By Chris Smith
After playing with the idea in the past I decided 2018 was the year to get my arse into gear and do Fairford and Farnborough. Having (perhaps embarrassingly) never been to either the Royal International Air Tattoo or the Farnborough International Air Show before, I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone. I left it until quite late in the day to book everything:- just over a fortnight beforehand, thus it proved to be an expensive trip as the scope and scale of both events drove hotel prices up astronomically! In the case of RIAT the nearest reasonably priced hotel was an hour north/north east at Evesham, so the plan was to go as far as Gloucestershire Airport before doubling back for a night-stop here, going to the final day of RIAT the next day, then heading over to the T4 Premier Inn at Heathrow before attending the first trade day of Farnborough, before finally heading home via a night-stop at East Midlands.
Day One
Saturday 14th July
Despite calling in here on a regular basis, I was surprised how much construction has taken place in the short time since my last visit, firstly I missed the junction off the M1 because there's a new one, then I found the DHL cargo apron harder to scope because you can't get to what was previously a car park because the frame for a new hangar (reportedly for bizjets) has taken shape. Otherwise a good haul here for just the usual quick blast round, even if it is mostly residents.
East Midlands Airport
EMA / EGNX
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| EI-OZL | Airbus A300F4-622R | ASL Airlines Ireland | Op for DHL Worldwide Express |
| EI-SEV | Boeing 737-73S | Ryanair | |
| F-GIXN | Boeing 737-4Y0SF | ASL Airlines France | |
| G-BGGO | Reims/Cessna F152 | East Midlands Flying School | |
| G-BMPC | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Private | |
| G-BOTG | Cessna 152 | Donnington Aviation | |
| G-BPRY | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | White Wings Aviation | |
| G-BWLF | Cessna 404 Titan | RVL Group | |
| G-GAME | Cessna T303 Crusader | German Automotive Ltd | |
| G-HOTY | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 | Jet Exchange | |
| G-ISAR | Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III | Skycab Ltd / Eagle European | |
| G-JMCH | Boeing 737-476SF | West Atlantic | |
| G-JMCT | Boeing 737-3Y0SF | West Atlantic | |
| G-JMCZ | Boeing 737-4K5SF | West Atlantic | |
| G-MIND | Cessna 404 Titan | RVL Group | |
| G-OIMC | Cessna 152 | East Midlands Flying School | |
| G-RVLY | Reims/Cessna F406 Caravan II | RVL Group | |
| N190L | Hawker Beechcraft G36 Bonanza | Private | |
| N920FD | Boeing 757-23ASF | FedEx Express | |
| OY-SNS | Vulcanair P68C | Bioflight A/S | |
| SE-MHD | British Aerospace ATP(F) | West Atlantic | |
| SE-MHF | British Aerospace ATP(F) | West Atlantic | |
| SE-MHG | British Aerospace ATP(F) | West Atlantic |
As with East Midlands, just a quick blast around. Birmingham was quieter than it's smaller rival.
Birmingham Airport
BHX / EGBB
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| EC-IDA | Boeing 737-86Q | Air Europa | Op for Jet2.com |
| F-OLRC | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Air Austral | Stored |
| G-JZHA | Boeing 737-8K5 | Jet2 Holidays | |
| G-OOBD | Boeing 757-28A | TUI Airways | |
| HA-TAG | Saab 340A(F) | Fleet Air International | |
| HB-JBB | Bombardier BD-500-1A10 CS100 | Swiss International Airlines | |
| SE-KXP | British Aerospace ATP(F) | West Atlantic | |
| SX-RFA | Boeing 757-23N | GainJet Aviation | |
| TC-JYD | Boeing 737-9F2ER | Turkish Airlines | |
| YR-BAU | Boeing 737-4Y0 | Blue Air |
Making my debut here, Wellesbourne is the aviation equivalent of Tom Hardy:- it's everywhere you bloody look and there's no escaping it !! Wherever and whenever you read about GA, Wellesbourne seems to be the topic more than most; aircrew and enthusiasts seem to love it, air operators seem to hate it (Aeros Flight Training recently very publicly moved out citing poor runway maintenance) and the owners want to close it and build houses on it. The latter plan I thought had been defeated by the airfield tenants, but in early June I remember seeing a headline suggesting they'd suffered a setback, sure enough when I got here there were banners and a notice pinned to the café window that read along the lines of "Thought we'd been saved?...Think again". Must be careful not to be hypocritical here, given I am pro-housing at DTVA...but whilst sat in the viewing area enjoying a cheeseburger, some new-build houses could be seen over the opposite side probably just off the airfield, and they do have a threatening presence about them. The difference is the owners of Wellesbourne have made no secret of the fact any housing would be instead of the airfield, whereas at DTVA that is very much misinterpretation and cynicism.
Internet research suggests I would have been granted airside access with a hi-viz if I'd asked in the tower, but I bagged enough just from the various landside points. It might have made me another five or six if I'd bothered. I did ask in Heli Air to look in their hangar, they were more than happy though they only oblige on weekends.
Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield
X92 / EGBW
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| G-AVIT | Reims/Cessna F150G | Private | |
| G-AYNF | Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee C | BW Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BAFL | Cessna 182P Skylane | Private | |
| G-BAHF | Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee D | Warwickshire Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BHFK | Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior | G-BHFK Flying Group | |
| G-BLRF | Slingsby T67C Firefly | Private | |
| G-BNKC | Cessna 152 | Herefordshire Aero Club | |
| G-BNVE | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Take Flight Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BPEO | Cessna 152 | Swiftair Maintenance Ltd | |
| G-BSCY | Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior | Take Flight Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BSMV | Piper PA-17 Vagabond | Private | |
| G-BSTR | Grumman American AA5 Traveller | Private | |
| G-BXSD | Cessna 172R Skyhawk | Private | |
| G-BYRY | Slingsby T67M-200 Firefly | Private | Marked HKG-11 |
| G-BYSP | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Take Flight Aviation Ltd | |
| G-CENV | P&M Quik GT450 | Mid Anglia Microlights Ltd | |
| G-CFNV | CZAW SportCruiser | Private | |
| G-CHOP | Westland Bell 47G-3B-1 | Leamington Hobby Centre Ltd | |
| G-CIUW | Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIB | Private | Marked FE511 |
| G-CIZG | Robinson R66 Turbine | Buildrandom Ltd / Heli Air | |
| G-CKEY | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Warwickshire Aviation Ltd | |
| G-FAJC | Pioneer 300 Hawk | Private | |
| G-FIGA | Cessna 152 | Private | |
| G-HART | Cessna 152 | Taildraggers Flying Group | |
| G-JAVO | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Victor Oscar Ltd | |
| G-JMKE | Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP | Private | |
| G-JSAW | Robinson R66 Turbine | Private / Heli Air | |
| G-LWNG | Pulsar | Private | |
| G-OMIA | Morane Saulnier MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 | Private | |
| G-ORBK | Robinson R44 Raven II | T2 Technology Ltd / Heli Air | |
| G-OWOW | Cessna 152 | Private | |
| G-PRAH | Pegasus Flight Design CT2K | Private | |
| G-RAGT | Piper PA-32-301FT 6X | Oxhill Aviation Ltd | |
| G-RBWW | Bristell NG5 Speed Wing | Private | |
| G-TOSH | Robinson R22 Beta | Choicecircle Ltd / Heli Air | |
| G-VULC | Avro 698 Vulcan B2A | Radarmoor Ltd | Marked XM655 |
| G-WINR | Robinson R22 Beta | Heli Air | |
| G-ZAPY | Robinson R22 Beta | HQ Aviation Ltd / Heli Air | |
| XK590/V | De Havilland DH115 Vampire T11 | Wellesbourne Wartime Museum | Preserved |
| RA-01378 | Yakovlev Yak-52 | Wellesbourne Wartime Museum |
I needed to claw back some time as I had an airside tour booked at Gloucester at 2pm, so a visit to Long Marston Airfield was scrubbed, it seems it's more or less closed now anyway, I was only going in the hope a couple of the wrecks from the failed museum still remained, I tend not to log flex-wing microlights which dominate the bit of traffic that may or may not remain.
With RIAT filling all hotel rooms within an hours radius the nearest I could get was a Premier Inn in Evesham, so I decided to travel a little bit further and visit Gloucestershire Airport. My route the next day would take me straight past but I wouldn't have time to call in. I heard rumours two local enthusiasts host airside tours including hangar access, similar to what we offer here at DTVA but on a more official level. I pre-arranged such a tour and despite my guide warning that a weekend visit would yield less as many hangars would be shut, it still proved to be gold dust! After filling out a security form we went straight through to airside and worked our way clockwise around the airport, most hangars we were allowed in, some we were able to peer through windows and some you wouldn't know were there if you didn't know! I told my guide I'd visited GLO twice before both times in C177 G-BRDO and he knew the airframe "oh yeah the yellowie orange one" - must have a good memory!! Most airport tenants welcome the tours, as they are in aid of charity (Fly 2 Help), a few don't but are polite and professional about it and offer valid reasoning and as is always the case one or two arrogantly and rudely refuse to entertain the idea, which is a shame...luckily thanks to open doors and glass windows I was able to log most of one such operators inmates!!
