- author: Tim Beach
- no. of photos in the album: 31
A selection of scans from my 35mm negatives and slides taken prior to going digital in 2006.
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Tim Beach
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1985-07-31
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Back to the good old days at London-Gatwick during the summer of 1985, with a line up of British Caledonian DC-10s awaiting their morning departures. In the foreground is G-BHDI that was named 'Robert the Bruce - The Scottish Warrior'. Scan from a negative taken using a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 80-210 manual focus lens.
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Tim Beach
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1992-05-24
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"Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full". The first time I saw a Tomcat display. F-14B Tomcat from VF-74 'Be-Devilers' performs a topside fast pass during the late afternoon at Air Fete '92 at RAF Mildenhall. Scan from a slide taken with a Pentax SFXn fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1992-05-23
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Grumman F-14B Tomcat AA-106 from VF-74 'Be-Devilers' being prepared on the flight line for its display later in the day during Air Fete '92 at RAF Mildenhall. Scan from a negative taken with a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 80-210 manual focus zoom lens.
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Tim Beach
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1985-04-30
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Scan from one of my negatives taken using a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 80-210 manual focus lens. Exact date not recorded but sometime during the spring of 1985.
Ilyushin IL-62 OK-GBH of CSA is just lifting its nose wheel on rotation from 28L (as it was then) at London-Heathrow. Many people in the West incorrectly referred to the IL-62 as a 'VC10 Copy' but apart from the configuration, there is actually little commonality between the two designs.
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Tim Beach
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1997-07-18
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A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn SLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens. Back to the good old days when you weren't entirely sure what would or wouldn't turn up for a show. It was listed that a North American F-100F Super Sabre from Tracor Flight Systems Inc, would arrive as an exhibit for the main show theme commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the USAF. By late afternoon with flying activity seemingly coming to an end as final preparations were taking place for the show, it had still not appeared. I was one of the few who stayed on at Park & View East in the hope it may still arrive, albeit armed with just two remaining frames of my 36 roll of film. Patience paid off, as it eventually appeared in the distance to make a straight in approach in perfect evening light. An added bonus and very lucky too, I even caught it with its strobes flashing.
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Tim Beach
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1997-07-19
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A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn SLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML Flogger 2425 (c/n 22425) from 41.slt/4.zSL of the Czech Air Force lines up to begin its display during the 1997 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
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Tim Beach
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1986-09-06
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One of the most impressive displays I ever saw at the Farnborough International Airshow was given by the sole British Aerospace EAP (Experimental Aircraft Program) demonstrator ZF534 that had only first flown around 3 weeks prior to the show. The aircraft is now on display at the RAF Museum at Cosford. A scan from one of my negatives taken with a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 70-210 zoom lens.
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Tim Beach
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1999-08-22
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Probably the best display of a RAF Harrier that I ever saw was given by this GR7 at the 1999 Eastbourne Airshow whilst operating out of nearby Shoreham Airport. The jet performed very close to the seafront producing massive amounts of sea spray during some parts of its routine. A scan from one of my slides taken using a Pentax SFXn DSLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1999-07-27
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A pair of Swedish Air Force JA-37 Viggens depart RAF Fairford on 27th July 1999 after attending RIAT '99. Taken using a Pentax SFXn DSLR fitted with a Sigma manual focus 400mm prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1993-07-27
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The 6 Aero L-39C advanced trainers of the Slovakian Air Force White Albatross aerobatic display team during their performance at IAT 1993 at RAF Fairford. A scan from one of my slides taken using a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1995-07-23
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Czech Air Force Sukhoi SU-22M4 7310 25/NA-2A starts its take-off roll for its participation in the excellent SU-22 4-ship display during IAT 1995 at RAF Fairford. A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1990-07-15
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McDonnell-Douglas DC9 series 32 YU-AJM of JAT Yugoslav Airlines on taxi to the runway at Manston Airport. Scan from a Kodachrome 64 slide taken using a Pentax SFXn SLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1984-06-30
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RAF Westland Wessex from 22 Search & Rescue Squadron performing a SAR demo at the 1984 Fighter Meet at North Weald aerodrome. Scan from a negative taken using a Pentax ME Super fitted with a manual focus Tokina 80-200 lens.
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Tim Beach
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1987-05-23
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USAF Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird 61-7973 from Detachment 4 of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing blasts into the air to begin its impressive demonstration during Air Fete '87 at RAF Mildenhall. Scan from a negative taken using a Pentax ME Super fitted with a manual focus Tamron 80-210 lens.
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Tim Beach
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1984-08-11
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It wasn't common for modern era RAF aircraft to sport shark teeth. Therefore, it was very nice to see F-4M Phantom FGR2 XV500 from 56 Squadron carrying non-standard decoration at the USAF 'Open House' at RAF Lakenheath on 11th August 1984. Scan of a negative taken using a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tokina 25-50 manual focus lens.
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Tim Beach
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1990-09-15
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RAF Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 displaying during the Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow at RAF Abingdon on 15th September 1990. A scan from a Fuji Velvia 50 slide taken using a Pentax SFXn fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens. NOTE: This aircraft was still operated and flown by the RAF Vulcan Display Flight at this time until 23rd March 1993.
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Tim Beach
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1991-07-21
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McDonnell-Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR2 XT889 of 19 Squadron captured at RAF Fairford during IAT '91. Upon the disbandment of 19 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath in Germany on 9th January 1992, this airframe was presented to the Kbely Aviation Museum in Prague. It still resides there today and has recently been refurbished having stood outside for many years.
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Tim Beach
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1990-08-27
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Back to the 1990 show at Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport. BAe Sea Harrier FRS1 ZE692 from 899 Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm performs its excellent display in perfect weather conditions. A scan from a Kodak Ektachrome 100 slide film taken with a Pentax SFXn 35mm SLR fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
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Tim Beach
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1984-05-31
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A long way from being one of my better photos as it was taken in pouring rain during the spring of 1984 from the terrace on the Queens Building at Heathrow. The negative hasn't worn too well over the years either. However, it's a DC-10 Series 30 of VARIG (Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense) the former national airline of Brazil and the only time I ever saw one!
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Tim Beach
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1984-07-31
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On a nice summer's day in 1984, a rather grubby looking Tupolev TU-154B-1 YR-TPE of Tarom Romanian Air Transport is being serviced between flights at Heathrow's Terminal 2.
Scan from a negative taken using a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 80-210 manual focus zoom lens.
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