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The branch has boen in operation for 18 months. They hold monthly meetings at which guest speakers, slide shows and aircraft recognition and photographic competitions are featured. Their latest venture is to an aircraft for air experience flights for members and enthusiasts. NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE have a tion and recruiting display. WEST YORKSHIRE MODEL FLYING CLUB are putting on a demonstration, as they do at various events throughout the summer. Founded in 1969 as the Spenborough Aeronautical Society, the club has a membership of about 60. All the models on display today are hand-built by members from either kit ‘or plan, although a few are scratch-built from their own designs. RAF CAREERS INFORMATION OFFICE have a recruiting display, includ- ing @ Canberra cockpit and an Avan engine. AIR YORKSHIRE have a stand where books and magazines can be obtained. Regular meetings are held at the Leeds and Bradford Airport to seo slide and film shows and hear guest speakers from the aviation world. Coach wips are organised to various air displays and flights organised in both airlil and light aircraft. The club publishes a monthly magazine which looks at aviation Yorkshire in detail, MERSEYSIDE AVIATION SOCIETY have a stand display. They have a ¢lubroom at Liverpool Airppert and the Society has its own magazine— “Flypast”. It has gone into the aircraft preservation business and has also astablished itself as a major publisher of enthusiast publications on a very wide range of subjects. CAMPKINS OF CAMBRIDGE have a camera shop selling all makes of films, plus a selection of cameras, cine-camoras, binoculars, telescopes, sun glasses (including Polaroid, Zeiss, Umbral and Sensormatic), Photo/ Monopod shooting stick seats and walking aids. Also postcard views—many of them Campkins’ own work: 18 King’s Parade, Cambridge (0223) 51791. aoe TUNES ETD. bavece: carvan displaying double-glazing and patio joors. FINHEAD LTD, are selling aircraft models, posters, toys etc. PAM NEWS are selling the Plastic Aircraft Models Magazine, containing conversion articles, scale drawings, kit reviews, colour schemes and markings at 60p per issue, Subscriptions for 1978 are £4-50 (for six issues, including postage). PAMAG (Publications) Ltd., 22 Slayleigh Avenue, Sheffield S10 3RB. ALCAN — the world’s largest producer of aluminium—has been involved with the aircraft industry for many years {much of their product has gone into Concorde). Today you can see their range of domestic windows, doors and double-glazing. Or write Freepost, 170 Kirkgate, Wakefield. Tel. 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Garman 0. i satu, ‘sian, Seychelles,TWO PLUS FOUR There is a choice of two pilots for each of the aircraft that make up The Vintage Pair- Meteor and Vampire aircraft that represent a quarter ‘of a century of aviation history, The aircraft will be seen at 29 air shows in the United Kingdom this year: their seventh display season. Pilots for the Meteor are Fit/Lt. lan Hewitt and Fit/Lt. lain MacTaggart Fit/Lt. Hewitt joined the RAF in 1964 and flew Victors and Canberras with Nos. 100 and 360 squadrons. He became a Jet Provost QF in 1971 before joining the staff of the Central Flying School in 1974, He is now an instructor ‘on the CFS Training Flight. This is his second season with The Vintage P. Fit/Lt. MacTaggart joined the RAF in 1961 and subsequently flew Can- berras with No. 13 (PR) Squadron, His present appointment is on the CFS Jet Provost Squadron. The Vampire pilots are S/Ldr. Peter Dummer and Fit/Lt, Malcolm Sawyer. S/Ldr. Dummer entered the RAF in 1960 through Edinburgh University Air Squadron. He was a founder-member of the Central Flying School's Skylarks team and completed two seasons with them. In 1969, he was the solo aero- batics exponent for the CFS. He is currently the O.C, Training Squadron CFS, refreshing QFls as Deputy Chief Instructor and is manager of The Vintage Pair. FIt/Lt. Sawyer joined the RAF in 1965 and during his career has flown ‘Canberra and Vulcan aircraft. He is. a QFI on the CFS Training Squadron. Both the Vampire and Meteor aircraft are fully aerobatic and are now dat RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, The Meteor (WF 791), first flow 1951, and is descended from the first jot aircraft to enter operational 9 with the RAF in August, 1944, The Vampire (KH 304) was first flown late in December, 1955, and is the last Vampire flying with the RAF. The pilots and ground ¢rew who fly and service the two aircraft are volunteers. They give up much of their spare time during the season to delight air show enthusiasts, {continued from page 1) BILL BROOKES AVIATION STICKERS are today offering a wide range of squadron and unit stickers and Red Arrows’ souvenirs, including car sticker: Officially-approved 1978 Red Arrows T-shirts are also available in adult and children’s sizes. BELL'S BOOKSHOP — selling paperback novels and books. PHILIP MORRIS LTD., featuring the Marlboro World Championship Team caravan sales unit which gives merchandising support for James Hunt, Barry Sheen and Philip Meeson; selling