Gloucestershire Airport
GLO / EGBJ
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 256 | Eurocopter EC135 T1 | Irish Garda | |
| 2-JEFS | Piper PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP | Private | |
| D-HCKV | Agusta A109A II | Airport Fire Department | Marked as G-OPAS |
| G-AHUJ | Miles M14A Hawk Trainer 3 | Private | Marked R1914 |
| G-ASSS | Cessna 172E Skyhawk | Triple Sierra Flying Group | |
| G-ASVM | Reims/Cessna F172E Skyhawk | Private | |
| G-ATHT | Victa Airtourer 115 | Cotswold Flying Group | |
| G-ATIS | Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee C | Private | |
| G-AVJJ | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche | Private | |
| G-AVMB | Rollason Druine D.62B Condor | Private | |
| G-AWFB | Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow | Private | |
| G-AWLZ | Sportavia-Putzer Fournier RF4D | Nympsfield RF4 Group | |
| G-AWZU | Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 3B-101 | Jet Age Museum | Preserved - forward fuselage only |
| G-AXJI | Beagle B121 Pup II | Private | |
| G-AZSF | Piper PA-28R-200-2 Cherokee Arrow II | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | |
| G-BBXW | Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior | Bristol Aero Club | |
| G-BCJO | Piper PA-28R-200-2 Cherokee Arrow II | Private | |
| G-BCVY | Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II | Topex Ltd | |
| G-BEOH | Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow III | Gloucestershire Flying Club | |
| G-BGBA | Robin R2100A | Cotswold Aviation Services Ltd | PWFU, fuselage only |
| G-BGBK | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | |
| G-BGBW | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | |
| G-BGGE | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | Wings only |
| G-BHGY | Piper PA-28R-200-2 Cherokee Arrow II | Truman Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BJUR | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | Fuselage only |
| G-BKCC | Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee | DR Flying Club Ltd | |
| G-BKDJ | Robin DR400/120 Petit Prince | Private | |
| G-BKIF | Fournier RF6B-100 | Private | |
| G-BPES | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk II | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | |
| G-BRRP | Pitts S-1S Pitts Special | Private | |
| G-BSGK | Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II | Aeros Holdings Ltd | PWFU |
| G-BSOG | Cessna 172M Skyhawk | Gloster Aero Group | |
| G-BVHC | Grob G115D2 | Aeros Global | |
| G-BWNM | Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow | Private | |
| G-BWOH | Piper PA-28-161 Cadet | Redhill Air Services Ltd | |
| G-BXBU | Mudry CAP 10B | Private | |
| G-BXRV | Vans RV-4 | Cleeve Flying Group | |
| G-BZHU | WAG-Aero Sport Cuby Trainer | Teddy Boys Flying Club | |
| G-BZRO | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche | Gloucester Comanche Group | |
| G-CEMI | Europa XS | Private | |
| G-CJHB | CSA PS-28 Cruiser | The Little Aeroplane Company Ltd | |
| G-CJLI | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | |
| G-CPXC | Mudry CAP 10B | JRW Aerobatics Ltd | |
| G-CTUK | Cirrus SR20 | Alpha Golf Aviation LLP | |
| G-CZNE | Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander | Skyhopper LLP | |
| G-DIZY | Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow III | Dizy Aviation Ltd | |
| G-DOBS | Vans RV-8 | BS Flying Group | |
| G-DORS | Eurocopter EC135 T3 | Babcock Mission Critical Services (Ireland) | |
| G-EGVA | Piper PA-28R-200-2 Cherokee Arrow II | Social Infrastructure Ltd | |
| G-EKIR | Piper PA-28-161 Cadet | Aeros Global Ltd | |
| G-EWIZ | Pitts S-2S Pitts Special | Private | |
| G-FCUK | Pitts S-1C Pitts Special | Private | |
| G-GCVV | Cirrus SR22 | Daedalus Aviation (Services) Ltd | |
| G-GEHP | Piper PA-28RT-201 Cherokee Arrow IV | Aeros Leasing Ltd | |
| G-HANS | Robin DR400/2+2 Dauphin | The Cotswold Aero Club Ltd | |
| G-HEMN | Eurocopter EC135 T2+ | Babcock Mission Critical Services (Onshore) | |
| G-IBII | Pitts S-2A Pitts Special | First Light Aviation Ltd | |
| G-IIRV | Vans RV-7A | Private | |
| G-ILHR | Cirrus SR22 | Private | |
| G-IZZI | Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane | Private | |
| G-JDBC | Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II | JD Aviation Ltd | |
| G-JKAT | Robinson R22 Beta | Private | |
| G-JKHT | Robinson R22 Beta | JK Helicopter Training Ltd | |
| G-JMRT | Comco Ikarus C42 FB80 Bravo | Kennedy Tuck Air Ltd | |
| G-JTBP | Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage | Private | |
| G-LADD | Enstrom 480 | Foscombe Transport LLP | |
| G-LFSB | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk | Private | Poor state |
| G-MDJE | Cessna 208 Caravan I Amphibian | Holcombe Ltd / Loch Lomond Seaplanes | |
| G-MRVP | Vans RV-6 | Private | |
| G-OCAC | Robin R2112 Alpha | The Cotswold Aero Club Ltd | |
| G-OHAM | Robinson R44 Raven II | Hamsters Wheel Productions Ltd | Richard Hammonds helicopter |
| G-OPET | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Cambrian Flying Group Ltd | |
| G-OPSS | Cirrus SR20 | Clifton Aviation Ltd | |
| G-ORST | Airbus H135 T3 | Babcock Mission Critical Services (Onshore) | |
| G-PLAY | Robin R2112 Apha | Private | |
| G-PRDH | Aérospatiale AS355F2 Twin Squirrel | Claremont Air Services / Cotswold Helicopters | |
| G-PTBA | Boeing A75 Stearman | Mach Eight 3 Ltd | Marked 466 |
| G-RAYM | Socata TB20 Trinidad GT | West Wales Airport Ltd | |
| G-RDCO | Jabiru J430 | Private | Fuselage only |
| G-RRAK | Enstrom 480B | Private | |
| G-RVIZ | Vans RV-12 | Chelwood Flying Group | |
| G-SAPM | Socata TB20 Trinidad | G-SAPM Ltd | |
| G-SATM | Diamond DA 42 M Twin Star | Skyborne Aviation Ltd | |
| G-SCPL | Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee | Aeros Leasing Ltd | |
| G-SDRY | Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 | Dowdeswell Aviation LLP | |
| G-SHED | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | G-SHED Flying Group | |
| G-TCAA | Leonardo AW169 | Specialist Aviation Services | Childrens Air Ambulance |
| G-TECA | Tecnam P2002-JF Sierra | Aeros Global Ltd | |
| G-TECB | Tecnam P2006T | Aeros Global Ltd | |
| G-TMHK | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk | Smart People Don't Buy Ltd | |
| G-TWSR | Silence Twister | Private | |
| G-VPPL | Socata TB20 Trinidad | Private | |
| G-XSDJ | Europa XS | Private | |
| G-XXBH | Agusta-Bell AB206B Jet Ranger III | Temchu Ltd | Hangared in the fire station! |
| M-GFGC | Piaggio P.180 Avanti II | Greenshill Capital (IOM) Ltd | |
| N22UB | Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 | CJ4 FPL Inc | |
| N238KA | Beechcraft 250 Super King Air | Corporate | |
| N258HP | Cirrus SR22T | Private | |
| N285AT | Cessna T303 Crusader | Private | |
| N459PA | Piper PA-34-220T Seneca V | Private | |
| N477PM | Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B | Corporate | |
| N533DL | Cessna 208 Caravan I | Corporate | |
| N566SR | Cirrus SR22 | Futures Aviation Services LLC | |
| N700EL | Socata TBM 700B | Private | |
| N750GF | Cessna 750 Citation X | SPorter Air Inc | |
| N767CM | Beech A36 Bonanza | Makins Aviation Inc | |
| N790BH | Cirrus SR22 | Private | |
| N800VM | Beech 76 Duchess | Private | |
| N852CD | Cirrus SR22 | Private | |
| N899DZ | Beech B99 Airliner | Corporate | |
| N930Z | Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage | 78 Duke LLC | |
| N8523Y | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B | Private | |
| PH-TGL | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Private | |
| XM569 | Avro 698 Vulcan B2 | Jet Age Museum | Preserved - forward fuselage only |
Day Two
Sunday 15th July
Straight to Fairford for a full day of RIATing, and the advice I had from multiple sources was to arrive by no later than 6.30am! The prior day an hour long queue was reported at 6am! I got parked with zero delay but the security check points don't open until 7.30am so I had an hours stand. Once in, I was immediately struck by the scale of the event - it's laughable to think that some people felt Skylive should have been pushing these levels!! I entered at one end of the static and decided to head straight for the opposite end and work back-over - it took me half an hour to get to the far end with no stopping!!! Once back where I started, I then headed back again, this time browsing the trade stalls, watching the displays which by now had started and I went inside Kawasaki's reverse-engineered C-17, then finally worked back over once more along the crowd line to log stuff parked over the far side. Finally I settled on a patch of grass for a while, but here the problems started, the early start coupled with all the walking meant I was dozing off, and the sun cream I was applying every 10-30 minutes basically did not work and my legs were becoming camouflaged when stood near the Red Arrows so I found a shady patch behind a gazebo and had a kip, waking up whenever the jet/prop noise sounded interesting enough. Eventually though it became too much and I gave up and headed for my car during the Red Arrows display. There wasn't a great deal of interest still to come after that, the one display I regretted not seeing was the Su-27 which many regarded as the highlight of the show. The lessons learned for next year (because make no mistake now I've attended my first one I don't intend to miss another) are to not wear shorts no matter how hot and to get there for about 10.30am regardless of how much queuing I have to do.
