Farnborough 1960
5-11 September Although another small show it was never the less spectacular. The show was opened each day by a V-bomber scramble from the western end of the field. This involved on Monday, Thursday and Sunday four Valiants, on Tuesday and Saturday four Vulcans, and on Wednesday and Friday four Victors. This show saw the first of many demonstrations of vertical flight in the shape of the Short SC1 research aircraft. This was also the first show that a dedicated heliport was used for visiting helicopters. A sign of the times to come was the disseaperance of the Bristol name ever present from the first 1932 show. It had been swallowed up by BAC, and the helicopters by Westland. Who had also taken over Fairey and Saunders Roe to become the countrys only helicopter maker. Exhibition Aircraft CS-AMA Auster D4/108 3602 G-ANAR de Havilland Canada Beaver 2 80 G-APEV de Havilland Heron 2D 14125 G-APLE Westland Westminster WA1 G-APPH Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 540 G-APRL Armstrong Whtworth Argosy AW6652 G-APRN Armstrong Whtworth Argosy AW6654 G-APUX Hawker Hunter T66 8763 G-APWA Handley Page Reading HPR7 Herald 149 BEA G-APXW Lancashire Prospector 1 43 G-APZV Avro 748 1534 prototype G-ARDG Lancashire Prospector 2 47 G-ARDH de Havilland Dove 8 04519 G-ARDJ Auster D.6/180 3704 G-29-1 Avro Lincoln B2 Napier testbed XE521 Fairey Rotordyne F9429 RAF XG168 Hawker Hunter FR10 RAF XG332 English Electric Lightning F1 95021 RAF XG451 Westland Belvdere HC1 13346 RAF XG452 Westland Belvdere 13347 RAF XH534 Avro Vulcan B2 RAF XH669 Handley Page Victor B2 HP80/54 RAF XH844 Gloster Javelin FAW9 RAF XJ339 Westland Whirlwind HAR3 WA62 RAF XJ578 de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW1 10060 Royal Navy XK488 Blackburn Buccaneer B3-03-58 Royal navy XK489 Blackburn Buccaneer B3-04-58 Royal Navy XL629 English Electric Lightning T4 95050 RAF XM563 Westland Skeeter AOP12 S2/5117 Army XM691 Folland Gnat T1 FL501 RAF XM693 Folland Gant T1 FL503 RAF XM839 Westland Wessex HAS1 WA20 Royal Navy XN334 Westland P531-0 Royal Navy Wasp prototype XN453 de Havilland Comet 2E 06026 RAF XN642 Hunting Jet Provest T3 PAC/W/10141 RAF XN468 Hunting Jet Provest T4 PAC/W/10147 RAF XP165 Westland Scout AH1 S2/8437 Army Service Aircraft XF708 Avro Shackleton MR3 RAF XF711 Avro Shackleton MR3 RAF Avro Vulcan x4 RAF English Electric Lightning F2 x4 RAF Hawker Hunter x18 RAF 'Black Arrows' Handley Page Victor x5 RAF Hunting Jet Provest X4 RAF Vickers Valiant x5 RAF