posters, stickers, T-shirts, sun visors, etc. AIR ANGLIA’ — see their converted double-deck bus promoting the com- pany’s air services. SHERBURN AERO CLUB LTD. have a stand especially designed for those interested in learning to fly. Details are available and, if you are really inter ested, you are welcome to inspect two of their training aircraft. Sherburn Aero ‘Club Ltd., Sherburn Aerodrome. Lennerton Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet. Other exhi Yorkshire Air itors include: Everest Double Glazing, Bomb the Bridge Stall, ‘aft Preservation Society and Aeroplane Collection Ltd. 2RED ARROWS' FOURTEENTH SEASON This year is the fourteenth successive season for the Royal Air Forco aerobatic team, The Red Arrows. Last year, the team completed its 1,000th Public _display sinco its forma- tion. The team has displayed throughout Europe, North ; America and the Middle East and is probably the most famous te — aerobatic team in the worldTHE RED ARROWS TEAM Pictured here are (left to right standing): S/Ldr. Mike Whitehouse (Team Manager); Fit/Lt. Martin Stoner (No. 2); Fit/Lt. Bob Lewis (Engineer); $/Ldr. Frank Hoare (Team Leader): Fit/Lt. Tim Curley (No. 6): Fit/Lt. Richard Thomas (No. 7); FityLt. Dudley Carvell (No. 2); Warrant Officer George Thorne (Adjutant); Seated: Fit/Lt, Lloyd Grose (No, 5); Fit/Lt. Mike Phillips (No. 4); Fit/Lt, Steve Johnson (No, 8) and Fit/Lt. Bernie Scott (No. 9) ma ae When the Red Arrows are away on display they are accompanied by a complately self-sufficient engineering support team. consisting of 26 men and a_ Flight Sergeant, commanded by the Team Engineering Officer. A "Flying Cireus” of nine airmen and the Engineoring Officer travel in the rear seats of the Gnats between engagements, These men are allocated their own aircraft and are personally responsible to their own pilot for its serviceability. 5Apartnerintoday's 1. The main electrical power generating System and gas turbiae starter/aumikary ower watt fitted to ino Hawker Siidetoy ‘Awation Marner § supplied by Lucas. ‘Aerospace 2. Lucas Aerospace supotes the main ‘generating system. engne management Systems. 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Most famous of all its explaits was the virtual destruction of the Ital Fleet at Taranto in 1940, with the crippling of the Bismark and the gallant attack on the Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and Gneisenau running a close second. We aro particularly pleased to see the Swordfish in today's display, for she has really come home, having been built by the Blackburn Aircraft Com- pany at their Sherburn works, just south of here, back in 1943. LS 326 never saw active service, being used for communications and training duties but she did make one or two "star" appearances—one of them when she formed a part of the Victory Display in Hyde Park in 1945. Later that year she was put up for disposal and purchased by Fairey Aviation. Restored to flying condition in 1955. she starred in the film "Sink the Bismark” and was presented to the Royal Navy in 1960. Based at Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton, LS 326 became the founder- aireraft of what is now the Royal Navy Historie Aircraft Flight. She has a span of 45ft Gins; a length of 35ft Bins and a height of 12ft 1Oins. Her maximum speed is 138 m.p.h., ceiling 10,700ft and tange 546 miles. Her engine is a nine cylinder air-cooled Bristol Pegasus radial developing 750h.p. 10SEA FURY The other veteran Royal Navy aircraft taking part in today’s display is Sea Fury TF 956, the first FB.11 model produced by the Hawker Aircraft Company in 1948, This aircraft saw active service in Korea, flying from H.M.S. Theseus on some 200 operational sorties. She is presented today in the colours she wore in Korea. fighter-bomber, the Sea Fury, has a span of 38{t Sins, a 1s and a height of 1Sft 10ins, The aircraft's maximum speed 9 35,3001 and range 1,040 miles. The e: 18-cylinder sieeve valve, air-cooled Bristol Centaurus radial developing 2,500hp. Pilot of the Swordfish today is Lt. Ken Patrick, who joined the Royal Navy 1964 straight from school. After flying training on Jet Provosts at RAF intan-on-Ouso, he moved to RN Air Station Brawdy, Wales, for advanced training on Hunters. He then joined No. 849 Squadron, flying Gannets prior to embarking in H.M.S. Eagle. In mid-1968 he was appointed to the Central Flying School to become a ‘Chipmunk QF and, after two years’ instruction at Linton-on-Quse and here at Church Fenton, he rejoined 849 Squadron. In August, 1976, he joined the Navy Flying Standards Flight at Yeovilton, flying Hunters, Chipmunks, Sea Devon and now the Firofly. The pilot of the Sea Fury is Lt-Cdr, Chris Johnson, who joined the 1959 as an i ing and his initial flying was carried ’out at Linton-on-Ouse 9 basic helicopter training at RNAS Culdrose on Hiller and wind 7 machines. On completion of fiying taining, his first operational squadron was No. 814, embarked in H.M.S. Victorious, and subsequently H.M.S. Hermes. In 1969 he was appointed to the CFS at Ternhill to undertake a Qua Helicopter Instructor's Course and later served on a two year exchange with the Royal Australian Navy. Returning from “Down Under” in 1973 he took command of H.M.S. Ark Royal's Search and Rescue Flight. "Marconi Space and Defence Systems Limited sends cordial greetings to SSAFA and to the organisers and supporters of the SSAFA Air Display Marconi Space and Defence Systems Limited AGEC-Marconi Electronics Company The Grove, Warren Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex HA? 4LY Telephone: 01-954 2311 Telex: 22616 Telegrams: SPADEF Stanmore TOTAL CAPABILITY IN DEFENCE ELECTRONICS 12L? KEEP BRITAIN TIDY PLEASE USE THE LITTER BINS AROUND THE AIRFIELD Join the GILPIN GROUP at the show OUTSIDE CATERERS WEDDINGS RACE MEETINGS. 