Since the F-35 arrived in the UK a few weeks ago people have been struck by just how loud it is (especially for a supposedly 'stealth' jet), yet when the yanks sent up the A variant I wondered what all the fuss was about - then the RAF rocked up with the B variant and I understood completely!! Refreshing and reassuring to see we've got VSTOL capability back mind. The F-35s were definitely the highlight for me, and some die hard RIAT fanatics might come and burn my house down for saying this but the Gulf/Global bizjets as well. The Sunday is notorious for featuring a surprise display, last year a B2 made a round trip from the USA just to perform a single fly-past, this year the hot rumour was a fly-past from Air Force One as it was at Prestwick, but they must have known I was going and instead sent the B2 back again the prior day.
RAF Fairford
FFD / EGVA
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| Flying Display | |||
| 6 | Dassault Rafale M | French Navy - 12 Flottilles | |
| 15-5164/LF | Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II | US Air Force | |
| 23 | Dassault Rafale M | French Navy - 12 Flottilles | |
| 58 Blue | Sukhoi Su-27B Flanker | Ukranian Air Force | |
| 88-0029 | General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon | Turkish Air Force - 132 Filo "Hançer" | |
| 130/4-GI | Dassault Rafale C | Armée de l'Air - ETR 03.004 "Aquitaine" | |
| 520 | General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon | Hellenic Air Force - 115th Wing / 343rd "Star" Squadron | |
| 529 | General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon | Hellenic Air Force - 115th Wing / 343rd "Star" Squadron | |
| 624/3-IT | Dassault Mirage 2000D | Armée de l'Air - EC 02.003 "Champagne" | |
| 649/3-XY | Dassault Mirage 2000D | Armée de l'Air - EC 03.003 "Ardennes" | |
| 9239 | Saab JAS-39C Gripen | Czech Air Force - 211th TS | |
| 188783 | McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet | Royal Canadian Air Force - 3 Wing / 425 TFS | |
| A-912 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-916 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-918 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-925 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-926 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-929 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-931 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-934 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| A-938 | Pilatus NCPC-7 Turbo Trainer | Swiss Air Force - PC-7 Team | |
| E.25-13/79-13/5 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-27/79-27/7 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-31/79-31/1 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-38/79-38/2 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-52/79-34/3 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-63/74-17/4 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-78/79-02/5 | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | |
| E.25-87/79-29/- | CASA C-101EB Aviojet | Spanish Air Force - Patrulla Águila | Special tail |
| EC-400 | Airbus A400M Atlas C1 | Airbus Military | RAF100 stickers, to become ZM421 |
| FA-101 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Belgian Air Component - 2 Wing | |
| G-AWYI | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2C (replica) | Great War Display Team | Marked 687 |
| G-BDWJ | Slingsby SE.5A (replica) | Great War Display Team | Marked F8010/Z |
| G-BNPV | Bowers Fly Baby 1A (Junkers CL.1) | Great War Display Team | Marked 1801/18 |
| G-BUOD | Slingsby SE.5A (replica) | Great War Display Team | Marked B595/17 |
| G-BYXM/XM | Grob G115E Tutor T1 | Royal Air Force - 115 Squadron / 5 AEF | RAF100 stickers |
| G-CCBN | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A (replica) | Great War Display Team | Marked 80105/19 |
| G-CDXR | Fokker DR.1 Triplane (replica) | Great War Display Team | Marked 403/17 |
| G-CFHY | Fokker DR.1 Triplane (replica) | Great War Display Team | Marked 566/17 |
| G-LFVC | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire VC | Comanche Warbirds Ltd | Marked JG891/T-B |
| H29 | Agusta A109BA | Belgian Air Component - 1st Wing / 15th/17th Squadrons | |
| JY-RFA/RJF01 | Extra EA 330LX | Royal Jordanian Air Force / Royal Jordanian Falcons | |
| JY-RFB/RJF02 | Extra EA 330LX | Royal Jordanian Air Force / Royal Jordanian Falcons | |
| JY-RFC/RJF03 | Extra EA 330LX | Royal Jordanian Air Force / Royal Jordanian Falcons | |
| JY-RFD/RJF04 | Extra EA 330LX | Royal Jordanian Air Force / Royal Jordanian Falcons | |
| LN-DHY | De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB6 | Flyvpnets Historiske Skvadron | Marked VZ305/N |
| LN-DHZ | De Havilland DH115 Vampire T55 | Flyvpnets Historiske Skvadron | Marked WZ447 |
| MK356/QJ-3 | Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe | Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | |
| MM54505/10 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM54514/8 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM54517/2 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM54534/0 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM54538/6 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM54539/9 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM54551/12 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM55052/11 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM55053/4 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM55058/3 | Aermacchi MB-339PAN | Italian Air Force - Frecce Tricolori | |
| MM55220/61-16 | Leonardo T-346A Master | Italian Air Force - RSV 311º Gruppo Volo | |
| MM62219/RS-50 | Alenia C-27J Spartan | Italian Air Force - RSV 311º Gruppo Volo | |
| MM7343/36-52 | Eurofighter F-2000A | Italian Air Force - 36º Stormo / 10º/12º Gruppo Caccia | |
| N351MX | North American P-51D Mustang | Private | Marked 413305/WR-Z |
| NH-219 | NH Industries NH90-TTH | Finnish Army - 1.HK/HekoP | |
| PA474/AR-L/VN-T | Avro 683 Lancaster B1 | Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | |
| PS915 | Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX | Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | |
| XX219 | British Aerospace Hawk T1A | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX244 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX245 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX278 | British Aerospace Hawk T1A | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX310 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX311 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX319 | British Aerospace Hawk T1A | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX322 | British Aerospace Hawk T1A | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| XX325 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| ZA947 | Douglas C-47A Dakota C3 | Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | |
| ZD792/100 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado GR4 | Royal Air Force - 31 Squadron | |
| ZH891/HF | Boeing Chinook HC6A | Royal Air Force - 27 Squadron | |
| ZJ914/914 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 29 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZJ918/918 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK304/304 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 11 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK312/312 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 11 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK342/342 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 29 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK353/353 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK354/354 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 11 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK381/381 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon T3 | Royal Air Force - 29 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZK383/383 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon T3 | Royal Air Force - 29 Squadron | Diamond Nine fly-past |
| ZM145 | Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | Royal Air Force - 617 Squadron | |
| Static Display | |||
| 03 | Boeing C-17A Globemaster III | NATO | |
| 07-7188 | Boeing C-17A Globemaster III | US Air Force - 437th AW / 315th AW | |
| 08 Blue | Alenia C-27J Spartan | Lithuanian Air Force | |
