EAW051963 ENGLAND (1953). Farnborough, various aircraft on display at the Farnborough Air Show, 1953. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Details

Title [EAW051963] Farnborough, various aircraft on display at the Farnborough Air Show, 1953. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW051963
Date 5-September-1953
Link
Place name FARNBOROUGH
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 486337, 154166
Longitude / Latitude -0.76200170880501, 51.279577804772
National Grid Reference SU863542

Pins

Supermarine Swift. Not a successful jet fighter. I think this was based on the 'Attacker' with swept wings added.

Coventry kid
Tuesday 27th of December 2016 07:38:20 PM
Short Seamew - a 'lightweight' ie 'cheap' anti-submarine carrier aircraft. In competition with the Fairey Gannet - the Gannet was chosen.

Coventry kid
Tuesday 27th of December 2016 07:36:03 PM
Vauxhall Wyvern

Billy Turner
Tuesday 27th of December 2016 03:53:42 PM

User Comment Contributions

During the 1953 SBAC show at Farnborough the following aircraft were exhibited:



F-BGNN Vickers Viscount 708

F-BGNX de Havilland Comet 1A

G-AINL Bristol Freighter 31

G-ALBO Bristol Britannia 100

G-ALFT de Havilland Dove 2

G-ALUN Saunders Roe Princess 1 (Flying display only)

G-AMAV Vickers Viscount 700 3

G-AMJI Bristol 173

G-AMMS Auster J/5L Aiglet Trainer

G-AMTS de Havilland Heron 2

G-AMTZ Saunders Roe Skeeter 5

G-AMWF Bristol Freighter 32

G-AMWI Bristol 171

G-AMZN de Havilland Dove 6

G-ANAR de Havilland Canada Beaver 2

G-ANAZ Scottish Aviation Pioneer 2

VT935 Boulton Paul BP111A VW870 Westland Wyvern S4

VX770 Avro Vulcan 1

VX777 Avro Vulvan 1

VX790 Avro 707B

VZ966 Westland Dragonfly HR1

WB188 Hawker Hunter 3 WB202 Hawker Hunter F2

WB771 Handley page Victor B1 WD930 English Electric Canberra B2

WD952 English Electric Canberra B2 WE146 English Electric Canberra PR3

WG240 de Havilland 110

WD280 Avro 707A

WG768 Short SB5

WG796 Avro Shackleton MR2

WJ716 English Electric Canberra B2

WJ954 Vickers Valiant 2

WK195 Supermarine Swift F3

WK198 Supermarine Swift F4

WL716 Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T21

WM873 Fairey Firefly T7

WN341 Fairey Gannet AS1

WS141 Gloster Meteor T7

WT557 Hawker Hunter F1

WT827 Gloster Javelin FAW1

WV471 Percival Provost T1

WV472 Percival Provost T1

WV701 Percival Pembroke C1

WZ736 Avro 707B

WZ744 Avro 707C

WZ884 de Havilland Chipmunk T10

WZ889 Blackburn Universal Freighter 2

XA177 Auster B4 Ambulance

XA209 Short seamew AS1

XA863 Westland Whirlwind HAR1

PK-GHB de Havilland Heron 1



other aircraft on the airfield were resident or exhibitor support

Graham Yaxley
Thursday 12th of March 2015 10:37:56 PM