21st BIRTHDAY PARTIES AGRICULTURAL SHOWS and MARQUEE CATERING our speciality CRAVEN GILPIN & SONS LTD. Outside Catering Dept. Tel. Wellington Road Industrial Estate 459097 Wellington Bridge, Leeds LS12 2UA ena Hire Equipment available Food Delivery Service 13THE VERSATILE PHANTOM | - Versatility is the outstanding feature of the Phantom. This two-seat air- craft, with its multiple fighter/ground attack/reconnaissance role, has signifi- cantly increased tho RAF’s capability to execute such operations. A well-tested missile platform, with Mach 2 capability and extremely high strike-power, it can carry—and deliver with great accuracy—many load combinations up to five tons gross. Load permutations include eleven 1,000-Ib free-fall or retarded bombs: 180 SSEM 68mm armour-piercing rockets; one 20mm Vulean gun firing 100 rounds per second; four Sparrow air-to-air radar-guided missiles: four Side- winder air-to-air infra-red missiles; or a reconnaissance pod with cameras and radar equipment, ‘The FGR Phontom 2 ‘of sound at tree-top height, deep into enemy territory. Navigation must, therefore, be precise, and weapon-aiming equipment versatile enough to deal with a sophisticated and mobile enemy. To meet these requirements, tho aircraft has a British designed and manufactured inertial navigation and attack system. In the reconnaissance role, the Phantom carries a 24ft long pod which contains advanced detection devices, These include radar which produces a night picture showing vehicles or trains, whether moving or stationary. The Phantom is powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey 202 axial flow by- turbojets, each of 12,250-Ibs thrust; 20,515-Ibs re-heat. It has. hydraulic ally-operated power controls and is fitted a braking parachute and arrester hook. The pilot and navigator have Martin-Baker ejection seats with ground level ejection capability. The aircraft is equipped for in-flight re-fuelling. Maximum loaded weight of the aircraft is 58,000-Ibs or nearly 26 tons. (The Hurricane fighter of World War Two weighed 8,000-Ibs and the Sop Camel of World War One 1,500-Ibs). When fitted three external tanks, the fuel alone carried by the Phantom weighs almost 4s much as a fully-loaded Hunter. 14sg ENREALLY ROLLICKING Nigaep our Drink dance, sing and have fun Bavarian style fara at Yorkshire's famous pibconiesl JASEEESY = HOFBRAUHAUS/ 1 ee Re Ue Ta TONG U 470m = As ALSO AT BLACKPOOL: BRISTOL - HULL - LIVERPOOL ~ HEWCASTLE wet Dee GeeT-Shirts For— “ARMED FORCES’Use Royal London ts spacer eg Founded in 1861, The Royal London has grown steadily to become one of the country’s leading insurance companies. Over 115 years’ experience matched with a wide range of competitive policies have created a solid position in the market-place. The Royal London is proud to provide a nationwide home service to the community, with over 1700 agents visiting and advising families throughout the United Kingdom. Asa mutual society every pound of distributable profit is used for the benefit of our with-profit policyholders. The Royal London is growing and looking forward confidently to the years ahead. Why not grow with us? Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DP. And branches everywhere. 16HAWKER SIDDELEY HARRIER The Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.1 was the world’s first fixed-wing vertical/short take-off close support aircraft. It combines high subsonic speed with the range and weapons load necessary for effective close support duties. The aircraft has a high rate of climb—10,000ft can be reached in under 40 seconds—and can attal level flight of about Mach 0.95 and Mach 1.26 in a shallow ircraft has a radius of action of about 450 miles, a ferry range of about 2,000 miles, and can be re-fuelled in flight. A total external weapon load of 5.000-Ib can be carried on thrae fuselage and four underwing points, Two 30mm Aden cannon can be mounted externally in pods on either side of the lower fuselage, and various combinations of all the standard NATO tactical weapons, including free-fall and retarded bombs, and rocket projectiles can be fitted. The Harrier has an extremely rapid support reaction and is capable of operating out of small natural clearings near the battle area. An integral auxiliary power unit, which supplies all essential electrical power, enables the aircraft to be held at readiness close to the battle area without support equipment. The Harrier is a direct descendant of the P1127 which first flew on October 21, 1960. A two-seater version, the T.Mk.2 has been developed for pilot training. Powered by 4 Rolls-Royce Bristol Pegasus vectored-thrust turbo-fan jet engine, the aircraft has a span of 25ft Bins and an overall length of 45ft Bins YOUR GARDEN !S FULL OF LITTER! Whatl—how dare they! that would almost certainly be your reaction if you got home ond found such a situation after today’s display. Which is why we would like to think you will respect our situation ond keep the airfield as tidy 25 possible during If you have any please put it in the receptacles provided: or pop it in a bag, take it home and put it in your ewn bin. Many thanks. 