Blackbushe Interesting visitors 1947-60-the jets

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Jet aircraft were more common that you think at Blackbushe in the 1947-60 period. BOAC Comets used the airport for extensive crew training at the RAF jets were regular visitors. In those days senior RAF pilots could borrow aircraft for the weekend to visit home and Blackbushe was a favorite destination for these flights.
As with the previous thread the information here is not complete. tHERE ARE NO SURVING OFFICIAL RECORDS OF bLACKBUSHE MOVEMENTS SO THESE HAVE BEEN GATHERED OVER MANY YEARS FROM SPOTTERS LOG BOOKS.


The Avro Ashton was testbed for future large jets and ended its days as a testbed at Farnborough from where it visited.

24/09/1959 WB491 Avro Ashton RAE Farnborough .



The Avro Vulcan made a sole visit to Blackbushe in 1955. The aircraft departed the Farnborough show with Anthony Dedn onboard for a demo flight. The aircraft returned to Blackbushe as Farnborough was closed for display flying by then.

Sadly very few photos exist of this visit.

06/09/1955 XA890 Avro Vulcan B1 PS2 RAF from Farnborough with PM Eden


A rare shot of XA890 departing Blackbushe. The aircraft was scraped at Boscombe Down in 1973

canadair CL-13 Sabre. This was a Canadian built licence built version of the F-86 sabre and served with the RAF and The Canadian Forces in Europe. The aircraft was built in Canada as a way of quickly increasing production of this important aircraft.

00/01/1958 17507 Canadair CL-13 Sabre F4 114 Royal Canadian Air Force

00/10/1955 17516 Canadair CL-13 Sabre F4 123 Royal Canadian Air Force

00/09/1952 19155 Canadair CL-13 Sabre F4 55 Royal Canadian air Force

24/07/1959 19640 Canadair CL-13 Sabre F4 540 Royal Canadian Air Force by road

17/07/1959 19872 Canadair CL-13 Sabre F4 772 Royal Canadian Air Force, by road

08/09/1955 23062 Canadair CL-13 Sabre F4 852 Royal Canadian Air Force Skylancers team 421 Sqn


23062 Sabre of The Skylancers aerobatic team parked at Blackbushe 8/9/55. This aircraft was broken up after service with the Luftwaffe

Canadair T-33. The T-33 was also licence built in Canada and it served as a fast communications aircraft, and trainer with the Canadian Forces in Europe.

15/06/1956 21009 Canadair T-33 T33-009 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

20/09/1958 21088 Canadair T-33 T33-088 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

19/04/1956 21098 Canadair T-33 T33-098 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

26/09/1958 21120 Canadair T-33 T33-120 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

24/08/1956 21179 Canadair T-33 T33-179 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

08/09/1955 21196 Canadair T-33 T33-196 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

04/08/1955 21198 Canadair T-33 T33-198 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

05/09/1955 21384 Canadair T-33 T33-384 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

08/09/1955 21386 Canadair T-33 T33-386 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

10/08/1956 21391 Canadair T-33 T33-391 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

24/08/1956 21503 Canadair T-33 T33-503 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

21/03/1959 21588 Canadair T-33 T33-588 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

12/10/1957 21589 Canadair T-33 T33-589 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division

30/07/1959 21645 Canadair T-33 T33-645 Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Air Division



The DH108 was a tailess reasearch aircraft designed to exceed the speed of sound, which it did. Most of the few built ended up at farnborough.

10/03/1949 TG283 de Havilland DH108 RAE Farnborough



The de Havilland Comet needs no introduction. Blackbushe was a major Comet training base operating 24 hours a day until a wave of noise complaints curtailed the hours. Even when the Comet 4 was introduced limited training continued.

