Farnborough 1966

Farnborough 1966


5-11 September

This was the first of the international shows. Although it was only open to aircraft with British engines and major parts. The only totally new British aircraft was the very successful Islander. It was to be a feature of all the shows until 2000. Although it may feature again. Most impressive of the international aircraft were the new C160 Transall, the Fiat G91 and the highly successful Fokker F27 and DHC Twin Otter.

Exhibition Aircraft

 AP-AUG      Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E          2133              PIA
 CF-UBN      de Havilland Canada Turbo Beaver    1622/TB13
 CF-UXE      de Havilland Canada Twin Otter 100  9 
 15          Bruguet Atlantic                    15                French Navy
 V1/WV       Transall C160                       V1                French Air Force prototype
 G-ALZP      Airspeed Ambassador 2               5213              test bed
 G-ASBP      Handley Page Herald 204             163
 G-ASCC      Beagle AOP11                        B701
 G-ASCO      Short Skyvan 2                      SH1829
 G-ASJT      Hawker Siddeley 748-1               1559
 G-ASNC      Beagle Husky                        3684
 G-ASOF      Beagle B206S                        B007
 G-ASYD      BAC 1-11 -400                       H053
 G-ATCT      Britten-Norman Islander             001               prototype
 G-ATHL      Wallis WA116                        401/212
 G-ATMJ      Hawker Siddeley 748-1               1593
 G-ATPG      Short Skyvan 2                      SH1835
 G-ATPL      BAC 1-11 -301AG                     W035
 G-ATSP      Hawker Siddeley 125                 25097
 G-ATTS      de Havilland Canada Chipmunk        C70765            Rover gas turbine engine
 G-ATUK      Beagle B206S                        B032
 G-ATVT      Beagle B206S                        B035
 G-ATWU      Britten-Norman Islander             002
 G-ATYD      Beagle B206S                        B040
 G-ATYE      Beagle B206S                        B041
 BGA??       Slingsby Capstan    
 '367'       Slingsby Dart       
 WG774       BAC 221                             F9421             RAF
 WJ632       BAC Canberra TT18                   HP199B            RAF
 WR973       Hawker Siddeley Shackleton MR3      AS304             RAF
 XA903       Hawker Siddeley Vulcan B1                             RAF R-R Olympus testbed
 XL193       Handley Page Victor B2              HP80/74           RAF
 XL443       Hawker Siddeley Vulcan B2                             RAF
 XN386       Westland Whirlwind HAR9             WA316             RAF
 XP697       BAC Lightning F6                    95151             RAF
 XR521       Westland Wessex HC2                 WA143             RAF
 XR669       BAC Jet Provest T4                  PAC/W/19992       RAF
 XR770       BAC Lightning F53                   95235             RAF shwon in Saudi colours but standard RAF F6
 XR807       BAC VC-10 C1                        827               RAF
 XS101       Hawker Siddeley Gnat T1             FL595             RAF
 XS595       Hawker Siddeley Andover C1          1573              RAF
 XS695       Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA1        K08               RAF
 XS738       Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1          25077             RAF
 XS777       Beagle Basett C1                    B025              RAF
 XT225       Westland Wessex HAS3                WA239             Royal navy
 XT245       Westland Sioux AH1                  WA404             Army
 XT484       Westland Wessex HU5                 WA306             Royal Navy
 XT606       Westland Wessex HC2                 WA533             RAF
 XT640       Westland Scout AH1                  F9646             Army
 XT759       Westland Wessex HU5                 WA481             Royal navy
 XT782       Westland Wasp HAS1                  F9664             Royal Navy
 XV157       Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2        B3-23-65          RAF
 XV276       Hawker Siddeley P1127               P07               RAF
 I-AGUG      Agusta-Bell 204B                    3002
 I-FAZD      Aermacchi MB326                     
 MM578       Piaggio PD808                       502               Italian Air Force
 MM6432      Fiat G91T/1                         113               Italian Air Force
 MM6433      Fiat G91T/1                         114               Italian Air Force
 MM54183     Aermacchi MB326                     6188/33           Italian Air Force
 708         Hawker Siddeley Hunter FGA9         S4/U/3328         Jordanian Air Force ex XF452
 PH-FKA      Fokker F27-400                      10306             PK-PFB Garuda
 VP-LIO      Hawker Siddeley 748-1               1535              LIAT
 NZ3902      Westland Wasp HAS1                  F9679             Royal New Zealand Navy

non exhibition aircraft

G-EBIA/D7000 RAF SE5a G-EBKY/N5180 Sopwith Pup G-EBNV English Electric Wren G-ABMR/J9941 Hawker Hart G-AJVH/LS326 Fairey Swordfish G-ARSG Avro Triplane relpica G-ASKH/RR229 de Havilland Mosquito G-ASPP Bristol Boxkite replica G-ATVP/2345 Vickers FB5 replica AB910 Supermarine Spitfire LF363 Hawker Hurricane Fairey Ganett X3 Royal Navy Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer x6 Royal navy Hawker Siddeley Gant x9 RAF Red Arrows Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen x10 Royal Navy Westland Wessex x5 Royal Navy