit of the type

After Canadian service as 104755, flew with 334 Skv from Rygge between 1973 and 1983. Nowadays preserved in immaculate condition in a collection at Kjeller airfield, 20 km east of Oslo