14/09/1953 G-ALYP DH Comet 1 6003 BOAC crew training 1 overshoot

19/05/1952 G-ALYR DH Comet 1 6004 BOAC crew training

26/07/1952 G-ALYS DH Comet 1 6005 BOAC crew training

22/09/1952 G-ALYU DH Comet 1 6007 BOAC crew training

00/08/1952 G-ALYV DH Comet 1 6008 BOAC crew training

25/09/1953 G-ALYW DH Comet 1 6009 BOAC crew training

18/09/1953 G-ALYX DH Comet 1 6010 BOAC crew training 1 overshoot

00/00/1954 G-ALYY DH Comet 1 6011 BOAC crew training

01/09/1953 G-ANAV DH Comet 1 6013 BOAC crew training 1 overshoot

29/04/1953 5301 DH Comet 1XB 6017 Royal Canadian Air Force training,1 approach from Hurn

12/02/1958 G-AMXD DH Comet 2 6026 BOAC crew training

04/11/1957 G-AMXK DH Comet 2 6033 BOAC crew training

21/03/1959 G-APDA DH Comet 4 6401 BOAC crew training

22/03/1959 G-APDA DH Comet 4 6401 BOAC crew training, nightstopped

19/09/1958 G-APDB DH Comet 4 6402 BOAC first Comet 4

25/01/1959 G-APDF DH Comet 4 6409 BOAC crew training

30/10/1959 G-APMA DH Comet 4 6421 BOAC

20/06/1959 XK669 DH Comet C2 6024 RAF 216sqn from Gibralter

28/03/1959 XK695 DH Comet C2 6030 RAF

18/07/1958 XK698 DH Comet C2 6034 RAF

15/04/1959 XK699 DH Comet C2 6035 RAF


G-APDA about to backtrack runway 26. This aircraft later served with Dan-Air and was broken up at Lasham in 1972

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The Vampire was de Havillands first jet and the UK's second production jet to fly. It appeared in several single seat fighter versions as well as the T11 trainer that was common in the 50's.

08/09/1955 VV632 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded E 613 Sqn

21/05/1956 VV661 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded F

08/09/1955 VV670 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded J 613 Sqn

09/09/1955 VZ239 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded D

08/09/1955 VZ267 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded L 613 Sqn

00/09/1954 VZ353 DH Vampire FB5 RAF code F 614 Sqn

09/09/1955 VZ844 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded Q

09/09/1955 VZ845 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded K

00/09/1954 WA316 DH Vampire FB5 RAF

08/09/1955 WA347 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded 21

09/09/1955 WA402 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded J

00/09/1954 WA432 DH Vampire FB5 RAF 603 Sqn

00/09/1954 WE836 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded B 614 Sqn