718MEET A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY The Services have put on a magnificent show today. They always do—at displays like this and when it is very much for real. While they are away from home, as they often are for long periods of the year—in Northern Ireland, on exercises and not so long ago on fire fighting duty—they know that SSAFA will look after their families if anything goes wrong, now and for the rest of their lives Today's display provides funds for SSAFA and so helps the families of serving and ex-serving men and women of all three Services. SSAFA (The Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association) PO Box 5, London S.W.1 TODAY'S PRIZE LIST Wf there's 9 sticker om this page, you have already won @ prize. But whether there is a sticker or not, listen carefully for loudspeaker announcements which will tell you about the prizes and where and when they can bé collected. The organisers gratefully acknowledge the generosity of those donating the follawing prizes: Yorkshire Television (eopies of “Farmhouse Kitchen” cookbook), The Star Group of Companies (Hofbrauhaus tickets). Air India (cut glass ashtray). Joshua Tetley & Som Ltd, (four dozen bottles of Seecial Pale Ale). Wallace Arnoid (day excursion tickets for two), Beatties of London, King Charles Street, Leeds (Phantom kit). British Airways (two free return tickets Leeds-London). Yorkshire Post Newspapers Studios (colour portrait sitting). National Travel (day excursion tickets for 1wo). City Vorieties, Leeds (tickets for the pantomime “Babes in the Wood") Yorkshire Aeroplane Club (free flight for three). Airfix (model aircraft kits). Debenhcms, Briggete, Leeds (fitted picnic hemper). B & G (Wetherby) Ltd. (“00" scale model structures). Lewis's, The Headraw, Leeds (pressure cooker). Singeoore Airlines (electric cigarette lighter and lady's purse). Odeon One & Two, Leeds (12 double tickets). John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Ltd. (two dozen cans of Magnet Pale Ale). Wakefield Theatre Club {tickets for night out et the club), Brentlord Nylons (100 pitlow cases, two quilt covers, 36 bed jeckets). Taylor's Yorkshire Tea (six boxes of Yorkshire Tea Baas). Ziebart (Great Britain) Lid., Burley Rd., Leeds (free car rust-proofing}. Leeds Shaver Centre, Mer rion St. (vouchers for free clean, oi! and adjustment of electric shavers). 19FLYING PROGRAMME The flying display will start at 1400 hrs. end end at 1700 hrs. The organisers cannot be held responsible for any alterations in the programme through circumstances beyond their control, Any such alterations wilt be notified via the Public Address System, over which details will also be given regerding prizes and how and where to collect them. in general, aircraft taking part in the display will moke their initio! run-in from the Zest end of the airfield: that is from the Right of the Public Enclosure: The Falcons (RAF Free-Fall Parachute Display Team) Lightning all-weather fighter Marlboro Pitts Special (Philip Meeson) Jaguar low-level attack aircraft Swordfish (Royal Navy Historic Aircraft Flight) Nimrod submarine hunter-killer aircraft Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team Hawk trainer Gazelle helicopter (Army Air Corps) Stampe SV4 (Richard Goode) Phantom Vulcan delta-wing bomber Harrier vertical take-off aircraft Sea Fury (Royal Navy Historic Aircraft Flight) The Vintage Pair (Meteor and Vampire) The Bulldogs from RAF Leeming Spitfire and Hurricane (Battle of Britain Flight) The Red Arrows (Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team) 20ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ‘The Chairman and Council of the Association wish to thank all those who have 30 kindly given their services to assist in this annual SSAFA Air Display as under: The Ministry of Defence (Navy, Army, Air) the Royal Air Force. All participants in the flying programme and the ground displays. The G.O.C., Headquarters North East District. The A.0.C.-in-C., Headquarters Support Command, R.A.F. Group Captain B. J. Westoby, R.A.F., Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse, and all Ranks. The Royal Air Forces Association. 150 Provost Company, R.M.P. and 252 Force Provost Company, R.M.P. (V). 