| 08-0050 | Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey | US Air Force - 7th SOS / 352nd SOW | |
| 8T-CA | Lockheed C-130K Hercules | Austrian Air Force | ex RAF XV181 |
| 12-5757 | Lockheed Martin MC-130J Hercules | US Air Force - 67th SOS / 352nd SOW | |
| 30+94 | Eurofighter EF-2000 | Luftwaffe - TLG74 | |
| 41 Yellow | Antonov An-2 | Estonian Air Force | |
| 44+65 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS | Luftwaffe - TLG51 | |
| 45+66 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS | Luftwaffe - TLG33 | |
| 50+72 | Transall C-160D | Luftwaffe - LTG61 | |
| 54+10 | Airbus A400M Atlas | Luftwaffe - LTG62 | |
| 61-0321/D | Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker | US Air Force - 351st ARS / 100th ARW | |
| 68-1203/203 | Kawasaki C-2 | Japan Air Self-Defense Force - 403 Hikotai | |
| 71 Blue | Sukhoi Su-27UB Flanker | Ukrainian Air Force | |
| 77 | Embraer EMB-121AN Xingu | French Navy - 24 Flottilles | |
| 85-0069/EL | Rockwell B-1B Lancer | US Air Force - 34th BS / 28th BW | |
| 86-0172/LN | McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle | US Air Force - 493rd FS / 48th FW | |
| 87-0120 | McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender | US Air Force - 305th AMW / 514th AMW | |
| 90-26227/DR | Sikorsky HH-60G Blackhawk | US Air Force - 305th RQS | |
| 91-0316 | McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle | US Air Force - 492nd FS / 48th FW | |
| 92-2104 | Lockheed HC-130H Hercules | US Air Force - 39th RQS / 920th RQW | |
| 260 | Pilatus PC-9M | Irish Air Corps | |
| 261 | Pilatus PC-9M | Irish Air Corps | |
| 306 | General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon | Royal Norwegian Air Force - 332 Skv | |
| 344 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Royal Jordanian Air Force - 3 Squadron | |
| 500 | Northrop Grumman X-47B | Northrop Grumman | Full scale mock-up |
| 505 | Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules | Royal Air Force of Oman - 16 Squadron | |
| 671/338 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Royal Norwegian Air Force - 331 Skv | Special tail |
| 1503 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Polish Air Force - 14 ELTR | |
| 1962 | Alenia C-27J Spartan | Slovak Air Force | |
| 4178 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Pakistan Air Force - 6 Squadron | |
| 39825 | Saab JAS-39D Gripen | Swedish Air Force - F7 | |
| 78820 | Ilyushin IL-76MD | Ukrainian Air Force | |
| 130614 | Lockheed Martin CC-130J-30 Hercules | Royal Canadian Air Force - 8 Wing | |
| 146430 | Bell CH-146 Griffon | Royal Canadian Air Force | |
| 163918 | Boeing E-6B Mercury | US Navy - VQ-4 "Shadows" | |
| 168808 | Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout | US Navy | RAF100 Stickers |
| 169335 | Boeing P-8A Poseidon | US Navy - VP-30 "Pro's Nest" | |
| 177705 | Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III | Royal Canadian Air Force - 429 Squadron | |
| A30-001 | Boeing E-7A Wedgetail | Royal Australian Air Force - 2 Squadron | |
| B-536 | Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules | Royal Danish Air Force - Esk 721 | |
| BAPC.171 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | Full scale mock-up, marked XX308 |
| BAPC.360 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | Full scale mock-up, marked IR206/IR |
| BAPC.361 | Boeing Chinook HC2 | Royal Air Force | Full scale mock-up, marked IR808 |
| CE-02 | Embraer ERJ-135LR | Belgian Air Component | |
| CPX622 | Leonardo M-346FA Master | Leonardo | Confirmation needed |
| D-106 | Boeing CH-47D Chinook | Royal Netherlands Air Force - 298 Squadron | |
| D-CNEU | RUAG 228-212NG | RUAG Aerospace AG | |
| D-HDDL | Eurocopter EC135 P2+ | German Navy - MFG3 | |
| E-018 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Royal Danish Air Force - Esk 727 | |
| ET-198 | General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon | Royal Danish Air Force - Esk 730 | |
| G-AHKX | Avro C19 Anson 2 | BAe Systems | Marked TX176 |
| G-AHSA | Avro 621 Tutor | The Shuttleworth Collection | Marked K.3241 |
| G-ANKT | De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth | The Shuttleworth Collection | Marked K-2585 |
| G-ANRP | Auster 5 Alpha | Private | Marked TW439 |
| G-AWII | Vickers Supermarine Spitfire VC | The Shuttleworth Collection | Marked AR501 |
| G-AZWS | Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow | Private | |
| G-BBND | De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 | Bernoulli Syndicate | Marked WD286/J |
| G-BCPU | De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 | Private | Marked WP973 |
| G-BEOL | Short SC-7-100 Skyvan 3 | Liberty Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BKOU | Hunting Percival P84 Jet Provost T3 | G-BKOU/2 Ltd | Marked XN637 |
| G-BNKI | Cessna 152 | The Royal Air Force Halton Aeroplane Club | |
| G-BNPH | Hunting Percival P66 Pembroke C1 | Private | Marked WV740 |
| G-BPOB | Sopwith Camel | Bianchi Aviation Film Services Ltd | Marked N6377 |
| G-BVEZ | Hunting Percival P84 Jet Provost T3A | Newcastle Jet Provost Group | Marked XM479 |
| G-BVGE | Westland Whirlwind HAR10 | Private | Marked XJ729 |
| G-BWSG | BAC Jet Provost T5 | Private | Marked XW324/U, RAF100 stickers |
| G-BXTS | Diamond DA 20-A1 Katana | Airborne Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BYUH/UH | Grob G115E Tutor T1 | Royal Air Force - Southampton UAS / 2 AEF | |
| G-BYWL/WL | Grob G115E Tutor T1 | Royal Air Force - Bristol UAS / 2 AEF | |
| G-CBZP | Hawker Fury F1 | Historic Aircraft Collection | Marked K5674 |
| G-CCYR | Fly Buy Ultralights Ikarus C42 FB80 | Airborne Aviation Ltd | |
| G-CDVI | Aerosport Ikarus C42 FB80 | Airborne Aviation Ltd | |
| G-CJZO | Vintage Aviation BE.2E | Private | Marked A2943 |
| G-ETPA | Pilatus PC-21 | QinetiQ / Empire Test Pilots School | |
| G-ETPD | Grob G120TP-A | QinetiQ / Empire Test Pilots School | |
| G-ETPF | Airbus H125 B3 | QinetiQ / Empire Test Pilots School | |
| G-GBNZ | Eurofox 912(IS) | Private | |
| G-GGRR | Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 | Private | Marked XX614 |
| G-GMAD | Hawker Beechcraft 350C Super King Air | Gama Aviation / Royal Air Force - 14 Squadron | RAF100 stickers |
| G-HACS | Tecnam P2002-JF Sierra | The Royal Air Force Halton Aeroplane Club | |
| G-HHAD | Hawker Hunter F58 | Marked ZZ191 | |
| G-HMCF | LSA EV-97 Eurostar SL | RAF Microlight Flying Association | |
| G-HMCH | LSA EV-97 Eurostar SL | RAF Microlight Flying Association | |
| G-JWMA | Gloster Meteor T7 | Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd | Marked WA638 |
| G-MCGW | AgustaWestland AW189 | Bristol Helicopters / HM Coastguard | |
| G-NIAC | TL 2000UK Sting Carbon S4 | Private | |
| G-ONAA | North American Rockwell OV-10B Bronco | Liberty Aviation Ltd | Marked 99+18 |
| G-PULR | Pitts S-2AE Pitts Special | The Waddington Flying Club | |
| G-RFCA | Tecnam P2008-JC | The Waddington Flying Club | |
| G-RFCB | Tecnam P2008-JC | The Waddington Flying Club | |
| G-RORI | Folland Gnat T1 | Heritage Aircraft Ltd | Marked XR538/01 |
| HB-KAB | Socata TB20 Trinidad | Private | |
| J-017 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Royal Netherlands Air Force - 322 Squadron | |
| J-879 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Royal Netherlands Air Force - 322 Squadron | |
| L4-01 | Let L-410UVP-E Turbolet | Slovenian Air Force | |
| L9-68/641 | Pilatus PC-9M | Slovenian Air Force | |
| MM62223/46-88 | Alenia C-27J Spartan | Italian Air Force - 46ª Brigata Aerea / 98º Gruppo | |
| MM7040/6-21 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS | Italian Air Force | |
| MM7307/37-01 | Eurofighter F-2000A | Italian Air Force - 37º Stormo / 18º Gruppo Caccia | |
| MM7345/37-45 | Eurofighter F-2000A | Italian Air Force - 37º Stormo / 18º Gruppo Caccia | |
| MM81805/15-49 | AgustaWestland HH-139A | Italian Air Force - 15º Stormo / 82º CSAR | |
| MM81868/15-05 | AgustaWestland HH-101A | Italian Air Force - 15º Stormo / 81º CAE | |
| N190TC | General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian | General Atomics | |
| N550GA | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Gulf Coast Capital Holdings LLC | |
| N880ZJ | Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 | Zetta Jet Pte Ltd | |
| NH-221 | NH Industries NH90-TTH | Finnish Army - 1.HK/HekoP | |
| Q-29 | Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow | Royal Netherlands Air Force - 301 Squadron | |