07/09/1956 WG795 DH Vampire FB5 RAF coded 17 7 FTS

06/01/1957 WR172 DH Vampire FB9 V0969 RAF

06/01/1957 WR241 DH Vampire FB9 V1018 RAF coded 11 RAFC Cranwell

18/10/1957 ID1605 DH Vampire NF54 13019 Indian Air Force ex WP246

07/09/1956 WZ451 DH Vampire T11 RAF coded 16

07/09/1955 WZ466 DH Vampire T11 RAF coded 11

08/09/1956 WZ475 DH Vampire T11 RAF coded 17

05/09/1957 WZ501 DH Vampire T11 RAF Oldenburg Station Flight

07/09/1955 WZ518 DH Vampire T11 RAF 14 Sqn

00/09/1954 WZ548 DH Vampire T11 RAF code O-60 202 AFS

05/09/1956 WZ567 DH Vampire T11 RAF

30/07/1958 WZ571 DH Vampire T11 RAF

07/09/1955 WZ578 DH Vampire T11 RAF

23/03/1956 WZ582 DH Vampire T11 RAF West Raynham

08/09/1955 WZ586 DH Vampire T11 RAF coded J

08/09/1955 XD397 DH Vampire T11 15237 RAF coded 53

24/06/1957 XD432 DH Vampire T11 15298 RAF

08/09/1955 XD457 DH Vampire T11 15269 RAF coded 61

07/09/1955 XD588 DH Vampire T11 15527 RAF 141sqn

00/09/1954 XD588 DH Vampire T11 15527 RAF 141sqn

07/08/1957 XD622 DH Vampire T11 15447 RAF

08/09/1955 XE585 DH Vampire T11 15426 RAF

08/09/1955 XE854 DH Vampire T11 15594 RAF coded 21

07/09/1955 XE875 DH Vampire T11 15417 RAF coded 48

09/09/1955 XE885 DH Vampire T11 15426 RAF coded 78

08/09/1955 XE894 DH Vampire T11 15608 RAF coded A

08/09/1955 XE922 DH Vampire T11 15552 RAF

09/09/1955 XE924 DH Vampire T11 15554 RAF

unknown XE936 DH Vampire T11 15631 RAF code 51 RAFC Cranwell

09/09/1955 XE944 DH Vampire T11 15457 RAF coded 15 11FTS

07/09/1956 XE945 DH Vampire T11 15458 RAF

08/05/1958 XH307 DH Vampire T11 15681 RAF

06/09/1956 XH309 DH Vampire T11 15683 RAF

07/09/1955 XA129 DH Vampire T22 15407 Royal Navy coded LM240 736 Sqn

00/09/1954 WE313 DH Venom FB1 RAF





WZ518 was a rare comoflarged Vampire T11 from RAF Germany. This aircraft is preserved at Sunderland.


The two seat de Havilland Sea Vampire T22 was used by the Navy as a trainer and a communication aircraft. They were also used for deck landing training.

06/09/1956 XA140 DH Sea Vampire T22 RoyaL Navy

00/09/1954 XA153 DH Sea Vampire T22 Royal Navy code LM-239 759 Sqn

21/05/1956 XA157 DH Sea Vampire T22 15499 Royal Navy coded LM-614

08/09/1956 XA166 DH Sea Vampire T22 15508 Royal Navy coded LM-603 736sqn

08/09/1955 XA168 DH Sea Vampire T22 15508 Royal Navy coded 901

08/09/1955 XA168 DH Sea Vampire T22 15510 Royal Navy coded 901

02/09/1956 XG746 DH Sea Vampire T22 15637 Royal Navy coded LM-595

16/06/1958 XG769 DH Sea Vampire T22 15644 Royal Navy

09/09/1955 XG776 DH Sea Vampire T22 15651 Royal Navy coded 235 736 Sqn



The Sea Venom was the Navy's first all weather jet fighter development from the two seat RAF Venom with over 200 built.



04/09/1956 WM503 DH Sea Venom FAW21 12604 Royal Navy

08/09/1959 WW272 DH Sea Venom FAW21 12933 Royal Navy

06/09/1957 XG664 DH Sea Venom FAW21 121072 Royal Navy coded VL-734 766 Sqn

07/09/1959 XG666 DH Sea Venom FAW21 12917 Royal Navy coded BY-019

05/09/1957 XG664 DH Sea Venom FAW22 121072 Royal Navy coded VL-734 766 Sqn



The Sea Vixen was a whole new design but kept the Venom/Vampire layout, only one aircraft is recorded as visiting. Although major Sea Vixen parts frequently night stoped on their journey from Christchurch to hatfield by road.

28/05/1959 XJ480 DH Sea Vixen 10007 Royal Navy, approaches. First visit of type



next the Canberra

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The English Electric Canberra was a revelation when it was first introduced. I could top any Soviet defense system and carried out many spy flights.

It served in several diffrent models in the bombing and reconissance roles. These cutting edge aircraft were regulars at Blackbushe, particually during Farnborough week







12/09/1951 VN799 EE canberra 71001 RAE Farnborough (Canberra prototype)

