Linton-on-Ouse Photocall, 31 July

Roger Cook reports on the 80th ANNIVERSARY OF NO. 1 FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, LINTON-ON-OUSE. 

No. 1 FTS is the oldest military flying school in the world, being formed at RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire on 29th July 1919 with the Avro 504K. Before the second World War it moved to RAF Leuchars, Fife and moved to its current Yorkshire base in September 1957.

To celebrate its 80th Anniversary a small, but interesting, photocall was arranged at Linton on 31st July. Although much of the promised line-up did not make the day there was still enough to make the event worthwhile on a brilliant sunny day. The stars of the day must, of course, be the two visitors from the Slovenian Army. There was also a line-up of 37 Tucanos to form the 21 aircraft flypast in the shape of a figure 80.

Military visitors consisted of (click highlight for picture):

Serial	Type	Unit
XX194	Hawk T1A	100 Sqn
XX316	Hawk T1A	74(R) Sqn
XX495/C	Jetstream T1	45(R) Sqn
XX537/C	Bulldog T1	Yorkshire UAS
XX543/F	Bulldog T1	Yorkshire UAS
ZG969	PC9	BAe Warton
ZH127	Vigilant T1	642 VGS
H2-35/35	Bell 412EP	Slovenian Army 15 Brigade
L9-67/67	PC9	Slovenian Army 15 Brigade
MM55076/61-144	MB 339CD	AMI 61 Stormo
MM55072/61-140	MB 339CD	AMI 61 Stormo
AT05	Alpha Jet	FAB 9 Wing
ST-47	SF260D	FAB
Civilian warbirds present wearing full military uniform:			Remarks
H1968	Avro 504K	Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
WK864/C	Meteor F8	Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
XP640	Jet Provost T4	Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
XL571/V	Hunter T7	Yorkshire Aircraft Museum	Blue 92 Sqn marks
WV318	Hunter T7B	Delta Engineering	Black 111 Sqn marks
WD390	Chipmunk T10
WK628	Chipmunk T10
KF584	Harvard
XN459	Jet Provost T3A
T7909	Tiger Moth
T7281	Tiger Moth
PL965/R	Spitfire PRXI
BE417/LK-A	Hurricane XIIb	Real Aeroplane Company
111836	AT-6C
69/2028	Nan Chung

Copyright Roger Cook, Pynelea Photo Bureau