| OE-XSY | Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.52 | The Flying Bulls | Marked XG545 |
| PH-CGC | Dornier Do228-212 | Netherlands Coast Guard (RNAF - 334 Squadron) | |
| XW216 | Westland Puma HC2 | Royal Air Force - 28/33/230 Squadrons | |
| XX157/CU | British Aerospace Hawk T1A | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) - 736 NAS | |
| XX203/CF | British Aerospace Hawk T1A | Royal Air Force - 100 Squadron | |
| XZ327 | Westland Gazelle AH1 | Army Air Corps (recruiting aid) | |
| ZA543 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado GR4 | Royal Air Force - 9 Squadron | |
| ZA588/056 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado GR4 | Royal Air Force - 9 Squadron | |
| ZA772 | Westland Gazelle AH1 | Army Air Corps - 5 Regiment / 665 Squadron | |
| ZE636 | Grob G103A Viking TX1 | Serco - GMS | RAF100 stickers, WFU |
| ZE652/YD | Grob G103A Viking TX1 | Serco - GMS | Stored |
| ZE700 | British Aerospace 146-100 CC2 | Royal Air Force - 32 (The Royal) Squadron | RAF100 stickers |
| ZF290/290 | Short Tucano T1 | Royal Air Force - CFS | |
| ZF378/RN-S | Short Tucano T1 | Royal Air Force - 1 FTS / 72 Squadron | |
| ZJ692 | Raytheon Sentinel R1 | Royal Air Force - 5(AC) Squadron | |
| ZH103/03 | Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 | Royal Air Force - 8/54 Squadrons | |
| ZH839/B | EH Industries EH101 Merlin HM2 | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) - 814 NAS | |
| ZH887/887 | Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C5 | Marshall Aerospace | RAF100 stickers, WFU |
| ZK001/AF | EH Industries EH101 Merlin HC3A | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) - 845 NAS | |
| ZK032/W | BAe Hawk T2 | Royal Air Force - 4 FTS / 4 Squadron | |
| ZK328/328 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 1(F) Squadron | |
| ZK378/378 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 2(AC) Squadron | |
| ZM304 | Grob G120TP-A Prefect T1 | Royal Air Force - 3 FTS / Affinity FTS | |
| ZM411/411 | Airbus A400M Atlas C1 | Royal Air Force - 24/70 Squadrons | |
| ZM416/416 | Airbus A400M Atlas C1 | Royal Air Force - 24/70 Squadrons | RAF100 stickers |
| ZM500/00 | Airbus H145 Jupiter HT1 | Royal Air Force - DHFS / 202 Squadron | RAF100 stickers |
| ZM337 | Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 | Royal Air Force - 3 FTS / Affinity FTS | RAF100 stickers |
| ZM530/30 | Airbus H135 Juno HT1 | Royal Air Force - DHFS / 60 Squadron | |
| ZZ330 | Airbus Voyager KC2 | Royal Air Force - 10/101 Squadrons / Airtanker Services | RAF100 stickers |
| ZZ515 | AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) | |
| ZZ665 | Boeing RC-135W Airseeker R1 | Royal Air Force - 51 Squadron | |
| Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | RAF100 stickers, full scale mock-up | |
| Saab JAS-39 Gripen | Saab | Full scale mock-up | |
| Movements / Parked | |||
| 5 | Dassault Rafale M | French Navy - 12 Flottilles | Special tail |
| 15-5125/LF | Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II | US Air Force - 62nd FS / 56th FW | |
| 88-0032 | General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon | Turkish Air Force - 132 Filo "Hançer" | |
| 305/4-EC | Dassault Rafale B | Armée de l'Air - ETR 03.004 "Aquitaine" | |
| 671 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Royal Norwegian Air Force - 331 Skv | |
| 672/3-XV | Dassault Mirage 2000D | Armée de l'Air - EC 03.003 "Ardennes" | |
| 4052 | Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | Polish Air Force - 31 TAB / 6th AS | |
| 4055 | Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | Polish Air Force - 31 TAB / 6th AS | |
| 39293 | Saab JAS-39C Gripen | Swedish Air Force - F7 | |
| 39278 | Saab JAS-39C Gripen | Swedish Air Force - F7 | |
| 188776 | McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet | Royal Canadian Air Force - 409 Squadron | |
| CD-01 | Dassault Falcon 900B | Belgian Air Component | |
| FA-129 | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Belgian Air Component - 2 Wing | |
| G-BYXZ/XZ | Grob G115E Tutor T1 | Royal Air Force - 115 Squadron / 5 AEF | RAF100 stickers |
| HN-426 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet | Finnish Air Force - HävLLv 31 | |
| HN-435 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet | Finnish Air Force - HävLLv 11 | |
| J-5010 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet | Swiss Air Force | |
| J-5016 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet | Swiss Air Force | |
| OE-AGT | Grob G120TP-A | Grob Training Academy GmbH | |
| PT-ZNJ | Embraer KC-390 | Embraer | |
| SE-RKL | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Saab | |
| T-784 | Cessna 560XL Citation Excel | Swiss Air Force | |
| XX242 | British Aerospace Hawk T1 | Royal Air Force - Red Arrows | |
| ZK318 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 29 Squadron | RAF100 stickers |
| ZK352/352 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 29 Squadron | |
| ZM504/04 | Airbus H135 Juno HT1 | Royal Air Force - DHFS / 60 Squadron | |
| OTT | |||
| 9V-SKM | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | SIA25 New York JFK - Frankfurt |
| C-FIUR | Boeing 777-333ER | Air Canada | ACA849 London Heathrow - Toronto Pearson Intl |
| C-FIVW | Boeing 777-333ER | Air Canada | ACA891 Rome Fiumicino Intl - Toronto Pearson Intl |
| F-HREV | Airbus A350-941 | French Bee | FBU711 San Francisco Intl - Paris Orly |
| N811AB | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | American Airlines | AAL99 London Heathrow - Chicago O'Hare Intl |
| N66051 | Boeing 767-424ER | United Airlines | UAL883 London Heathrow - Newark Liberty Intl |
| TF-AMP | Boeing 747-481BCF | Magma Aviation (Air Atlanta Icelandic) | ABD767 Frankfurt-Hahn - Greenville–Spartanburg Intl |
Due to being too tired to be bothered a stop at White Waltham Airfield on my way to Heathrow was scrubbed.
As with Evesham, I suspect the Premier Inn at Heathrow was probably about the nearest hotel not booked solid because of Fairford and Farnborough - otherwise I'd have been wasting my time here as by the time I'd had a shower and gone for a meal in the hotels excellent Thyme Bar and Grill, the night time curfew was fast approaching so little spotting was done, despite once again getting an excellent top floor room (789) overlooking the runway 27L threshold.
London Heathrow Airport
LHR / EGLL
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 9H-AEP | Airbus A320-214 | Air Malta | |
| A6-EDT | Airbus A380-861 | Emirates | |
| A7-CGD | Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) | Qatar Executive | |
| B-2047 | Boeing 777-39LER | Air China | |
| B-6532 | Airbus A330-223 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-7869 | Boeing 777-300ER | Air China | |
| B-16716 | Boeing 777-35EER | Eva Air | |
| B-KPU | Boeing 777-367ER | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| CS-TTL | Airbus A319-111 | TAP Portugal | |
| D-AGWC | Airbus A319-132 | Eurowings | |
| D-AINC | Airbus A320-271N | Lufthansa | |
| D-AIUS | Airbus A320-214 | Lufthansa | |
| EC-KZI | Airbus A340-642 | Iberia | |
| EC-LUL | Airbus A320-216 | Iberia | |
| EI-IMG | Airbus A319-112 | Alitalia | |
| EI-IMS | Airbus A319-111 | Alitalia | |
| EI-SIF | Airbus A320-251N | SAS Ireland | |
| EZ-A020 | Boeing 737-800 | Turkmenistan Airlines | |
| G-XLEE | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-XLEF | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-XLEG | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| HB-JCH | Bombardier BD-500-1A11 CS300 | Swiss International Airlines | |
| HB-JLQ | Airbus A320-214 | Swiss International Airlines | |
| HL7633 | Boeing 747-8B5 | Korean Air | |
| HL8078 | Airbus A350-941 | Asiana Airlines | |
| N768AA | Boeing 777-223ER | American Airlines | |
| OE-LBB | Airbus A321-111 | Austrian Airlines | |
| OH-LZI | Airbus A321-231 | Finnair | |
| RP-C7781 | Boeing 777-300ER | Philippine Airlines | |
| TC-JJE | Boeing 777-3F2ER | Turkish Airlines | |
| TS-IMG | Airbus A320-211 | Tunisair | |
| VH-OQE | Airbus A380-842 | Qantas Airways | |
| YU-APF | Airbus A319-132 | Air Serbia | |
| ZS-SXK | Airbus A330-343E | South African Airways |
Day Three
Monday 16th July
Even less spotting done here this morning as I was keen to get to Farnborough. Some of the below was logged whilst stuck in horrendous traffic en-route Blackbushe-Luton.
