Farnborough 1953
5-11 September The highlight of this years display was the formation of two Vulcans and the four Avro 707 research aircraft. This was also the first time that all three of the new V-bombers were present. The Victor making its long awaited debut. Aircraft Exhibits F-BGNN Vickers Viscount 708 14 Air France F-BGNX de Havilland Comet 1A 06020 Air France G-AINL Bristol Freighter 31 12827 G-ALBO Bristol Britannia 100 12873 G-ALFT de Havilland Dove 2 04233 CAA G-ALUN Saunders Roe Princess 1 SR901 prototype G-AMAV Vickers Viscount 700 3 G-AMJI Bristol 173 12872 G-AMMS Auster J/5L Aiglet Trainer 2720 G-AMTS de Havilland Heron 2 14007 G-AMTZ Saunders Roe Skeeter 5 SR907 G-AMWF Bristol Freighter 32 13133 G-AMWI Bristol 171 13070 G-AMZN de Havilland Dove 6 04437 G-ANAR de Havilland Canada Beaver 2 080 G-ANAZ Scottish Aviation Pioneer 2 103 VT935 Boulton Paul BP111A RAF prototype VW870 Westland Wyven S4 Royal Navy VX770 Avro Vulcan 1 RAF as Sapphire test bed VX777 Avro Vulvan 1 RAF Bristol Olympus test bed VX790 Avro 707B RAF VZ966 Westland Dragonfly HR1 Royal Navy WB188 Hawker Hunter 3 RAF prototype WB202 Hawker Hunter F2 RAF WB771 Handley page Victor B1 RAF prototype WD930 English Electric Canberra B2 RAF R-R Avon testbed WD952 English Electric Canberra B2 RAF Bristol Olympus testbed WE146 English Electric Canberra PR3 RAF WG240 de Havilland 110 RAF WD280 Avro 707A RAF WG768 Short SB5 SH1605 RAF prototype WG796 Avro Shackleton MR2 RAF WJ716 English Electric Canberra B2 RAF WJ954 Vickers Valiant 2 RAF WK195 Supermarine Swift F3 RAF WK198 Supermarine Swift F4 RAF world airspeed record holder WL716 Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T21 Royal navy WM873 Fairey Firefly T7 F8728 Royal navy WN341 Fairey Gannet AS1 F9113 Royal navy WS141 Gloster Meteor T7 RAF WT557 Hawker Hunter F1 RAF WT827 Gloster Javelin FAW1 RAF WV471 Percival Provest T1 RAF WV472 Percival Provest T1 RAF WV701 Percival Pembroke C1 P66/4 RAF WZ736 Avro 707B RAF WZ744 Avro 707C RAF WZ884 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 C1/0924 RAF WZ889 Blackburn Universal Freighter 2 1001 RAF Berverley prototype XA177 Auster B4 Ambulance 2983 RAF XA209 Short seamew AS1 SH1606 Royal Navy XA863 Westland Whirlwind HAR1 WA2 Royal Navy Sikorsky built PK-GHB de Havilland Heron 1 14015