Blackbushe interesting visitors 1947-60 mil trainers etc

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As ever this information is not complete as the official records do not seem to have survived. Movements have been sourced from spotters logs and  aircrew logbooks. This installment covers military trainers, light transport and observation aircraft.

The good old 'oxbox' was used by the RAF in their hundreds. Over 8000 were built and the mostly served as twin engine crew trainers and as transport hacks. there were less numerous than the Anson as they were not developed post war.

06/09/1955 AT778 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF 5 CAACU coded P

07/09/1953 EB864 Airspeed Oxford RAF Linton-on-Ouse station flight

00/11/1948 ED173 Airspeed Oxford Burmese Air Force

07/09/1955 HM739 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF Bomber Command Bombing School

05/09/1955 HM954 Airspeed Oxford 1 PAC.880 RAF Marham Station Flight

07/09/1955 HN208 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF 9AFTS

00/08/1952 LB411 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF 81group

00/07/1952 LW782 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF

24/06/1949 LX198 Airspeed Oxford 1 3054 RAE Farnborough training flight

05/09/1955 PH146 Airspeed Oxford 1 4010 RAF Wattisham Station Flight

06/09/1955 PH148 Airspeed Oxford 1 4010 RAF Wattisham Station Flight

23/07/1955 PH453 Airspeed Oxford 1 4240 Royal Navy

29/07/1955 PH482 Airspeed Oxford 1 4269 RAF 228sqn

00/09/1953 R6285 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF APC Aklington

00/11/1954 T1101 Airspeed Oxford Burmese Air Force

00/11/1954 V3746 Airspeed Oxford Burmese Air Force

07/09/1953 V4099 Airspeed Oxford RAF Coningsby Station Flight

00/08/1955 V4136 Airspeed Oxford 1 RAF


The Auster was used by both the RAF, and later on by the new Army Air Corps. These aircraft were regulars at Blackbushe due to the location of the many local Army establishments. The AAC continued to use the airport until the 1980's.

00/06/1955 TW584 Auster AOP6 2456 RAF

00/09/1955 VF571 Auster AOP6 2529 RAF

00/12/1951 VF627 Auster AOP6 2569 RAF

00/00/1953 VF631 Auster AOP6 2573 Army Air Corps

00/06/1955 VX108 Auster AOP6 RAF

29/03/1960 WE536 Auster AOP7 3723 Army Air Corps

11/07/1958 WE551 Auster AOP6 B.621 Army Air Corps

07/09/1955 WE553 Auster AOP6 RAF

06/09/1955 WE553 Auster AOP6 2722 RAF

06/09/1955 WE598 Auster T7 RAF

15/08/1956 WJ358 Auster AOP6 Army Air Corps

05/09/1956 WJ370 Auster AOP6 Army Air Corps

13/07/1958 WZ716 Auster AOP9 Army Air Corps

08/09/1959 WZ721 Auster AOP9 B5/10/46 Army Air Corps

01/10/1958 WZ722 Auster AOP9 B5/10/47 Army Air Corps

08/08/1959 WZ727 Auster AOP9 Army Air Corps

21/09/1957 WZ730 Auster AOP9 Army Air Corps

05/09/1956 XK380 Auster AOP9 B/5/10/106 Army Air Corps

29/03/1960 XK381 Auster AOP9 B5/10/107 Army Air Corps

13/07/1958 XK382 Auster AOP9 B5/10/108 Army Air Corps

05/05/1959 XK409 Auster AOP9 B5/10/112 Army Air Corps

20/06/1958 XK411 Auster AOP9 B5/10/114 Army Air Corps

13/07/1958 XK416 Auster AOP9 B5/10/119 Army Air Corps

14/06/1959 XK418 Auster AOP9 B5/10/121 Army Air Corps

08/07/1958 XK421 Auster AOP9 B5/10/124 Army Air Corps

29/04/1960 XN412 Auster AOP9 B5/10/130 Army Air Corps


The Avro Anson will be dealt with on a separate page

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The Beech 18/C-45/Expediter/AT-11 etc series was a transport/trainer develop by Beech and in production for many years. Of course the US navy also operated several of the SNJ version based here.