1st Bn. Yorkshire Volunteers. The Evening Post (Leeds) Allen Rowley, Promotions and Publicity Manager, Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd.. Editor of this programme. The Chief Constable and all members of the North Yorkshire Police. Superintendent J. D. Vasey, North Yorkshire Police in charge of traffic arrangements. Selby District Council. North Yorkshire Fire Brigade. The British Red Cross Society, North Yorkshire Branch. The St. John Ambulance Brigade, Leeds Metropolitan Area— County of South and West Yorkshire. The Manager and Staff of the National Westminster Bank Ltd., Leeds City Office. The Sea Cadet Corps, N.E. Area, Yorkshire, and all programme sellers. The Automobile Association. The Royal Automobile Club. St. Camillus School. The Keep Britain Tidy Group. All advertisers and donors. Finally, the spectators themselves for attending the SSAFA Air Display. It is hoped that everyone will have a most enjoyable day. FLYING PROGRAMME OFFICIALS Air Traffic Controller: Squadron Leader Gardiner, R.A.F., Senior Air Traffic Control Officer, R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse, assisted by his control staff. General Commentator: Allen Rowley, Promotions and Publicity Manager, Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd. aNac ie a Deut 3 | The well-heads and rigs are now vital te Bi economy. and must be serviced regul regardless of the North Sea wea notoriously hostile and unp meticutous planning, Highly skilled flight ct class mainten: igineers. A modern tle instrumented twin turbine helicopters. It 0's Bristow’s in fact, the World's biggest name incivil helicopter operations. BRISTOW HELICPTER GROUP: REDHILL SURREY TELEPHONE NUTFIELD RIDGE 2353. TELEX: BRISTOW 21013 22 The Famous CITY VARIETIES LEEDS (Tel. 30808) now booking for autumn and winter attractions, including— Oct, 23rd week ‘Juvenile Discovery Show’ Nov. 6th and 13th weeks “The Al Jolson Minstrel Show’ Nov. 20th week "Old Time Music Hall’ Commencing Dec, 22nd— For a Season a Family Pantomime at prices all can afford— “BABES IN THE WOOD”HE'S G-OODE Richard Goode has one big advantage over other pilots when he goes to collect his machine from a crowded aircraft park: apart from its unusual look, the aircraft carries the same registration (G-OODE) as its owner's name and it is believed to be tho only aircraft so ragistered in the U.K. Richard's Stampe SV4 was originally designed as an aerobatic trainer in 1934, and the type gained widespread acceptance. being used in a number of major air forces until the middle 1950's. Of a total production of some 2,000, there are now only about 60 that are airworthy. G-OODE is probably the most famous Stampe in the world, having won the French Acrobatic Championship three times, and the European Champion: ship twice, all in the hands of Marcel Charollais in the early 1960's. ‘The aircraft was brought back to England where was totally re-built and fitted, unusually, with a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine. It is now worth about £8,000. The Stampe cruises at 100 miles per hour, it will do 180mph in a dive and has a range of 260 miles on about eight gallons of fuel per hour The engine has an inverted fuel system and works equally well whichever way up it is. The machine is very light to fly and, as you will see, is capable of a very wide range of aerobatic manaeuvres. As for its pilot: Richard Goode is 32 and a director of a management consultancy in London, He has been flying for some seven years, concentrat- ing on aerobatic display flying for tho last four, He is one of the better known display pilots in the U.K. and appears at'a wide range of events in this country and abroad. PICK THE SPOT — Yorkshire's biggest and best family football contest appears in the Yorkshite Post and Evening Post on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, je range of cash and bonus prizes. 23Simplya better way of shopping et As Se depo I@ pas) A nationwide service to the community. 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The aircraft took them all in its stride. ed with Head Up Display, which presents the pilot with informa ‘on height, speed, heading and navigation without him having to look down at the instrument panel, the aircraft also has a radar warning receiver which informs the pilot of enemy radars, including their type and relative position. The Jaguar flies at high speed and low level ond carries a large weapons load over a long range. Its excellent stability gives it good weapons accuracy and a smooth ride at low level. On a routine ferry flight, a Jaguar set a new Edinburgh to London speed record, completing the journey in 25 mins. 2 secs: Fitted with two guns, minus external fuel and bombs. the aircraft can take off in 600 yards, will be supersonic at low level and have a range of 500 miles, being able to land in 400 yards. Fitted with two guns, plus external fuel and four 1.000-Ib. bombs, it will need 2,000 yards to get off, will have a range of 750 miles and a maximum speed of 610 knots. The pilot today is Fit/Lt. Nick Brown, aged 31, who is an instructor with the Jaguar OCU at Lossiemouth. He has previously flown Canberras and Phantoms and his hob! 19, motor-eyeling and water ski-ing. THERE ARE FEW THINGS — that don’t have a price. You would be surprised what cash you can make from selling items from your attic, garden shed or spare room. Advertise the most unlikely items in Post Classifiad—Yorkshire’s biggest marketplace—and it's more than likely you will sell them. 25REG, TRADE MARK Sincere best wishes for a successful air display from AVON Avon Cosmetics Ltd. London-New York - Munich: Paris -RomeBest wishes from all of us to all of you. RoyalNavy RNVt e- Va aae The Official Newspaper of the In handy size and popular style. 