London Heathrow Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 4X-ECB | Boeing 777-258ER | El Al Israel Airlines | |
| 9V-SKH | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | |
| 9V-SKV | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | |
| C-FGFZ | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Air Canada | |
| C-FIUV | Boeing 777-333ER | Air Canada | |
| C-FIUW | Boeing 777-333ER | Air Canada | |
| F-GRXA | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| G-VBUG | Airbus A340-642 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VNYC | Airbus A330-343E | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| N785AN | Boeing 777-223ER | American Airlines | |
| N69063 | Boeing 767-424ER | United Airlines | |
| OH-LZO | Airbus A321-231 | Finnair | |
| ZK-OKS | Boeing 777-319ER | Air New Zealand |
I planned to get to Farnborough at 6.30am same as Fairford, but I figured the lessons learned yesterday would also apply here so I aimed for 9.30am instead and it was the right call. I was more hyped for Farnborough than RIAT somehow. I booked a trade day for two reasons, 1) because doing RIAT and Farnborough back-to-back kept the trip costs down and 2) because a lot of the tastier stuff leaves prior to the public days - in fact I've since learned stuff changes on a daily basis, an easyJet A321NEO arrived on day two for a handover ceremony and on day three all of the cargo airliners had departed. It's an exaggeration to say I falsified the pass application form - I could justify having a trade pass if I had to in a court of law, but if they followed up on my stated reason for being there I would imagine it would be 50/50 as to whether or not they let me in. As it turned out being an updater/photographer for DTVMovements was enough to allow me entry! I parked in a field with no queuing, straight through a security tent, then to a bus stop where a free shuttle takes you straight into the show. Business attire is mandatory; I figured a fully blown suit was unneccessary but I wore appropriate 'office' clothing. It seems most enthusiasts attend the trade days for the same reasons as me, some having no respect and looking rather shabby.
An odd occurance happened when the crew of Sycamore OE-XSY collared me to help give it a push after getting it's nosewheel stuck in the mud - despite the ground being so dry from the heat wave that whenever a vehicle drove past it chucked up a dust cloud! Several of us couldn't budge it so it had to call for start, lift and land again!
Highlights here were the Delta Connection and Ethiopian regional jet/prop, the Japanese reverse-engineered E190, and the Turkish Aerospace Industries products all look good, whether or not they can match their more established western competitors is a different matter. Another highlight were the airliner displays which are nothing short of crazy! I bet some people would never board a passenger airliner again if they saw what the pilots subjected them to here! In what were otherwise identical displays, Boeing edged Airbus by going part-inverted during the high-degree turns, but Airbus edged Boeing by slowing the A330NEO almost to the point of hovvering. Clearly the aim is not so much to please the crowd but to demonstrate to potential customers just how far they can push the airframes before the fly-by-wire systems override the pilots.
Farnborough Airport
FAB / EGLF
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| Farnborough Airport | |||
| 2-JFJC | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express | Shanbeth Partnership Ltd | |
| 9H-VFG | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 | VistaJet Malta | |
| A6-ESH | Airbus A319-133X(CJ) | United Arab Emirates Government | |
| A6-HEH | Boeing 737-8AJ BBJ2 | Dubai Air Wing | |
| A6-MRM | Boeing 737-8EC BBJ2 | Dubai Air Wing | |
| C-GNCB | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express | Berkshire Securities Inc | |
| CS-DQB | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DXH | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-PHA | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-PHC | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | NetJets Europe | |
| D-ANMB | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | Imperial Jet | |
| D-CTTT | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | Augusta Air | |
| EC-LYK | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Telefonica | |
| F-GLLM | Dassault Falcon 8X | Xstream Sarl | |
| F-HGIO | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | Stoll Group SARL | |
| G-CEYL | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express | TAG Aviation | |
| G-IMEA | Beech 200 Super King Air | BroadSword Aviation Partners (2Excel Aviation) | |
| G-IPGL | AgustaWestland AW109SP Grand New | IPGL Helicopters Ltd / Castle Air | |
| G-IPLY | Cessna 550 Citation Bravo | International Plywood (Aviation) Ltd / XclusiveJet | |
| G-JBCB | Agusta A109E Power | Castle Air | |
| G-JBLZ | Cessna 550 Citation Bravo | Executive Aviation Services | |
| G-LAWX | Sikorsky S-92A | Starspeed | |
| G-MCAN | Agusta A109S Grand | Cannon Air LLP / Castle Air | |
| G-MHAR | Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne IIIA | BAe Systems | |
| G-NFLA | British Aerospace Jetstream 31 | Cranfield University | |
| G-OSEM | Robinson R44 Clipper II | Sloane Helicopters | |
| G-OSMD | Bell 206B Jet Ranger II | TR Aviation Services | |
| G-OXRS | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express | TAG Aviation | |
| G-POTR | Agusta A109E Power | Castle Air | |
| G-RHMS | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600 | TAG Aviation | |
| G-RSXP | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | Catreus | |
| G-RYFF | Agusta A109S Grand | Bandersnatch Ltd Partnership Inc / Castle Air | |
| G-SENS | Eurocopter EC135 T2+ | Saville Air Services / Capital Air Services | |
| G-SSKP | Airbus AS365N3 Dauphin II | Starspeed | |
| G-TXTV | Agusta A109E Power | Arena Aviation | |
| G-XSTV | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | Arena Aviation | |
| GZ100 | AgustaWestland AW109SP Grand New | Royal Air Force - 32 (The Royal) Squadron | |
| HB-JFX | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | Air King Jet SA / Rolex SA | |
| HB-VPO | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | Air-Glaciers SA | |
| LX-DEA | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | LuxAviation SA | |
| LX-FDA | Dassault Falcon 7X | Kal Air SNC / Global Jet Luxembourg | |
| M-ALIK | Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 4000 | Golden Eagle Aviation | |
| M-FUAD | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | TAG Aviation / Future Pipe Aviation Ltd | |
| M-WIND | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Nursam Invest SA / Bayham Ltd | |
| MM62209 | Airbus A319-115X(CJ) | Italian Air Force - 31º Stormo / 306º Gruppo | |
| N1SG | Dassault Falcon 2000 | Harvey Gulf International Marine | |
| N100FL | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 | FLJ Aviation LLC | |
| N169LL | Gulfstream G-V | WFBN / Hewlett Packard | |
| N512KS | Dassault Falcon 900EX | Beyondatx LLC | |
| N541BA | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650 | Boeing Company | |
| N543BA | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650 | Boeing Company | |
| N835BA | Boeing 737-7BC BBJ1 | Boeing Company | |
| N836BA | Boeing 737-7BC BBJ1 | Boeing Company | |
| N842DL | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | DFJ LLC | |
| N885AR | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | Corporate | |
| OE-AGT | Grob G120TP-A | Grob Training Academy GmbH | |
| OE-FZB | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | GlobeAir | |
| OE-XAI | AgustaWestland AW139 | Finmeccanica Spa | |
| OE-XIP | Bell 407 | Corporate | |
| OO-DFG | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | Abelag Aviation | |
| PR-GMV | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Corporate | |
| VP-BCT | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Gama Aviation | |
| VP-BGO | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 | Viking Aviation | |
| VP-CRK | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 | Arab Wings | |
| VQ-BOS | Boeing 737-8GQ BBJ2 | Bayham Holdings | |
| Farnborough Air Show | |||
| 07-8609/RS | Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules | US Air Force - 37th AS / 86th AW | |
| 08-05550 | Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow | US Army - 2nd Battalion / 159th AVN | |