00/09/1949 308 Beech D18S French Air Force

06/09/1956 1433 Beech 3N CA-8 Royal Canadian Air Force

00/02/1954 1518 Beech 3TM CA-118 Royal Canadian Air Force

13/01/1957 1521 Beech 3TM CA-121 Royal Canadian Air Force

21/01/1956 1527 Beech 3TM CA-127 Royal Canadian Air Force

06/09/1955 1531 Beech 3TM CA-131 Royal Canadian Air Force 3rd Air Division

24/11/1954 1533 Beech 3TM CA-133 Royal Canadian Air Force 3rd Air Division

14/06/1959 1566 Beech 3TM CA-166 Royal Canadian Air Force 30th Air Material Base

06/09/1955 1595 Beech 3TM CA-195 Royal Canadian Air Force 30th Air Material Base

05/09/1953 1596 Beech 3TM CA-196 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

06/09/1956 47221 Beech C-45 8480 French Air Force GLAM221

00/09/1949 335704 Beech C-45 6962 French Air Force

05/09/1956 447221 Beech C-45 6167 French Air Force ET61

10/09/1959 447319 Beech 18S 7699 French Air Force ET60

08/09/1959 447356 Beech 18S 7745 French Air Force ET61

06/09/1956 447516 Beech C-45 7924 French Air Force coded 61-AH ET61

05/09/1959 21-44 Beech C-45 MD-24 Netherlands Navy

08/09/1954 44-47099 Beech C-45 unknown French Air Force F-RAEB

07/09/1954 44-47323 Beech C-45 7704 French Air Force F-RAED

06/09/1955 44-47516 Beech C-45 7924 French Air Force

02/09/1958 BA-68 Beech D18S BA-68 French Air Force ET60

02/09/1956 BA-69 Beech 18S BA-69 French Air Force

12/07/1959 BA-70 Beech 18S BA-70 French Air Force F-RAEN

26/07/1959 BA-83 Beech 18S BA-83 French Air Force.

08/09/1953 FT984 Beech C-45 6260 Royal Navy

00/09/1949 FT995 Beech C-45 6592 French Air Force

08/09/1953 12383 Beech SNB-2 4287 US Navy

00/00/1953 39832 Beech SNB-1 4473 US Navy

00/00/1954 39854 Beech SNB-5 4495 US Navy

00/00/1953 51196 Beech SNB-5 6838 US Navy Hendon coded JM

07/09/1953 66443 Beech SNB-5 8665 US Navy

unknown 67300 Beech SNB-5 4584 US Navy coded H

07/04/1954 76745 Beech SNB-5 5912 US Navy coded JM

00/07/1955 76765 Beech SNB-5 6411 US Navy

00/05/1956 76773 Beech SNB-5 6493 US Navy coded JM

06/09/1955 21-42 Beech SNB-5 MD-22 Netherlands Navy 5sqn

03/09/1957 21-43 Beech SNB-5 MD-23 Netherlands Navy



447516 Beech C-45 pictured 6/9/55


The Beech L-23 was a military development of the Twin Bonanza and served with US Army units in Germany


08/09/1953 52-6171 Beech L-23 LH-10 US Army

10/09/1957 53-6167 Beech L-23 LH-70 US Army

29/08/1957 53-6171 Beech L-23 LH-74 US Army

28/12/1957 56-3716 Beech L-23 LH-119 US Army

04/10/1959 56-3718 Beech L-23 LH-119 US Army

03/09/1957 57-3084 Beech L-23 LH-120 US Army

07/09/1959 57-3087 Beech L-23 LH-123 US Army from Heidelburg

02/09/1958 57-6038 Beech L-23 LH-10 US Army MAAG Germany

03/06/1959 57-6039 Beech L-23 LH-11 US Army

16/11/1958 57-6041 Beech L-23 RLH-13 US Army

11/04/1959 57-6043 Beech L-23 RLH-15 US Army

17/11/1958 57-6092 Beech L-23 PLH-153 US Army

03/10/1959 58-1359 Beech L-23 LH-186 US Army

22/08/1959 58-3065 Beech L-23 RLH-66 US Army

05/08/1959 58-3066 Beech L-23 RLH-67 US Army



57-3087 taxies for departure 7/9/59, the last Farnborough week.

