Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force by HM Queen Elizabeth II

            The Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force by HM Queen Elizabeth II celebrating her coronation which had taken place at the beginning of June.

The event held at RAF Odiham, 15th July 1953 was the culmination of seven month's planning can be seen in this view of the immaculately parked aircraft and their crews as they wait in the afternoon sun for Her Majesty to inspect them. This display was the largest display of military airpower that this country has ever seen (still to this day). Over 300 static aircraft and a fly past of over 600 aircraft.

Aircraft included:

Static Display

Avro Anson (various marks) (7)
Auster AOP6 (6)
Bristol Freighter Mk31E (1)
Canadair Sabre (12)
Canadair Sabre F1(4)
English Electric Canberra B2 (5) 
English Electric Canberra PR3 (1) 
DHC Chipmunk T10 (58)
DH Devon C1 (2) 
NA Harvard T2B (12)
HP Hastings Mk1 (1)
HP Hastings C1 (2)
HP Hastings C2 (2)
HP Hastings C4 (1)
Avro Lancaster GR3 (4)
Avro Lincoln (8)
Gloster Meteor T.7 (17)
Gloster Meteor Mk3 (4)
Gloster Meteor Mk7 (2)
Gloster Meteor F.8 (19)
Gloster Meteor FR9 (4)
Gloster Meteor Mk9 (8)
Gloster Meteor NF11 (20)
Lockheed Neptune MR1 (4)
Airspeed Oxford (9)
 Percival Prentice T1 (12)
Percival Provost T1 (4)
Avro Shackleton MR1A (3)
Avro Shackleton MR2 (1)
Bristol Sycamore HR12 (1)
Vickers Valetta T3 (4)
DH Vampire T11 (4)
DH Vampire Mk3 (8)
DH Vampire FB5 (17)
DH Vampire FB9 (14)
DH Vampire NF10 (3)
Vickers Varsity T1 (5)
 DH Venom FB1 (4)
Boeing Washington B1 (4)
Tiger Moth G-AHUT
Auster AOP 6 
Canberra PR3 (2)
Harvard 2B.6 
Hastings C1 (2)
Hastings C2 
Meteor T7
Spitfire LF16e.1 

Flypast

Bristol Sycamore HC1 (1)
Airspeed Oxford 1 (12)
Avro Anson (21)
Avro Lincoln (45)
Avro Shackleton MR1A and MR2 (18)
Avro Vulcan Prototype (1)
Boeing Washington (12)
BP Balliol T2 (12)
Canadair Sabre F4 (24)
Canadair Sabre (36)
DHC Chipmunk T10 (32)
DH Vampire T10 (12)
Vampire FB5 (12)
DH Vampire FB5 (12)
DH Vampire T11 (1)
DH Venom FB1 (24)
English Electric Canberra (48)
Gloster Meteor F4 (12)
Gloster Meteor (various Marks) (192)
Gloster Meteor NF11 (36)
Gloster Javelin Prototype (1)
Hawker Hunter F1 (1)
HP Hastings (3)
HP Victor Prototype (1)
Lockheed Neptune MR1 (5)
N A Harvard IIB (12)
Short Sunderland MR5 (3)
Supermarine Swift F1/F4 (6)
Vickers Varsity T1 (12)
Vickers Valiant 2nd Prototype (1)
Supermarine Swift F1 (1)
   

Taken in: UK / England / Hart District / Long Sutton (show map)

Taken on: April 30, 2012

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