06/09/1955 VX166 EE Canberra B2 RAF

05/09/1955 VX169 EE Canberra B2 RAF

13/09/1951 WD931 EE Canberra B2 71011 RAE Farnborough

04/09/1955 WD959 EE Canberra B2 71041 RAF

00/02/1956 WD962 EE Canberra B2 71043 RAF

06/09/1955 WD987 EE Canberra B2 71059 RAF

07/09/1955 WD990 EE Canberra B2 71063 RAF 12 Sqn

06/09/1955 WD997 EE Canberra B2 71071 RAF 9sqn

05/09/1955 WE111 EE Canberra B2 41074 RAF 9 sqn

00/09/1953 WF887 EE Canberra B2 71088 RAF

00/09/1953 WF889 EE Canberra B2 71089 RAF

08/09/1959 WF923 EE Canberra B2 71231 RAF

00/07/1956 WH645 EE Canberra B2 RAF

01/04/1960 WH673 EE Canberra B2 RAF

01/04/1960 WH676 EE Canberra B2 RAF

05/09/1956 WH711 EE Canberra B2 71180 RAF 101 Sqn

12/05/1957 WH726 EE Canberra PR7 RAF

00/09/1954 WH730 EE Canberra B2 RAF 27 Sqn

17/09/1955 WH776 EE Canberra PR7 RAF

07/09/1956 WH847 EE Canberra B2 RAF

06/09/1955 WH848 EE Canberra T4 RAF

04/09/1956 WH948 EE Canberra B6 RAF 101 Sqn

05/09/1955 WJ610 EE Canberra T19 RAF

07/09/1955 WJ625 EE Canberra B2 RAF

06/09/1955 WJ732 EE Canberra T4 RAF

06/09/1956 WJ768 EE Canberra B6 RAF 109 Sqn

08/09/1955 WJ857 EE Canberra T4 RAF

10/01/1960 WJ861 EE Canberra T.4 RAF from Lyneham

06/12/1958 WJ867 EE Canberra T4 ETPS Farnborough diversion

04/09/1956 WJ868 EE Canberra T4 RAF

17/03/1958 WJ877 EE Canberra T4 RAF

06/03/1959 WJ880 EE Canberra T4 RAF

06/09/1956 WJ981 EE Canberra B2 RAF 101sqn

02/09/1958 WK109 EE Canberra B2 RAF 6 Sqn

00/09/1954 WK112 EE Canberra B2 RAF

06/09/1956 WK146 EE Canberra B2 RAF 551 Wg

04/09/1955 WK161 EE Canberra B2 RAF

03/06/1957 WK163 EE Canberra B2 RAF to Paris Air Show

08/09/1959 WT310 EE Canberra B(I)6 71439 RAF 213sqn

19/03/1960 WT313 EE Canberra B(I)8 71457 RAF 16 Sqd, Wildenrath

10/09/1959 WT318 EE Canberra B(I)6 71473 RAF 213sqn

22/02/1960 WT319 EE Canberra B(I)6 71474 RAF

05/09/1955 WT328 EE Canberra B(I)8 71428 RAF

08/09/1955 WT482 EE Canberra T4 71437 RAF 551wing

05/09/1956 WT487 EE Canberra T4 71453 RAF

00/05/1958 WT489 EE Canberra T4 71458 RAF

27/05/1957 WT490 EE Canberra T4 71459 RAF to Wyton

19/05/1957 WT503 EE Canberra PR7 71344 RAF Goose Bay-Wyton

06/09/1954 XA536 EE Canberra B2 RAF

19/09/1959 XH568 EE Canberra B(I)6 71105 RAE Farnborough

07/09/1959 XM268 EE Canberra B(I)8 RAF coded A 16sqn

WT318 was broken up at Samlesbury in 1976

Ofcourse the Gloster Meteor was the first allied jet into service. These were regular visitors throughout the airports commercial life

06/07/1950 EE530 Gloster Meteor T7 RAE Farnborough

06/09/1955 EG-121 Gloster Meteor F8 6599 Belgian Air Force

04/09/1955 EG-21 Gloster Meteor F8 6348 Belgian Air Force

00/09/1954 VT134 Gloster Meteor F4 RAF code Q-A

05/09/1956 VW414 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

00/09/1954 VW447 Gloster Meteor T7 Royal Navy coded CU-412 759 Sqn

00/01/1956 VW470 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

11/09/1955 VZ455 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

11/09/1955 VZ552 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

31/08/1959 WA473 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

07/09/1955 WA635 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded 52

09/09/1959 WA658 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF Leconfield Station Flight

07/09/1959 WA672 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF 729 sqn from Leconfield