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The Boulton-Paul Balliol was a merlin power trainer that served in the RAF from 1950-57 and with the navy to 1963. The RAF replaced them with the Percival Provest and Vampire T11.

00/09/1951 VR605 BP Balliol T2 RAF

05/11/1957 WG144 BP Balliol T2 RAF

08/03/1959 WG173 BP Balliol T2 RAF

04/03/1959 WG174 BP Balliol T2 RAF

17/03/1957 WG177 BP Balliol T2 RAF

05/04/1959 WG221 BP Balliol T2 RAF.

30/12/1957 WG228 BP Balliol T2 RAF

00/09/1953 WG506 BP Balliol T2 RAF

24/06/1958 WN144 BP Balliol T2 RAF

00/00/1959 WN153 BP Balliol T2 RAF

00/09/1954 WN507 BP Balliol T2 RAF code D-J

09/10/1957 WN521 BP Balliol T2 RAF

07/09/1954 WL715 BP Sea Balliol T21 Royal Navy

05/09/1958 WL724 BP Sea Balliol T21 Royal Navy coded BY-564

05/09/1957 WL729 BP Sea Balliol T21 Royal Navy coded 793 from Culdrose

05/09/1957 WL731 BP Sea Balliol T21 Royal Navy coded 794 from Culdrose






WL729 taxies for departure with the FIDO pipeline in the foreground.

The Cessna L-19 Birdog served in limited numbers with the US Army in the UK (Hendon) and Europe.
14/05/1959 57-02859 Cessna TL-19D Bird Dog US Army.
04/05/1959 57-02979 Cessna TL-19D Bird Dog US Army


rare shot of a L-19 at Blackbushe on the USN ramp with tower and airwork hangar in the background.

The Dassault MD312 was used as a navigation trainer and transport in the same class of the Vickers Varsity, serving until the early 1980's.

24/06/1957 01 Dassault Flamant 1 French Air Force code R
04/09/1952 139 Dassault Flamant 139 French Air Force
28/11/1957 147 Dassault Flamant 147 French Air Force
03/09/1958 156 Dassault Flamant 156 French Air Force
27/11/1957 174 Dassault Flamant 174 French Air Force coded Y
05/05/1960 179 Dassault Flamant 179 French Air Force coded M, call sign F-RAJM.
09/09/1954 187 Dassault Flamant 187 French Air Force
00/00/1957 189 Dassault Flamant 189 French Air Force
05/09/1953 190 Dassault Flamant 190 French Air Force
15/05/1960 223 Dassault Flamant 223 French Air Force F-RAJG
08/09/1954 233 Dassault Flamant 233 French Air Force
08/09/1954 294 Dassault Flamant 294 French Air Force
07/09/1954 308 Dassault Flamant 308 French Navy code 11-S-15 11 S
03/09/1957 316 Dassault Flamant 316 French Navy coded CB-1
26/06/1957 F-ZWRR Dassault Flamant 1 Dassault to Warton


A unidentified Flamant rests on the grass by the A30

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The DH Dominie started its life as a radio and navigation trainer version of the Rapide but most ended their days as transports.


