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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
    Any info can be used for personal use, if passing on or publishing please credit SWAG.
    If you can correct or add any information please contact me here.

    To visit our Flickr photo pages click StuC, RichT, IanG, MatthewB

    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

    Updates 2022:
    26th May - Log and pics added for Private Flyer Show 14/05/22
    24th December - BAPC Register updated and 56 pictures added

    Sunday 8 May 2011

    08/05/11 - Abingdon Show

    StuC visited the Abingdon Air & Country Show.

    G-AFZN Luscombe 8A (1186)
    G-AFZN
    G-AHLT de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (82247)
    G-AHLT
    G-AIZU Auster J/1 (2228)
    G-AIZU
    G-AJEM Auster J/1 (2317)
    G-AJEM
    G-AOJJ/DF128/RCO-U de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (85877)
    G-AOJJ
    G-ARJU Piper PA-23-160 (23-1984)
    G-ARJU
    G-ARRX/VF512/PF-M Auster 6A (2281)
    G-ARRX
    G-AVYL Piper PA-28-180 (28-4622)
    G-AVYL
    G-AYDZ Centre-Est DR.200 (01)
    G-AYDZ
    G-AZHI Victa Airtourer T.5 (A.540)
    G-AZHI
    G-BCUV/XX704 Scottish Aviation Bulldog 122 (376)
    G-BCUV
    G-BDOD Reims-Cessna F.150M (1266)
    G-BDOD
    G-BDPJ Piper PA-25-250B (25-3665) gliderFX Display Team
    G-BDPJ
    G-BEMW Piper PA-28-181 (28-7790243)
    G-BEMW
    G-BEOL Short SC-73-200 Skyvan (SH1954) Invicta Aviation
    G-BEOL
    G-BFMG Piper PA-28-161 (28-7716160)
    G-BFMG
    G-BGBE SAN Jodel DR.1050 (260)
    G-BGBE
    G-BIPV Gulfstream AA-5B (AA5B-0981)
    G-BIPV
    G-BKCV EAA Acro-Sport II (PFA 072A-10776)
    G-BKCV
    G-BNPH/WV740 Percival Pembroke C.1 (P66/41)
    G-BNPH
    G-BOJS Cessna 172P (172-74582)
    G-BOJS
    G-BRWR Aeronca 11AC (11AC-1319)
    G-BRWR
    G-BRXP SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (678)
    G-BRXP
    G-BUCK CASA 1.131E 2000 (1113)
    G-BUCK
    G-BUTX Bucker Bu.133C (1010)
    G-BUTX
    G-BVEZ/XM479 BAC Jet Provost T.3A (PAC/W/9287) Heritage Aviation ..flying display only
    G-BVEZ
    G-BXNN/WP983/B de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 (C1/0849)
    G-BXNN
    G-BYXN Grob Tutor (82174) 115(R)Sqn EFTS
    G-BYXN
    G-BZGK/99+32 Rockwell OV-10B Bronco (338-17)
    G-BZGK
    G-CBCB/XX537/C Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 (223)
    G-CBCB
    G-CFRT Evektor EV-97 (2008-3224)
    G-CFRT
    G-CFSM Cessna 172Q (172-75933)
    G-CFSM
    G-CJSX/JSX Glaser-Dirks DG-500 (5E-200)
    G-CJSX
    G-COVZ Reims-Cessna F.150M (1164)
    G-COVZ
    G-DUVL Reims-Cessna F.172N (1723)
    G-DUVL
    G-EETG Cessna 172Q (172-75928)
    G-EETG
    G-EFCM Piper PA-28-180 (28-4766)
    G-ENNY Cameron Balloon V-77 (1399) ..cold partial inflation only c10:00
    G-ETME/+14 Nord 1002 Pingouin (274)
    G-BSMD
    G-HBOB Eurocopter EC135T2+ (0664) Berkshire, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Air Ambulance ..flypast only
    G-HBOB
    G-IIFX MDM-1 (223) gliderFX Display Team
    G-IIFX
    G-MAJR/WP805 de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 (C1/0699)
    G-MAJR
    G-MOOS/XF690 Percival Provost T.1 (PAC/F/335)
    G-MOOS
    G-MUNI Mooney M.20J 205 (24-3118)
    G-MUNI
    G-SARM Ikarus Comco C-42 (0504-6674)
    G-SARM
    G-SWIP Team Silence SilenceTwister (PFA 329-14700) Team SWIP
    G-SWIP G-ZWIP
    G-TEXN/3072/72 North American T-6G Texan (168-176)
    G-TEXN
    G-VCIO EAA Acro-Sport II (PFA 072-12388)
    G-VCIO
    G-VLCN/XH558 Avro Vulcan B.2 (SET12) Vulcan to the Sky Trust ..flying display only
    G-VLCN
    G-ZWIP Team Silence SilenceTwister (PFA 329-14211) Team SWIP
    N14113/51-7545 North American T-28A Fennec (174-398)
    N14113
    RA-82080 Antonov An-124-100 (9773051462161) Polet Flight ..seen inbound Brize Norton at 10:30
    WV381/732 Hawker Hunter GA.11 (41H/670827) ..cockpit only
    WV381
    XW231 Aerospatiale Puma HC.1 (1195) 33/230 Sqn
    XW231
    XX220/220 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A (312056) 208(R)Sqn 4 FTS ..flying display only, from Brize Norton
    XX220
    ZF342/342 Short Tucano T.1 (T77) 1 FTS ..flying display only, from Brize Norton
    ZF342
    ZH268/SA Grob Vigilant T.1 (6568) 613 VGS
    ZH268
    ZH884/884 Lockheed Hercules C.5 (5482) LTW ..flypast only
    ZH884
    ZJ967/SM Grob Vigilant T.1 (6504) 613 VGS
    ZJ967
    ZJ995/AD AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3A (50123) 28/78 Sqn
    ZJ995