St.Helens show merseyside 1979 - 1986

[seaharrierfa2]

A local delight that I managed to get to for several years before I departed down south to Uni in 1987, cycling from Prescot to Sherdley Park. Just going through old log books I have managed to extract the following which may be of interest. The show did carry on for a few years until at least 1991 when G-ROGR crashed during pleasure flights. Hope of interest. I note two of the balloons turned up at this year’s Icicle meet on the Sunday.

Bob


Thu 26 Jul 1979 St.Helens
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G-BCOJ Cameron O-56 Hot Air Balloon 124 Private
TE311 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVI CBAF.IX.4497 Royal Air Force Exhibition Flight

Fri 27 Jul 1979 St.Helens
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G-AXDH Britten-Norman Islander BN-2A 70 Red Devils Parachute Team
G-BZBY Colt Balloons 56 SS Hot Air Balloon Buzby 047 Buzby special Shape ballon
G-LOOP Amateur Built Pitts Special S-1C 850 Malboro Pitts display
(Possibly G-BBOH Pitts too. I recall there were a pair but no longer have original log book)


Fri 25 Jul 1980 St.Helens
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XV205 Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.1 4230 Royal Air Force LTW
XW798 Westland Scout AH.1 F9761 Army Air Corps on back of lorry
G-BGOO Hot Air Balloon "Mr.Gas"
BAPC151 Plastic Jaguar "XX824" Although not noted at the show ground itself this was noted on a low loader en route on the 23/7

Thu 30 Jul 1981 St.Helens
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G-PIPE Cameron N-56 Hot Air Balloon 562 Erinmore Pipe special Shape Balloon

Fri 31 Jul 1981 St.Helens
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G-ICES Thunder & Colt AX.6-56 SP.1 Hot Air Balloon 283 Fiesta ice cream cone

Sat 01 Aug 1981 St.Helens
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G-NWPB Thunder & Colt AX.7-77Z Hot Air Balloon 278 Royal Mail

Thu 29 Jul 1982 St.Helens
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AB910 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF.Vb CBAF.1061 Royal Air Force BBMF
PM631 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX 6S/683528 Royal Air Force BBMF
? DHC-1 Chippax Air Training Corps
G-BIRE Colt 56 SS Hot Air Balloon Bottle 323 Satzenbrua Pils bottle special shape
G-BJXD Colt 17A Cloudhopper Hot Air Balloon 383 Smirnoff Vodka
XL839 Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 WA201 Royal Navy exhibition flight 588/CU

Sat 31 Jul 1982 St.Helens
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G-BIZU Thunder & Colt AX.6-56Z Hot Air Balloon 358 Greenhalls Bitter

Sat 30 Jul 1983 St.Helens
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G-BGHS Cameron N-31 Hot Air Balloon 501 Champion spark plugs

Thu 26 Jul 1984 St.Helens
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G-BKXS Colt 56A Hot Air Balloon 532 Derwent TV

Fri 26 Jul 1985 St.Helens
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G-BLKU Colt 56 SS Hot Air Balloon Flame 572 British Gas Mr.Wonderfuel
? Hot Air Balloon British Gas - not inflated

Sat 27 Jul 1985 St.Helens
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G-AXDH Britten-Norman Islander BN-2A 70
G-BEPP AB206B JetRanger 8532 pleasure flights

Thu 24 Jul 1986 St.Helens
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G-AVNZ Fournier RF-4D 4030 Unipart Duo (The Unipart Duo also appeared twice on 25th and 26th).
G-AVWY Fournier RF-4D 4031 Unipart Duo
G-ORED Britten-Norman Islander BN-2T 2142 The Red Devils

Fri 25 Jul 1986 St.Helens
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G-BMIB B206B JetRanger 2034 pleasure flights

Sat 26 Jul 1986 St.Helens
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G-BMIB B206B JetRanger 2034 pleasure flights
G-OCND Cameron O-77 Hot Air Balloon 1020 CND
G-ODER Cameron O-77 Hot Air Balloon 1162 DER started to inflate 13:55, gave up at 14:15 due wind
G-ORED Britten-Norman Islander BN-2T 2142 The Red Devils
G-TUGG PA-18 Super Cub 150 18-8274 Banner towing 13:45-14:00, 15:01-15:09