08/09/1955 HG709 DH Dominie C1 6694 Royal Navy coded AC901 Abbotsinch SF

09/09/1955 HG714 DH Dominie C1 6699 Royal Navy coded ST902 Stretton SF

00/09/1954 HG716 DH Dominie C1 6701 Royan Navy

07/09/1954 NF848 DH Dominie C1 6719 Royal Navy coded ST-902 Stretton Station flight

07/09/1953 NF861 DH Dominie C1 6752 Royal Navy coded BY-901 Brawdy SF

08/09/1954 NF881 DH Dominie C1 6752 Royal Navy coded BY-901 Brawdy SF

06/09/1954 NR677 DH Dominie C1 6776 Royal Navy

13/07/1949 NR721 DH Dominie C1 6809 RAE Farnborough

22/06/1949 NR728 DH Dominie C1 6816 RAE Farnborough

00/08/1951 R5921 DH Dominie C1 RAF station flight

07/09/1955 X7332 DH Dominie C1 6505 Royal Navy

04/09/1956 X7341 DH Dominie C1 6514 Royal Navy

25/03/1949 X7382 DH Dominie C1 6542 RAE Farnborough


X7341 was from the Lossiemouth Station Flight and was sold for scrap in 1963.

The RAF received 735 Chipmunks so no wonder they were regulars at Blackbushe. They were operated by station flights and the likes of the Home Command Communications flight at White Waltham as well as the training schools.

14/09/1953 WZ853 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0875 RAF
11/09/1954 WZ871 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0904 RAF
10/04/1955 WB586 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0038 RAF
29/07/1955 WB561 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0013 RAF Bristol UAS coded F
29/07/1955 WB647 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0087 RAF coded D
29/07/1955 WG288 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0387 RAF coded O
29/07/1955 WP894 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0764 RAF coded Q
05/09/1955 WP912 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0786 RAF
06/09/1955 WD318 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0254 RAF
06/09/1955 WG303 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0369 RAF
06/09/1955 WG317 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0374 RAF
06/09/1955 WP905 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0778 RAF
07/09/1955 WB703 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0151 RAF 613 Sqn RAuxAF
07/09/1955 WK589 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0613 RAF
07/09/1955 WP916 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0791 RAF coded 47
08/09/1955 WB569 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0021 RAF Cosford Station Flight coded A
08/09/1955 WB746 DHC Chipmunk T10 c1/0193 RAF
08/09/1955 WD295 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0235 RAF
08/09/1955 WG364 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0455 RAF
08/09/1955 WZ862 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0890 RAF
11/09/1955 WG475 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0525 RAF
12/09/1955 WD385 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0324 RAF
04/12/1955 WK514 DHC Chipmunk T10 RAF
21/05/1956 WZ877 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0915 RAF
02/09/1956 WD352 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0290 RAF
03/09/1956 WD303 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0244 RAF coded C
03/09/1956 WD364 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0306 RAF
04/09/1956 WG362 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0455 RAF
06/09/1956 WB767 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0218 RAF
07/09/1956 WB549 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/001 RAF
07/09/1956 WD334 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0275 RAF
04/09/1957 WB573 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0025 RAF Metropolitan Coms Sqn Hendon coded CBB
04/09/1957 WB733 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0182 RAF
05/09/1957 WB627 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0069 RAF Debden Station Flight
05/09/1957 WG430 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0504 RAF
05/09/1957 WK614 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0624 RAF
05/09/1957 WK620 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0632 RAF
18/05/1958 WD372 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0310 RAF
06/02/1959 WD384 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0323 RAF
09/04/1959 WD355 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0294 RAF from White Waltham
20/05/1959 WD353 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0291 RAF coded M to Eagles
31/05/1959 WP843 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0727 RAF
07/09/1959 WB560 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/012 RAF 242 OCU from Dishforth
08/09/1959 WP859 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0744 RAF
12/09/1959 WB762 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0212 RAF
25/10/1959 WP829 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0710 RAF
05/01/1960 WP906 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0779 RAF
12/01/1960 WZ850 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0871 RAF from White Waltham
14/01/1960 WZ860 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0887 RAF
12/02/1960 WP845 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0729 RAF
08/03/1960 WZ861 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0888 RAF White Waltham
13/04/1960 WP972 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0838 Army Air Corps
09/05/1960 WP785 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0676 RAF Oxford UAS
00/09/1951 WG320 DHC Chipmunk T10 C1/0377 RAF

Despite their regularity I can not find a photo of one!