00/08/1955 WA682 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

22/08/1956 WA707 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

08/09/1955 WA721 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded G

00/07/1956 WB134 Gloster Meteor FR9 RAF

unknown WD670 Gloster Meteor NF11 RAF Ferranti trials

22/10/1957 WD673 Gloster Meteor NF11 RAF 60sqn from Hahn

00/03/1954 WD678 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

28/10/1957 WD763 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF 875 sqn

07/09/1955 WE922 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF coded E

05/09/1956 WF752 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

16/05/1957 WF787 Gloster Meteor T7 RAE Farnborough-Bretigny

30/01/1955 WF831 Gloster Meteor T7 ETPS Farnborough

00/09/1954 WF838 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF code Y 603 Sqn

05/09/1956 WF861 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

00/09/1954 WG937 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF code Z-Z

06/09/1955 WG942 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

09/09/1955 WG943 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded UU-F 226 OCU

06/09/1955 WG963 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded A-Z

05/09/1956 WG987 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded T-Z

08/09/1955 WG996 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

00/09/1953 WH118 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

08/09/1955 WH129 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded 82

09/09/1955 WH185 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

00/09/1954 WH186 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF code M-C 215 AFS

00/09/1953 WH188 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

05/09/1956 WH216 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

27/11/1957 WH241 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

03/09/1957 WH301 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF flying college Manby

07/09/1953 WH303 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

24/08/1956 WH426 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

09/05/1960 WH450 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

05/09/1955 WH456 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

09/09/1955 WH476 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

07/09/1956 WK660 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

31/03/1958 WK731 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF 54 sqn

00/09/1954 WK787 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF GC Leader, Caledonian Sector

unknown WK795 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF code JE Horsham St Faith SF

27/05/1956 WK818 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

00/09/1949 WK979 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

25/03/1958 WK991 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF 46sqn

00/09/1953 WL337 Gloster Meteor T7 Royal Navy code BY-903

00/09/1953 WL349 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF code Y

20/12/1956 WL353 Gloster Meteor T7 Royal Navy

11/05/1958 WL360 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

00/09/1953 WL371 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF code N-B 215 AFS

00/09/1954 WL418 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF code O-B

28/05/1959 WL419 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF

11/09/1955 WL478 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

18/03/1957 WL480 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

09/09/1955 WM185 Gloster Meteor NF11 RAF

07/09/1955 WM245 Gloster Meteor NF11 RAF coded Q 151 Sqn

30/06/1959 WM261 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF

00/09/1953 WS107 Gloster Meteor T7 Royal Navy code CU-405

16/08/1955 WS111 Gloster Meteor T7 Royal Navy

07/09/1953 WS113 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

07/09/1953 WS116 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF

07/09/1955 WS526 Gloster Meteor NF11 RAF

05/09/1957 WS597 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF coded Q CSE

10/08/1958 WS607 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF 72sqn

09/09/1955 WS611 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF coded N

09/09/1955 WS623 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF coded Q

09/09/1955 WS676 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF coded F

24/06/1957 WS686 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF

09/09/1955 WS692 Gloster Meteor NF12 RAF coded C

09/09/1955 WS724 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded P 72sqn

07/09/1955 WS726 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded H 25 Sqn

14/08/1958 WS728 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF

unknown WS752 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF code Q 25 Sqn

10/05/1958 WS776 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded K 25sqn

09/09/1955 WS779 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded T

09/09/1955 WS790 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded D

09/09/1955 WS791 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded O

09/09/1955 WS802 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded E

09/09/1955 WS806 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded HM-D 264 Sqn

09/09/1955 WS808 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded U

09/09/1955 WS809 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded E 264 Sqn

09/09/1955 WS830 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded H

09/09/1955 WS833 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded G

09/09/1955 WS837 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded S

06/09/1955 WS841 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded HMT 264 Sqn

09/09/1955 WS846 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded R

17/03/1958 WS847 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded HMT

02/06/1957 WS848 Gloster Meteor NF14 RAF coded F (last production Meteor)

07/09/1956 XF274 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF coded C


XF274 crashed at Farnborough 14/2/75 while with the RAE.

The Javelin was Glosters next fighter, a large delta winged all weather fighter. A pair of these were based with Airwork for during 1958-59 for Ferranto auto pilot trials.