| 12-1001/P2 | TAI T129 Atak | Turkish Army | |
| 13-08436 | Boeing CH-47F Chinook | US Army - 2nd Battalion / 227th AVN | |
| 16-010 | TAI Anka | Turkish Aerospace Industries | |
| 92-1535 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | US Air Force - 187th AS / WY ANG | |
| 96-0205/LN | McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle | US Air Force - 492nd FS / 48th FW | |
| 16703 | EADS CASA C-295M | Portugese Air Force | |
| 168433/LD | Boeing P-8A Poseidon | US Navy - VP-10 (Red Lancers) | |
| A7-ANB | Airbus A350-1041 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BEV | Boeing 777-300ER | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BGB | Boeing 747-8F | Qatar Airways Cargo | |
| C-FFDO | Airbus A220-300 | Bombardier Inc | Former the Bombardier CS300 |
| C-GIAU | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CRJ-900NG | Delta Connection (Skywest Airlines) | To become N826SK |
| CSX62280/41-02 | ATR-72-600MUA (P-72A) | Alenia | |
| D-CTRJ | Dornier 328-110 | 328 Support Services | Wears D-CSNC |
| EC-400 | Airbus A400M Atlas C1 | Airbus Military | RAF100 stickers, to become ZM421 |
| EI-GGK | Boeing 737-8MAX | Air Italy | |
| ET-AVR | Bombardier DHC-8-402NG | Ethiopian Airlines | |
| F-GCDP | Dassault Falcon 8X | Dassault Aviation | |
| F-HDOR | Dassault Falcon 900LX | Dassault Aviation | |
| F-WLXV | Airbus A350-1041 | Airbus | |
| F-WTTE | Airbus A330-941 | Airbus | |
| F-WWKM | Airbus A330-941 | TAP Portugal | To become CS-TUA |
| F-WWLC | ATR-42-600 | Silver Airways | Also wears N405SV |
| G-BCIR | Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior | Aerobility | |
| G-BCUO | Scottish Aviation Bulldog 122 | Cranfield University | |
| G-BEZL | Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C | 2Excel Aviation | |
| G-CLAB | Boeing 747-83QF | CargoLogicAir | |
| G-DONE | Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | Simpson Heli Charters Ltd | |
| G-ETPG | Airbus H125 B3 | QinetiQ / Empire Test Pilots School | |
| G-ETPQ | Grob G120TP-A | QinetiQ / Empire Test Pilots School | |
| G-MCGH | Sikorsky S-92A | Bristow Helicopters / HM Coastguard | |
| G-NSYS | Eurocopter EC135 T1 | Nova Aerospace / Capital Air Services | |
| G-OFFO | Extra EA 300/L | The Blades (2Excel Aviation) | |
| G-OSRA | Boeing 727-2S2F(A)(RE) | T2 Aviation (2Excel Aviation) | |
| G-PICU | AgustaWestland AW169 | Specialist Aviation Services | Childrens Air Ambulance |
| G-UKCS | Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B | T2 Aviation (2Excel Aviation) | |
| G-ZEXL | Extra EA 300/L | The Blades (2Excel Aviation) | |
| G-ZXCL | Extra EA 300/L | The Blades (2Excel Aviation) | |
| G-ZXLL | Extra EA 300/L | The Blades (2Excel Aviation) | |
| HB-FXN | Pilatus PC-12/47E | Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG | |
| HB-HZC | Pilatus PC-21 | Pilatus Aircraft | |
| I-AWCU | AgustaWestland AW189 | Leonardo SpA | |
| JA23MJ | Mitsubishi MRJ90 | Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation | All Nippon Airways c/s |
| LN-TRG | Raytheon 200 Super King Air | Corporate | |
| MT55229 | Leonardo T-346A Master | Italian Air Force | |
| N215CJ | Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 | Textron Aviation Inc | |
| N257JX | Embraer ERJ-135LR | JetSuiteX | |
| N350EE | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | WFBN | |
| N350KF | Beechcraft 350 Super King Air | Textron Aviation Inc | |
| N404E | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | L-3 Communications Advanced Aviation LLC | ex G-JEDL |
| N425EX | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX | Textron Aviation Inc | |
| N500AF | IAI Gulfstream G280 | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp | |
| N505GD | Gulfstream G-VII (G500) | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp | |
| N511GD | Gulfstream G-VII (G500) | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp | |
| N600G | Gulfstream G-VII (G600) | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp | |
| N650ER | Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) | Gulfstream Aerospace Corp | |
| N676EE | Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 | Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc | |
| N808GL | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | Global Flight Inc | |
| N1015B | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | To become S2-AJS |
| N3000B | Raytheon T-6C Texan II | Textron Aviation Inc | |
| N5103D | Lockheed Martin LM-100J | Lockheed Martin Corp | |
| N6123C | North American B-25J Mitchell | The Flying Bulls | |
| N7201S | Boeing 737-7MAX | Boeing Company | For Southwest Airlines |
| N8050U | Air Tractor AT-802 | Air Tractor | |
| OE-EGA | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX | Grob Training Academy GmbH | |
| OE-FAS | Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet | The Flying Bulls | |
| OE-FTF | Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star | Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH | |
| OE-VGE | Diamond DART 550 | Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH | |
| OE-VRX | Diamond DA 42 M-NG Guardian | Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH | |
| OE-XSY | Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk.52 | The Flying Bulls | Marked XG545 |
| OK-SGR | Bell 429 Global Ranger | Corporate | Confirmation needed |
| P.1/32-01 | Piaggio-Selex P.1HH HammerHead | Piaggio | |
| PR-ZGQ | Embraer ERJ-190-300STD (E2) | Embraer | |
| PS915 | Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX | Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | Part of the Red Arrows fly-past |
| PT-ZNJ | Embraer KC-390 | Embraer | |
| RA-82078 | Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan | Volga Dnepr Airlines | |
| T625 | TAI T625 | Turkish Aerospace Industries | Full scale mock-up |
| T7-ASG | Piaggio P.180 Avanti EVO | Al Saif Group | |
| T7-RAS | Honda HA-420 HondaJet | Rheinland Air Service | |
| UR-EXP | Antonov An-178 | Antonov Design Bureau | |
| VA.1B-27/01-917 | McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B Matador II+ | Spanish Navy - 9 Esc | |
| VA.1B-37/01-925 | McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B Matador II+ | Spanish Navy - 9 Esc | |
| VH-PPJ | Dornier 328-110 | Aerorescue Pty Ltd | |
| XV666 | Westland Sea King HU.5SAR | HeliOperations | |
| YL-CSI | Airbus A220-300 | Air Baltic | |
| ZA597/063 | Panavia PA-200 Tornado GR4 | Royal Air Force | |
| ZH965 | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21A (AH-11A) | Leonardo SpA? | ex Brazilian Navy N-4004 |
| ZK337/337 | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force - 1(F) Squadron | |
| ZM145 | Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | Royal Air Force - 617 Squadron | |
| ZZ105 | AgustaWestland AW101 Mk.610 | Leonardo SpA | For Royal Norwegian Air Force as 0273 |
| ZZ394 | AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat AH1 | Army Air Corps - 847 NAS | |
| British Aerospace Hawk T1A x9 | Royal Air Force - The Red Arrows | ||
| Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon | Darker grey than RAF - Italian? | Possible mock-up | |
| Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 | Royal Air Force | Possible mock-up | |
| Saab JAS-39 Gripen | Saab | Mock-up? | |
| Leonardo T-100 | Leonardo SpA | Full scale mock-up | |
| TAI Hürjet | Turkish Aerospace Industries | Full scale mock-up | |
| OTT | |||
| G-IFIT | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain | Dart Group Plc | |
| HS-TUE | Airbus A380-841 | Thai Airways International | |
I think both Daves on here have at some point in the past told me "you can't beat a good Blackbushe" so I took their advice and had a quick call in on my way back from Farnborough as it's just up the road; unfortunately there were no bizjets in, the only things of note were the PC-12 and PA-31. I didn't put myself out to log all of the spam cans, I just photographed the parking area and whatever regs I could pull off the photos would go in the log. The two hangars on the far side of the runway are no longer part of the airport, they appear to have been handed over to the car auction firm that Bin Laden's family tried to wipe out. A shame because hangars should not be used for anything other than aviation and Blackbushe are said to be planning on challenging some of Londons other airports for bizjet traffic in which case they would come in handy.