The DHC Beaver was supplied to the US Army in large numbers before the AAC received theirs. Many were based with the US Army in Germany and visited in connection with bringing officers to the likes of Aldershot and sandhurst.
00/09/1954 51-16515 DHC L-20 Beaver 300 USAF
06/09/1955 51-16521 DHC L-20 Beaver 305 USAF
06/09/1955 52-6137 DHC L-20 Beaver 528 USAF
04/08/1958 52-6138 DHC L-20 Beaver 529 USAF 20th SOS Woodbridge
07/09/1954 52-6139 DHC L-20 Beaver 529 USAF
21/05/1956 52-6140 DHC L-20 Beaver 533 US Army
05/09/1956 52-6146 DHC L-20 Beaver 540 US Army
03/01/1959 53-7908 DHC L-20 Beaver 716 US Army
30/03/1958 53-7909 DHC L-20 Beaver 717 US Army
00/00/1956 54-1737 DHC L-20 Beaver 892 US Army MAAG Germany
25/05/1960 55-2576 DHC L-20 Beaver 1242 US Army
02/08/1959 56-0381 DHC L-20 Beaver 1094 US Army
03/11/1957 56-0382 DHC L-20 Beaver 1095 US Army
06/08/1958 56-0383 DHC L-20 Beaver 1096 US Army
03/05/1958 56-0384 DHC L-20 Beaver 1100 US Army
18/07/1958 56-0397 DHC L-20 Beaver 1133 US Army
11/01/1959 56-0405 DHC L-20 Beaver 1149 US Army
20/12/1958 56-0406 DHC L-20 Beaver 1150 US Army
04/07/1959 56-0416 DHC L-20 Beaver 1171 US Army
04/10/1959 56-4166 DHC L-20 Beaver USArmy
08/04/1958 56-4401 DHC L-20 Beaver 1104 US Army
00/00/1958 56-4411 DHC L-20 Beaver 1130 USArmy
03/10/1959 56-4416 DHC L-20 Beaver 1140 US Army
16/01/1960 56-4422 DHC L-20 Beaver 1152 USArmy 3rd Spearhead Sqn
05/12/1959 56-4423 DHC L-20 Beaver 1153 USArmy 3rd Spearhead Sqn
21/05/1960 57-02576DHC L-20 Beaver 1237 US Army
11/04/1960 57-2574 DHC L-20 Beaver 1235 US Army
24/03/1960 57-6147 DHC L-20 Beaver 1237 US Army
01/03/1959 58-2030 DHC L-20 Beaver 1362 US Army

The much larger DHC Otter was also used by the US Army in a similar role

19/02/1960 55-3280 DHC U-1 Otter 128 US Army
19/04/1958 55-3284 DHC U-1 Otter 133 US Army
09/08/1959 55-3286 DHC U-1 Otter 136 US Army
03/10/1959 55-3287 DHC U-1 Otter 137 US Army
24/10/1957 55-3295 DHC U-1 Otter 149 US Army
03/10/1959 55-3297 DHC U-1 Otter 151 US Army
14/09/1957 55-3298 DHC U-1 Otter 152 US Army
00/04/1958 55-3299 DHC U-1 Otter 154 US Army
03/05/1959 55-3301 DHC U-1 Otter 157 US Army
03/10/1959 55-3302 DHC U-1 Otter 158 US Army
12/05/1958 55-3304 DHC U-1 Otter 162 US Army
21/09/1958 55-3305 DHC U-1 Otter 161 US Army
04/10/1958 55-3308 DHC U-1 Otter 169 US Army
11/10/1959 55-3314 DHC U-1 Otter 177 US Army
10/08/1959 55-3316 DHC U-1 Otter 179 US Army
02/05/1958 55-3317 DHC U-1 Otter 182 US Army
19/05/1958 55-3319 DHC U-1 Otter 184 US Army


55-3299 at Blackbushe, it ended up Cambodia and was never heard of again!

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The Fiesler Storch was used in small numbers by RAE Farnborough for research duties and comms flights, and they made several visits to Blackbushe.