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This Show is growing all the time . . top action and quality | HULL AIR SHOW Sunday 9? July 1978 PAULL AIRFIELD s east of Hull) Gates open 11 ‘ile a.m. Display starts 2.00 p. Over 2} hours Flying featuring THE RED ARROWS THE FALCONS (RAF Parachute Taam) LIGHTNING — MEIDS — SPITFIRE — HURRICANE plus top class aerobatic performers and some surprise items — also — COMPETITIONS — STALLS — SIDE SHOWS, ETC. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS BEER TENT & FULL MEALS Ample car parking space available, specially arranged following large crowds last year GAR (including occupants) £3 MOTOR CYCLES £1 PEDESTRIANS 70p 28SPITFIRE and HURRICANE Based at Coningsby. Lincolnshire, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is made up of aircraft that became world-famous during that outstanding period of RAF history. There are six fighters in the Flight and two of them are sche- duled to appear today. The six are: SPITFIRE PR Mk. XIX PS 853: Built January, 1945, it was delivered to the Central Photographic Reconnaissance Unit and later went to No. 16 Squadron. Subsequently used as a meteorological observation aircraft, it was delivered to the Memorial Flight in June, 1957. SPITFIRE PR Mk. XIX PM 631: Built January, 1945, it served various Reconnaissance Flights before being modified to meteorological standard. Joined the Memorial Flight in June, 1957. SPITFIRE Mk. 112 P7360: Built 1940 and delivered to No. 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron. Took part in tho Battle of Britain and later served with Nos. 603 (City of Edinburgh). 616 (South Yorkshire) and 64 Squadrons, Renovated in 1967 for use in the “Battle of Britain” fit SPITFIRE Mk. Vb AB 910: Built 1941, 222 {Natal}, 130 (Punjab), 133 (Eagle), 242 (Canadian), 416 (Canadian), 402 (Canadian) and 527 Squadrons. Now marked with No. 92 Squadron letters — OJ-J HURRICANE PZ 865: The last of some 14,000 Hurricanes to be built. Never saw wartime action. Appeared in the film “Angels One Five" and was presented to the Memorial Flight in 1972. HURRICANE 11¢ LF 363: Built January, 1944, saw service with Nos. 63 and 309 (Polish) Squadrons and No. 26 Squadron, It is currently marked EE the LE for No. 242 Squadron and the “0” for Douglas Bader’s own aircraft, JOHN WELLINGTON — whether they love him or hat readers make a point of reading his column every night. him, Evening Post join them | LOTS OF GIRLS are members of Women’s Circle — aver 88,000 of them, in fact. The biggest organisation of its type in Yorkshire, this Evening Post club has made thousands of friends. Join them! 29AInnOnne The manufacturers of the RAF's parachute training balloons, Harrier servicing shelters, solar still and lifejackets wish SSAFA an enjoyable display and good fortune AGES ay PUA NM teh MRR 2 Gore ead TEL Ley hl ee ere as Naafi and the RAF ‘The Royal Air Force is the only arm of HM Forces to have had its own tradin; organisation from birth. When the RAF was formed in 1918 it was served by the Navy and Army Canteen Board which, in 1921, became the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. ‘Today Naafi is a £225 million-a-year busi- ness. providing a vast range of goods and services. Trestie-and-bench canteens have been. superseded by sophisticated clubs which usually offer comfortable bars, TV rooms, cafe services (including 24-hour ‘coin-machine facilities), and a small sho ‘Stocked with toiletries,” confectionery, gi ‘goods, and so on. Increasingly the clubs ‘te. pfoviding live enteriainment through ‘Naafi's own booking agency. But while the social importance of the club ‘has continued to grow, its importance as a source of revenue has been overtaken by Securicor cares the shops and supermarkets serving families and messes. ‘Other facilities for the modern Serviceman, such as insurance, or hire-purchase, ean be Arranged at most Naafi clubs and shops. In 1977 hire-purchase alone, mainly on cars and. motorcycles. accounted for over £15 million-worth of trade. The changes which have taken place in Naafi have come about in response to uirements of the Forces, 5 jciples remain basically the same: the provision service at reasonable prices wherever it is needed, and the operation of a profirable business which is able to provide funds for the welfare of the Serviceman and his family. Following. these principles Naafi has feturned some £210 million to its customers,The first of the so-called ‘'metric" aircraft of the RAF—so designated in anticipation of Britain changing over to the metric system, the Puma was the first Anglo-French product to enter service with the RAF. A joint product of Sud-Aviation and Westland Helicopters Ltd., it has a fast cruise of 145 knots and will carry up to 16 fully-equipped troops. The Puma has a single main rotor and torque compensating