Farnborough 1950
5-10 September This was the the first of the air shows to move to the present site on the south side of the airfield. There were three trade,and two public days. The public admission fees being 3s for adults and 1s 6d for children! There were no major debuts this year, but the Brabazon appeared on the ground for the first time. New development aircraft were the Avro Ashton,built in case the V-bomber programme failed. Also the experimental jet powered Viscount powered by Rolls Royce Tynes. The highly successful first Meteor nightfighter the NF11 made its debut.As did the similar Vampire NF10. Dwarfing everything , except the Brabzon , was the GAL Universal, later to become the Beverley. Aircraft Exhibits G-AGPW Bristol Brabazon 1 12759 G-AGVC Bristol Freighter 31 12732 G-AHRF Vickers Viscount 630 1 prototype G-AHXU Handley Page Reading Marathon 2 6544 G-AINK Bristol Freighter 31 12826 military prototype G-AIYN Armstrong Whitworth Apollo AW3137 G-AJYL Auster J/5A 2889 G-AJYV Auster Autocar J/5B 2927 G-AJYW Auster J/1B 2663 G-AKRD Airspeed Ambassador 62 G-ALBM de Havilland Dove 1 04170 G-ALEV Handley Page Hermes 5 HP.82/2 G-ALIK Westland-Sikorsky S51 WA/H/3 G-ALRY Percival Survey Prince P.50/8 G-ALVG de Havilland Comet 1 06001 prototype G-ALZL de Havilland Heron 1 10903 prototype G-AKBF Scottish Aviation Pioneer 2 101 G-AKLO Short Sealand SH1564 G-AMAV Vickers Viscount 700 3 G-AMCJ Gloster Meteor GAF/F8 G5/1210 G-5-2 de Havilland Vampire NF10 13001 night fighter prototype G-5-3 de Havilland Venon NF2 12000 prototype G-5-7 de Havilland Vampire Trainer 15000 trainer prototype PA147 Supermarine Seagull ASR1 RAF RA491 Gloster Meteor F4 RAF RA657 Avro Lincoln B2 flight refuelling demo SX972 Avro Lincoln B4 Bristol Proteus test bed VN850 English Electric Canberra 1 4th prototype VP257 Avro Shackleton GR1 RAF VP413 Hawker sea Hawk F1 Royal Navy prototype VR557 Fairey GR17 F8271 Ganett prototype VR569 Avro Athena T2 1519 RAF VR602 Boulton Paul Balliol T2 RAF VV119 Supermarine 535 RAF VX165 English Electric Canberra B2 RAF VX217 Vickers Viscount 663 2 Rolls Royce Tays VX279 Hawker P1081 RAF VX564 Vickers Valetta T3 485 RAF VX790 Avro 707B RAF VW867 Westland Wyvern TF2 Royal Navy VZ389 Gloster Meteor F4 RAF flight refulling demo VX835 Vickers Varsity T1 202 RAF VZ831 de Havilland Vampire FB5 RAF WA471 Supermarine Attacker F1 Royal Navy WA547 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF11 prototype WA820 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF WA878 Gloster Meteor F8 RAF WB490 Avro Ashton 1 RAF prototype WB723 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 C1/0175 RAF WB797 Blackburn Y.B.1 Royal navy prototype WD850 Fairey Firefly AS6 F8678 Royal navy WE505 Handley Page Reading HPR2 RAF prototype WE530 Percival P56 RAF Provest prototype WE686 Hawker Sea Fury FB11 Royal Navy WF136 Percival Sea Prince C1 p.57/4 Royal Navy WF320 GAL Universal Freighter 1000 RAF prptotype WF632 Short SB3 RAF SE-BRL Fairey Firefly TT1 F6033 target tug