15/07/1948 VP546 Fieseler Fi.156  RAE crew ferry

13/07/1948 VX154 Fiesler Fi-156 RAE  crew ferry


The Fokker S-11 was Fokkers first postwar product and served as a trainer in several countries. Only one was recorded at Blackbushe during this era

23/05/1953 E-29 Fokker S-11 6272 Netherlands Air Force


The T-6 Harvard was still in use in large numbers in the 1950's with the RAF. Several were also recorded as arriving by road and were later seen in the famous yard of Skylines in Sandhurst.


00/03/1956 EZ259 NA Harvard 881-5963 ex RAF by road later to Sandhurst scrapyard

07/09/1953 EZ373 NA Harvard IIB 88-16518 RAF

09/02/1957 FS881 NA Harvard 14A-1021 by road ex RAF coded X

00/09/1952 FS948 NA Harvard 14A-1088 RAF

00/05/1953 FT208 NA Harvard 14A-1248 RAF

07/09/1953 FT354 NA Harvard 14A-1394 RAF

11/06/1951 FT375 NA Harvard 14A-1415 RAE Farnborough

03/09/1956 FX213 NA Harvard 14A-1516 Royal Navy

04/10/1949 FX216 NA Harvard 14A-1519 RAE Farnborough

19/10/1949 FX235 NA Harvard 14A-1538 RAE Farnborough handerling trials

08/08/1950 FX238 NA Harvard 14A-1541 RAE Farnborough

06/01/1950 FX365 NA Harvard 14A-1668 RAE Farnborough

06/09/1956 FX390 NA Harvard 14A-1693 Royal Navy

00/03/1956 FX394 NA Harvard 14A-1697 ex RAF by road later to Sandhurst scrapyard

17/12/1956 FX442 NA Harvard 14A-1745 ex RAF coded SD-B at Eagles

06/09/1955 KF221 NA Harvard RAF

14/09/1953 KF396 NA Harvard RAF

16/02/1957 KF405 NA Harvard by road

19/08/1949 KF427 NA Harvard 14A-2127 RAE Farnborough, circuits

17/12/1956 KF487 NA Harvard 14A-2189 ex RAF coded N-T on trailor at Eagles

15/05/1957 KF565 NA Harvard RAF by road to Eagle, had wings of FS881 fitted to Lebanese airforce

00/03/1956 KF639 NA Harvard ex RAF by road later to Sandhurst scrapyard



The Siebel 204 was built in France under the German occupation and it continued in production post war. These served in large numbers as navigation trainers and comms aircrafdt into the 60's. The NC701 differed from the 702 in having afully glazed nose.
15/07/1955 15 Nord NC701 15 French Air Force
05/09/1953 154 Nord NC701 154 French Air Force
05/09/1958 142 Nord NC702 Martinet 142 French Air Force
05/09/1955 315 Nord NC702 Martinet 315 French Air Force

NC702 No142 seen in 1958

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The unloved Percival Prentice was chosen as the RAF's first postwar trainer. It carried out its duties for around 10 years un-spectacularly. Most were scraped after they found little favor with the civil market in the face of cheaper american imports.

08/09/1955 VR189 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/103 RAF

16/04/1958 VR211 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/035 RAF

06/09/1956 VR247 Percival Prentice T1 PAC.073 RAF

05/09/1956 VR247 Percival Prentice T1 PAC.073 RAF

08/09/1955 VR320 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/197 RAF

07/09/1953 VS248 Percival Prentice T1 5800/8 RAF

00/06/1956 VS274 Percival Prentice T1 5810/9 RAF

07/09/1953 VS277 Percival Prentice T1 5810/12 RAF

07/09/1955 VS361 Percival Prentice T1 5830/8 RAF

00/00/1956 VS397 Percival Prentice T1 5840/19 RAF

09/09/1955 VS414 Percival Prentice T1 5840/25 RAF coded A

00/05/1954 VS634 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/259 RAF

07/09/1955 VS641 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/276 RAF coded F-M Para Test Unit