Blackbushe Airport
BBS / EGLK
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| D-ELCH | Rockwell Commander 114B | Private | |
| F-HETM | Eurocopter EC120B Colibri | Private | |
| G-ATEF | Cessna 150E | Swans Aviation | |
| G-AVSF | Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C | Monday Club | |
| G-AWUJ | Reims/Cessna F150H | Hardman Aviation Ltd | |
| G-BBRC | Fuji FA-200-180 Aero Subaru | G-BBRC Ltd | |
| G-BDFW | Rockwell Commander 112 | Private | |
| G-BHXA | British Aerospace Bulldog 1210 | Airplan Flight Equipment Ltd | |
| G-BICW | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Charlie Whisky Flying Group | |
| G-BMWR | Rockwell Commander 112 | Private | |
| G-BOOF | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Blackbushe Flying Club | |
| G-BROX | Robinson R22 Beta | Phoenix Helicopter Academy | |
| G-BSYY | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Aerobility | |
| G-BVYF | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain | Private | |
| G-CBBC | Scottish Aviation Bulldog 121 | Bulldog Flyers Ltd | Marked XX515/4 |
| G-CBZR/07 | Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III | Folada Aero and Technical Services Ltd | |
| G-CDTX | Reims/Cessna F152 | Blueplane Ltd | |
| G-CHFK | Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six | Aerobility | |
| G-CICG | Red-Air Ikarus C42 FB80 | G-CICG Group | |
| G-CNCN | Rockwell Commander 112TCA | Private | |
| G-EGLK | CSA PS-28 Cruiser | Yonder Plains Ltd | |
| G-ENTT | Reims/Cessna F152 | Private | |
| G-FPSA | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Falcon Flying Services | |
| G-MULT | Beech 76 Duchess | Southern Counties Aviation Ltd | |
| G-NYKS | Cessna 182T Skylane | Private | |
| G-OSUS | Mooney M20K-231 | Private | |
| G-PERU | Guimbal Cabri G2 | Private | |
| G-RAAM | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Falcon Flying Services Ltd | |
| G-RECW | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Private | |
| G-SAWI | Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Cherokee Lance II | Private | |
| G-TRUU | Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III | Omega Next Generation Ltd | |
| G-UCAN | Tecnam P2002-JF Sierra | Aerobility | |
| G-VVBL | Robinson R44 Raven II | Phoenix Helicopter Academy | |
| N147LD | Cirrus SR22 | Free Flight Aviation Inc | |
| N38273 | Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III | Private | |
| N771SR | Cirrus SR22 | Private | |
| N799DS | Diamond DA 40 Diamond Star | Private | |
| N1407J | Rockwell Commander 112A | Private | |
| OE-EPC | Pilatus PC-12/45 | Corporate |
As mentioned above terrible traffic unrelated to the air shows meant it took double the time (2 hours) to get from Blackbushe to Luton! I was just starting to lose motivation but Luton as per did not disappoint and the sight of all the biz soon perked me back up. There are points around the perimeter that cannot be accessed by driving around, so I went straight to the long stay car park (by the Harrods ramp) as it's two hours free, I then got the free shuttle bus to the terminal in order to then walk back on myself stopping at all of the various nooks and crannies (reverse the process if you know you've just missed a bus as they can be few and far between). Highlights here were the Ugandan Gulf and N162JC, there's nothing particularly special about the latter, I just noticed it's registered to Jim Carey who I'm a big fan of!
London Luton Airport
LTN / EGGW
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 5X-UGF | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Ugandan Government | |
| 9H-VFA | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 | VistaJet Malta | |
| B-LDL | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Metro Jet of Hong Kong | |
| CS-DSD | Dassault Falcon 7X | NetJets Europe | |
| EI-EKJ | Boeing 737-8AS | Ryanair | |
| EI-LSY | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | GainJet Ireland | |
| F-HFIP | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | SA Artemis | |
| G-CIEL | Cessna 560XL Citation Excel | Enerway Ltd / Luxaviation UK | |
| G-CPEU | Boeing 757-236 | TUI Airways | |
| G-EGSS | Raytheon Hawker 800XP | Voluxis | |
| G-EZGB | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZUR | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet | |
| G-GAAL | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | Luxaviation UK | |
| G-JAGA | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | Luxaviation UK | |
| G-JALS | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | Air Charter Scotland | |
| G-SPUR | Cessna 550 Citation II | Luxaviation | |
| G-SUGR | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650 | Air Charter Scotland | |
| G-ULFM | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | Pendley Aviation LLP / Pen-Avia | |
| G-UZHC | Airbus A320-251N | easyJet | |
| G-WIRG | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650 | Air Charter Scotland | |
| G-WUKB | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air UK | |
| G-WUKC | Airbus A321-231 | Wizz Air UK | |
| HA-LXJ | Airbus A321-231 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LXY | Airbus A321-231 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYJ | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYW | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HB-VWZ | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | Corporate | |
| M-BHBH | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Caldana Holding and Invest Ltd / Aerofinance Invest Corp | |
| M-CLAB | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300 | Shamrock Trading | |
| M-OEPL | Dassault Falcon 7X | Cloud Services Ltd | |
| N12U | Dassault Falcon 7X | United Technologies Corp | |
| N35GR | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Corporate | |
| N162JC | Gulfstream G-V | Trans Exec Air Service Inc | |
| N188W | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Alexier Ltd | |
| N300CR | Dassault Falcon 7X | Crane Co | |
| N308U | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | United Technologies Corp | |
| N333GW | Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) | Sino Jet Management | |
| N344RS | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Lockheed Martin Corp | |
| N347NA | IAI Gulfstream G280 | Lockheed Martin Corp | |
| N358V | Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) | Visa USA Inc | |
| N455KH | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300 | Regian Services LLC | |
| N476V | Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) | Visa USA Inc | |
| N509CX | Cessna 750 Citation X | Textron Aviation Inc | |
| N556CH | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | Lamendolaero LLC | |
| N560U | Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 | United Technologies Corp | |
| N650VC | Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) | Lockheed Martin Corp | |
| N773MJ | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Renaissance Technologies | |
| N800PJ | IAI 1126 Galaxy | Corporate | |
| N810U | Dassault Falcon 2000LX | United Technologies Corp | |
| N839BA | Boeing 737-77Z BBJ1 | Boeing Business Jets | |
| N890A | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | WFBN/Aluminium Co of America | |
| N988H | Dassault Falcon 900EX | Honeywell International Inc | |
| N2900D | Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 | TVPX Ars Inc | |
| OE-IJL | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet Europe | |
| OE-IXI | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 | Laudamotion Executive | |
| OE-LQJ | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet Europe | |
| OY-LGI | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | Graff Global Aviation Europe / Execujet Europe A/S | |
| T7-BRS | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | Titan Aviation | |
| VP-BGV | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600 | Sirius Aero | |
| VP-CKK | Boeing 737-9JAER BBJ3 | National Air Services | |
| VQ-BZM | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | GainJet Aviation SA | |
| VT-SDK | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express XRS | Bharat Forge Co. Ltd | |
| YR-BAZ | Boeing 737-405 | Blue Air |
Similar to Heathrow yesterday I arrived at East Midlands later than planned and by the time I'd showered and eaten I'd missed the first chunk of cargo movements. I was knackered by this point and could have done with just going straight to bed, but I persevered as I could have a lie in the next day anyway.
East Midlands Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| D-AALE | Boeing 777-FZNLR | Aerologic | |
| D-AALJ | Boeing 777-F6NLR | Aerologic | |
| D-AEAF | Airbus A300F4-622R | EAT Leipzig / DHL Worldwide Express | |
| D-CHLR | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | Aero Dienst GmbH | |
| D-IIVA | Piaggio P.180 Avanti | Airgo Flugservice GmbH | |
| EC-MME | Beech 200 Super King Air | Grup Air-Med | |
| EI-STO | Boeing 737-43QSF | ASL Airlines Ireland | |
| G-DHKP | Boeing 757-223SF | DHL Air | |
| G-LGND | Saab 340B | Loganair | |
| N312UP | Boeing 767-34AERF | UPS Airlines | |
| N777SA | Boeing 777-FZBLR | Southern Air / DHL Worldwide Express | |
| N920FD | Boeing 757-23ASF | FedEx Express | |
| OE-IZO | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet Europe | |
| OY-SRI | Boeing 767-25E(BDSF) | Star Air | |
| TF-FIG | Boeing 757-23APF | Icelandair Cargo |
Day Four
Tuesday 17th July
A final quick blast around the perimeter before heading home revealed just one bizjet of note.
East Midlands Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| TC-LAA | Cessna 560 Citation V | DHMI Hava Taksi | |
Many thanks to Michael Byrne for his assistance with RIAT and Matt Falcus for this help with Farnborough, it was much appreciated and made the trip that little bit smoother. A huge thank you also to my guide at Gloucester! He only expects one or two pound for the charity donation but I was more than happy to part with a more significant amount, mainly because one or two pound isn't going to be of much benefit to the charity and also because it was more than worth the price.
Despite at times being an intense trip, it will definitely now be an annual one! The two biggest events in the British aviation calendar and it's taken me until I'm 30 years old with 12 years worth of 'professional' spotting under my belt before I attended them makes me feel like I've had no right to call myself an enthusiast before now. They say only Chuck Norris manages to attend the Farnborough Air Show every year, but I think now I'll also find the means!
Click here for my photos from the trip.