Location: RAF Northolt

Date: 29 January, 2009

A new departure for the station as it held its first night photoshoot to raise funds for the Battle of Britain Heritage project. A great collection of aircraft were posed on the 32 Squadron pan for a couple of hours. Two of them - an A109 and a 78 Squadron Merlin - posed with rotors running for some different shots. Unfortunately, as I was working at the time, I missed the A109 show. Two more visitors - an Irish Air Corps Learjet and a US Army Citation made rare public appearances at the event. Like most who attended, the night was an experiment so some of the images will vary quite considerably in brightness due to the various settings used.


  • For many, the star item was this ex-Danish Merlin ZK001/AF.

  • ZK001

  • ZK001

  • ZK001

  • ZK001

  • Preparing to depart back to Wiesbaden in Germany is US Army Citation 95-0123.

  • 95-0123

  • A very smart Learjet of the Irish Air Corps, 258.

  • One of the home team aircraft on display was BAE125 ZD703.

  • ZD703

  • Spotters at work.

  • Learjet 258 and A109 ZR323.

  • ZD702 is 'sprayed' by the deicer.

  • ZR323