21/05/1956 VS650 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/301 RAF

08/09/1955 VS685 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/308 RAF

00/05/1956 VS694 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/319 RAF

07/09/1953 VS751 Percival Prentice T1 PAC/353 RAF

The Provest was destined to be the RAF's last piston engine trainer. It served from 1953-69 and 461 were built.
07/09/1956 WV423 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/006 RAF
09/09/1955 WV439 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/022 RAF coded MG
00/09/1954 WV443 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/026 RAF coded N-E 1 FTS
00/09/1953 WV445 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/028 RAF coded N-V 1 FTS
04/09/1956 WV484 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/047 RAF coded M-K 6 FTS
09/09/1959 WV487 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/050 RAF coded A CNCS
03/09/1956 WV494 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/057 RAF coded KM 6FTS
05/09/1956 WV499 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/062 RAF coded PG 6FTS
00/09/1954 WV512 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/075 RAF code F 22 FTS?
08/09/1955 WV543 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/089 RAF coded X-P
03/09/1956 WV549 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/095 RAF coded CO 6FTS
08/09/1955 WV553 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/099 RAF
09/09/1955 WV562 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/108 RAF coded MC
07/09/1954 WV566 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/112 RAFcoded N-D 5FTS
05/09/1956 WV577 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/123 RAF
02/09/1956 WV578 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/124 RAF coded PI
05/09/1956 WV601 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/128 RAF coded MQ 6 FTS
08/09/1955 WV605 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/132 RAF coded T-B
00/09/1954 WV609 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/137 RAF code E 22 FTS?
08/09/1955 WV612 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/139 RAF
00/09/1955 WV630 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/158 RAF
07/09/1955 WV633 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/162 RAF coded O-F 2 FTS
08/09/1955 WV635 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/164 RAF coded O-H 2 FTS
06/09/1955 WV663 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/178 RAF coded SP 2 FTS
02/09/1956 WV669 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/186 RAF coded P-U 2 FTS
05/09/1956 WV675 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/192 RAF coded JH RAFC Cranwell
03/09/1956 WV679 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/199 RAF coded OJ 2FTS
07/09/1955 WV683 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/204 RAF coded M-F 3 FTS
03/09/1956 WV685 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/206 RAF coded OC 2FTS
03/09/1956 WW381 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/208 RAF coded OG 2 FTS
06/09/1955 WW383 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/210 RAF
06/09/1955 WW388 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/215 RAF coded F-Q 2 FTS
06/09/1955 WW394 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/223 RAF
05/09/1957 WW398 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/227 RAF coded P-V 2 FTS
08/08/1956 WW438 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/253 RAF
09/09/1955 WW439 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/254 RAF coded M-G CFS
07/06/1959 WW450 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/265 RAF
08/08/1956 XF541 Percival Provost T1 RAF
06/09/1957 XF545 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/276 RAF coded RO
08/09/1955 XF549 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/280 RAF coded SA 2FTS
03/09/1956 XF559 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/290 RAF coded SD 3 FTS
05/09/1957 XF560 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/291 RAF coded P-G 2 FTS
03/09/1957 XF592 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/298 RAF coded Q-D
07/09/1955 XF593 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/299 RAF coded QE 3FTS
04/09/1957 XF596 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/302 RAF
10/06/1957 XF610 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/318 RAF coded WW
08/09/1955 XF611 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/319 RAF coded M-A 3 FTS
03/09/1956 XF613 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/321 RAF coded RA 3FTS
01/11/1959 XF914 Percival Provost T1 PAC/F/423 RAF

WV487 on a typical Farnborough week day, this aircraft was scraped in 1962

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Finally in this section is the Vickers Varsity. The Varsity was the ultimate Viking development and served as a crew trainer until the mid 70's. They were regular sights at Blackbushe, particularity with the CFS and RAF College clearing customs.