17/03/1957 XA571 Gloster Javelin FAW1 RAF

17/03/1957 XA628 Gloster Javelin FAW1 RAF

28/03/1957 XA634 Gloster Javelin FAW1 RAF trials with Airwork

07/08/1957 XA801 Gloster Javelin FAW2 RAF

07/08/1957 XA807 Gloster Javelin FAW2 RAF

22/05/1958 XA808 Gloster Javelin FAW2 RAF coded A

17/01/1958 XA809 Gloster Javelin FAW2 RAF

27/10/1957 XH711 Gloster Javelin FAW7 RAF Ferranti trials with Airwork

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A relatively small number of Hawker jets visited Blackbushe compared with the likes of the Meteor, no idea why?
24/11/1954 WT572 Hawker Hunter F1 41H-665422 RAE Farnborough

09/09/1955 WT652 Hawker Hunter F1 41H-665487 RAF

09/09/1955 WT659 Hawker Hunter F1 41H-665494 RAF

09/09/1955 WT682 Hawker Hunter F1 41H-665499 RAF

09/09/1955 WT692 Hawker Hunter F1 41H-665509 RAF

19/04/1959 WN987 Hawker Hunter F5 RAF by road

17/03/1957 XF457 Hawker Hunter F6 RAF

05/06/1957 XJ627 Hawker Hunter T7 Hawkers, from Paris Air Show


00/06/1952 WF257 Hawker Seahawk FGA6 Royal Navy passed through by road to to HMS Ganges, Shotley, Suffolk for G/I as A2462

06/09/1955 XE365 Hawker Seahawk FGA6 AW.6309 Royal Navy coded O103 800 Sqn

08/09/1959 XE446 Hawker Seahawk FGA6 AW.6367 Royal Navy coded LM-609 736sqn

02/09/1958 XE462 Hawker Seahawk FGA6 AW.6383 RAF 800Sq crashed on the airport while practising at Farnborough


The immeiadate aftermarth of the crash of XE462

The P1052 was intended as a swept wing development of the Sea Hawk but never entered production.
05/07/1950 VX272 Hawker P1052 RAE Farnborough local test flights


One genuine US built Sabre visited as opposed to the Candian built examples above.

14/09/1951 49-1296 NA F-86A 161-290 RAE Farnborough on loan from USAF


The Jet Provost T1 only entered service in small numbers and the later marks entered service after Blackbushe closed. This although large numbers of piston Provost visited the jets were scarse.

08/09/1954 XD674 Percival Jet Provest T1 PAC/84/001 RAF

05/09/1955 G-AOBU Percival Jet Provost 1 PAC/84/006 Percivals

05/09/1957 G-AOHD Percival Jet Provost 1 P84/12 Hunting


The F-84 was pretty rare in USAF service in Britain and a couple visied during Farnborough weeks
06/09/1956 52-6667 Republic F-84F USAF

10/09/1953 51-0891 Republic F-84G USAF 56 FBG

10/09/1953 51-0896 Republic F-84G USAF 77 FBS 56 FBW

10/09/1953 51-0968 Republic F-84G USAF

19/04/1959 FR-13 Republic RF-84F Belgian Air Force, by road enroute to FRA at Tarrant Rushton for repair


Supermarine flew several jet prototypes but only the Attacker,Swift and Scimitar entered service in limited numbers. It is likely all the Pakistani Attackers transited  Blackbushe on delivery?

05/12/1955 VX133 Supermarine 508 RAF by road on the way for scraping

19/07/1950 VV106 Supermarine 510 RAE Farnborough trials

05/08/1951 R4003 Supermarine Attacker Pakistan Air Force delivery

05/08/1951 R4004 Supermarine Attacker Pakistan Air Force delivery

00/08/1951 R4031 Supermarine Attacker Pakistan Air Force delivery

29/03/1957 WK322 Supermarine Attacker FB2 Royal Navy

23/02/1960 WT859 Supermarine Scimitar Vickers-2nd prototype-by road

13/09/1953 WK195 Supermarine Swift F1 RAF