painted in Fleet Air Arm colours on the port side and Royal Air Force colours on the starboard side. This helicopter represents all Search and Rescue units that flew the Sea King HAR.3 / HAR.5 in Great Britain over the decades. XV663 was in the National Maritime Museum Falmouth until 2012.

"That Others May Live", the HH-3E Jolly Green Giant was used in many (behind enemy lines) rescue missions. This HH-3E of the 71st Special Operations Squadron (normally based at Kirtland, NM) was seen at Davis Monthan AFB (AZ) during an exercise. The helicopter was placed in storage at nearby AMARC several years later, in 1992. In 1995 it was sold to the Tunisian Air Force as L82-105/TS-SRE.

Ex AC+441 and 90+31. UK-based in 2012/13.

RAF College with XW354/7

Coded 18 with USN unit VQ-2 this reconaissance Skywarrior was arriving on a weekday before the 76 Air Tattoo. Ed Heinemann's brilliance and weight control discipline got the US Navy a carrier based strategic nuclear bomber. Pan Am looked into leasing a couple around 1957 to give their crews transonic operating experience before the 707 arrived,but nothing came of it.

Operated by VQ-2 Squadron.

'Maiden China' backtracking on the grass following a display as part of the 'Russian Roolettes' formation team at the Wide Bay International Airshow. Built in 1994 and registered in Australia on 28 November 1996.

Montana ANG. Can you imagine this beauty being shot down by a missle--intentionally? That's exactly what fate held in store for this 2 seat F-106B of the 120th Fighter Interceptor Group. Converted to a QF-106 drone, it was destroyed 12/96 as a target aircraft.

Always an impressive type to see, the A-3 was never common in the UK but this one took a break from its ELINT duties to fly up from VQ-2 at Rota in Spain for the 77 Air Tattoo. Damaged during a carrier launch in 9.87 and retired to AMARC in 11.90. Rear fuselage apparently used to repair another damaged aircraft, 144856

A British-owned Yak-18T.