tail rotor and is powered by two Turbomeca Thermo Ill C4 gas turbine engines, each developing 1.282 h.p. The engines are mounted above the main eal Tho helicopter has main wheel/nose wheel undercarriage which is fully retractable and steering whilst taxiing is effected by differential braking on the main wheels as the nose wheel is allowed to castor. There is accommadation in the spacious cabin for first and second pilots and the main cabin is adaptable to a wide variety of tasks. including tro: carrying, cargo carrying, Search and Rescue, casualty evacuation and air ambulance work. An external hook can be fitted for undersiung load carrying, ‘The machine has an empty weight of 7.500-Ibs and 2 maximum all-up weight of 14,100-Ibs. Its maximum spoed is 160 knots at sea level and economic cruise 140 knots at sea level. With a full lead of fuel the Puma has a normal flight time of about three hours, Like the Wessex, which has been in service with 38 Group of Strike Command for somo years, the Puma is readily air-portable, which permits the Group to deploy rapidly to any part of the world and go into action as a complete air unit. Training of RAF pilots on the Puma is carried out at Odiham by 240 Operational Conversion Unit, No, 33 Squadron was the first to be equipped with the type in June, 1971, followed by 230 Squadron in January, 1972. MAKE SURE IT’S OFFICIAL Please note that this is the ONLY official publication sold on behalf of SSAFA at today’s display. There is no other “official souvenir” and only stands/stalls/exhibitions manned by people wearing “OFFICIAL” badges are recognised by SSAFA, who cannot be held responsible for claims made or items sold by anyone not so recognised. RAF personnel will also be selling copies of the Royal Air Force Year Book 1978—a volume containing many interesting articles and colour pictures about the past and present RAF. It costs GOp. 34MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS ARE READ IN TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE BRITISH HOMES The largest newspaper group in the western world— Mirror Group Newspapers—publishes seventeen titles, national and regional. Total sales of the group's titles are more than 37 million copies in an average week, Daily Mirror + Sunday Mirror + Sunday People Daily Record Sunday Mail Reveille The Sporting Life 32NIMROD The world's first land-based turbo-jot submarine hunter-killer, Nimrod’s wary role is to track down and destroy enemy submarines whether they are on the surface or submerged, To do this it is provided with some of the most sophisticated and complex electronic equipment in the world. All this backed up with an impressive armament, including torpedoes, depth charge bombs and guided missiles. Capable of high-speed flight on its four Rolls- Royce Spey engines. Nimrod can shut two of them down for low-level, low speed loiter reconnaissance. In addition to its air/surface warfare task, the Nimrod carries out search and rescue missions as a secondary role. VULCAN B.Mk.2 The world’s first delta wing bomber, the Vulcan, has been the backbone of the RAF's bomber force for some years. Squadrons are equipped with the Mk. 2 version which assumed a tactical role following the intraduction of the Royal Navy's Polaris submarines. Apart {rom its nuclear capability, the Vulcan's ability to carry a large number of 1,000-Ib bombs over a considerable range, and to attack accurately at night in any weather conditions from very low altitudes to heights in excess of 50.000ft, makes it a powerful conventional strike aireraft. The wing span is 111ft, its length is 100ft and the height of the tail fin 27%. its tour Rolls-Royce Olympus engines develop over 80,000-Ibs of thrust, 33LYNX Britain's world beating : advanced technology Lynx, equipped with helicopter. Hot or Tow missiles Lynx, in full production Fast, agile, all weather, — the complete to meet orders from twin engined and armed forces, multisrole capability system. throughout the world a4LIGHTNIN Tho long-range Lightning all-weather fighter carries Red Top collision- course missiles which are rader and computer launched. The missiles can be fired singly or in pairs and have a “snap up” capability to enable the aircraft to strike an enemy intruder flying above its own altitude. The Mk. 6 Lightning has a cambered loading edge wing and a large ventral fuel pack which signifi cantly inereases range, supersonic endurance and acceleration. THE BULLDOGS The RAF’s only piston-engined aerobatic display team, the Bulldogs, first flew as a formation display team in 1974 when it replaced the Blue Chips. Tho team, based ot No. 3 Flying Training School, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, comprises a pair of Bulldog T1 primary waining aircraft. The Bull- dog is a fully-aerobatic twin seat (side-by-side) basic trai Pilots of the aireraft are Fit/Lt. David Walby and Lieutenant Robin Brad- shaw. No. 3 FTS is made up of the RAF’s Refresher Fiying Squadron and the Royal Naval Elementary Flying Training Squadron. The Bulldog pilots are both flying instructors at the School and their preparation work and training for the aerobatic season is done