16/10/1959 G-APAZ Vickers Varsity T1 561 Smiths Instruments

07/09/1956 VK501 Vickers Varsity T1 562 Arab Legion Air Force

08/09/1959 WF330 Vickers Varsity T1 522 RAF Coastal Command HQ from StMawgan

08/09/1959 WF331 Vickers Varsity T1 523 RAF Coastal Command HQ from StMawgan

00/09/1953 WF372 Vickers Varsity T1 531 RAF

15/05/1959 WF377 Vickers Varsity T1 536 RAF coded G

07/09/1956 WF381 Vickers Varsity T1 540 ETPS coded 14

12/09/1955 WF387 Vickers Varsity T1 546 ETPS Farnborough coded 15

22/09/1958 WF389 Vickers Varsity T1 548 RAF

04/04/1955 WF390 Vickers Varsity T1 549 RAF 2ANS

03/01/1958 WF392 Vickers Varsity T1 551 RAF Cranwell coded NW

05/09/1955 WF410 Vickers Varsity T1 556 RAF coded NY, RAF Cranwell.

02/09/1956 WF410 Vickers Varsity T1 556 RAF coded NY, RAF Cranwell.

11/04/1959 WF411 Vickers Varsity T1 557 RAF coded NV

11/04/1959 WF413 Vickers Varsity T1 559 RAF coded NZ

27/05/1956 WF416 Vickers Varsity T1 562 ex RAF for RJordanianAF VK501

27/12/1957 WF417 Vickers Varsity T1 563 RAF

17/04/1957 WF424 Vickers Varsity T1 702 RAF coded D CNCS

05/07/1958 WJ493 Vickers Varsity T3 578 RAF Cranwell coded NX

07/09/1955 WJ887 Vickers Varsity T1 614 RAF

15/08/1958 WJ893 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF Cranwell coded NX

08/05/1958 WJ895 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

23/12/1959 WJ906 Vickers Varsity T1 707 RAE Farnborough

07/09/1953 WJ908 Vickers Varsity T1 709 RAF

07/09/1953 WJ913 Vickers Varsity T1 715 t

08/09/1953 WJ914 Vickers Varsity T1 625 RAF

05/09/1956 WJ915 Vickers Varsity T1 717 RAF coded V

25/03/1959 WJ918 Vickers Varsity T1 628 RAF

05/09/1958 WJ920 Vickers Varsity T1 629 RAF coded H 1 ANS

09/09/1955 WJ921 Vickers Varsity T1 630 RAF coded Y

25/10/1959 WJ937 Vickers Varsity T1 718 ETPS coded 12

04/09/1957 WJ939 Vickers Varsity T1 719 RAF coded B

13/05/1957 WJ940 Vickers Varsity T1 634 RAF

00/08/1951 WJ942 Vickers Varsity T1 636 RAF

07/09/1955 WJ946 Vickers Varsity T1 640 RAF

18/08/1959 WL622 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded R

29/04/1960 WL624 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded V

07/09/1955 WL625 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

00/09/1953 WL626 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

02/09/1957 WL628 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded M 1 ANS

05/09/1957 WL631 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded F CNCS

20/12/1959 WL632 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

15/07/1957 WL633 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

03/09/1958 WL637 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded G Sch of Mar Recce

09/09/1955 WL649 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

18/03/1960 WL664 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF Blind Landing Expermental Unit

18/03/1960 WL665 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF Blind Landing Expermental Unit

21/09/1958 WL666 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded Q

05/09/1956 WL667 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded 14

13/09/1959 WL669 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

06/09/1955 WL670 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

21/09/1958 WL671 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded D

11/07/1958 WL674 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

22/11/1957 WL675 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

07/09/1956 WL677 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

07/09/1955 WL678 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

22/09/1958 WL679 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

13/01/1958 WL680 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

08/05/1959 WL682 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

21/09/1958 WL683 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF coded K

02/04/1958 WL684 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

29/03/1960 WL689 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

08/09/1955 WL691 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF

07/09/1955 WL946 Vickers Varsity T1 RAF




this shot of WF410 shows the lack of security at Blackbushe, thats the A30 in the foreground! This aircraft ended its days on the Bristol fire dump.