mainly in their spare time before and after @ normal day's. work. During the season most of their weekends are taken up attending air shows. Fit/Lt, Walby joined the RAF 12 years ago and has previously served with Strike Command and the Near East Air Force, He lives with his wife, Gilli and three-year-old son Christopher at Gatenby, North Yorks! Lt. Bradshaw also lives at Gatenby with his wife Iris and two children— William and Laura. He joined the Royal Navy in 1969 and has served copters both operationally and as an instructor, Born in Kamina, Congo, he was educated at the Duke of York School. Nairobi, and Aberdeen University. Manager of The Bulldogs is Lt/Cdr. John Lamb, who joined the Royal Navy in 1962. Having served around the world in aircraft carriers flying the AEW Gannet. he is at present OC to the Royal Naval Elementary Flying Train- ing Squadron at Leemi DID YOUR CAR give you trouble on the way here? Then see the Classified columns of the Evening Post for hundreds of car bargains every week. A few minutes” study cauld solve your problem. 35Keeping watch on the world of News Che Daily TelegraphFALCONS '78 The RAF’s Free-Fall Parachute Display Team—The Falcons—have three displays for high, medium and low cloud conditions, the show ultimately presented depending on weather conditions prevailing at the time of their drop The spectacular Bomb Burst sees the whole team descend from 12.000ft in free fall. WI trackers move through the air at speeds up to 180 mph, the together in various formations with names such as “Caterpillar”, and “Murphy Star”. As the parachutists move across the sky, coloured smoke traces their progress, their ‘chutes being opened at 2,500ft This year the team are using the “‘Stratecloud™ parachute which has a square canopy. This new “chute adds excitement to the display, allowing its user to travel at speeds up to 30 mph across and around the display area. The Clover Leaf jump is made from 8,000ft. Im this, a four-man link-up is followed by eight trackers whe carve colourful arcs in the sky around the star group before the whole team opens ‘chutes at 2,500ft The Stack Pull, used in very cloudy conditions, is performed at heights between 2,500 and 4,000ft. The team jump from their Hercules aircraft in twin streams to appear as two stacks in the sky, cach aiming for one of the two tiny targets only 20 yards apart. Free-fall parachute display is not, of course, the primary occupation of the team’s members. All of them are instructors at No. 1 Parachute Training School at RAF Grizo Norton, near Oxford, where all parachutists for the British Forces are trained. The motto of the school is “Knowledge Dispels Fear“ and the discipline, proficiency and self-assurance reflected in the Falcon display demonstrates far more than a merely entertaining spectacle of parachuting techniques. DON’T GET TOO NEAR! Atno time before, during or after the flying display should members ‘ef the Public attempt to approach the runway. Aircraft will be landing id toking-off from approximately 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. The Public are asked te keep within the rosed-off area and particularly to ensure that children aro not allowed to wander on to the runw: All dogs MUST be kept on [ead at all times! 37For training and ground attack. BRITISH AEROSPACE lei aig Ceson ZOMARLBORO PITTS SPECIAL Qur old friend Philip Mecson is flying the Marlboro Pitts Special in today’s show and that news will cause a flutter in many a female heart! During the show, Philip will demonstrate many of the mancouvres he flew at the World Aerobatic Championships in Russia, when the British team won the Bronze Medal, beating all other Western nations. Philip learned to fly at the age of 17 and was later commissioned in the R.AF. During this time. however, he kept up his civilian aerobatic flying, taking part in many national competitions. He left the RAF in 1971 and went to the United States where he saw the tiny Pitts Special for the first time. He was 30 impressed with its performance that on his return to Britain he constructed the first of its type in this country. The Marlboro Pitts Special is a single-seater with a wing span of less than 18ft. The extremely light airframe is powered by a 180 hp engine. During his display, you will see that the aircraft spends almost as much time upside down as right way up: hence the unusual position of the name This year, with Barry Sheene, Philip joined the Marlboro World Champion- ship Team and Philip Morris Limited express the hope that you will enjoy watching the Marlboro Pitts Special. iron that appears lots to interest KIDS REALLY ENJOY Junior Post, the special section for cl in the Evening Post every Saturday. Lots of prizes to be won: them — get a copy in your house. HAPPY HUNTING GROUND for house hunters can be found in qhe classified property columns of the Evening Post. If you are thinking of moving, here's tha best place to start. GIANT JACKPOT every week on Pick the Spot, Yorkshire's famous family football contest in the Evening Post and Yorkshire Post. Coupons appear on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. Make sure YOU enter. 39