I was there that year, I spent all my childhood and teen years watching those guys fly over my house in Milton Keynes from the mid 70's to the nineties, miss those fly overs at 2000ft in all weathers.
Grew up in fritwell , can remember watching air shows from the tops of trees, and can remember the peace protests, and the afterburners going on when they went to Libya. Amazing childhood memories( cheap pizza and arcade games)
Great video you posted here, I love the F-111. As a side note, July 18th is my birthday and on that very day in 1992 I was at Indianapolis Raceway Park for USAC sprint and midget car races and saw one of the nastiest crashes in person.. it can be found on RUclips if you do a search for mack mcclellan crash. that's where I was when this airshow at Upper Heyford was taking place.
I went back in 1999 when I visited friends. I drove through the base as well as visited Oxford, and the south of England. Just drove with no particular destination. It was very sad to see the base in such a terrible state. I remembered just how much action there was during the two tours I was there. And then to see it all abandoned was very sad. Such good memories.
Wonderful video Tim, thanks for recording it and also uploading it. I am British but grew up near Bicester and spent a vast amount of my early teen years hanging out with American friends on UH. Got my highest ever bowling score (206) at Skylanes 😂 I still miss that community and the noise, the endless thundering fantastic noise. Thanks for these great memories....I enjoyed your commentary too!
My dad and I managed to get to this air show. When my dad was talking to one of the airmen he said he had a feeling they were going to close the base down, as money wasn’t being invested in the base and repairs weren’t being carried out on some of the buildings. Then we discovered a while later that he was correct in his assessment. That year we made it to Mildenhall, Upper Heyford, Alconbury, Lakenheath and Woodbridge air shows. The only base left having an air show after that was Mildenhall, until 9/11.
I remember the Vulcan! That was the best part. I spent 12 years there. I also remember filming of Octopussy (James Bond), and the crash of the EF-111A near where I lived . I've been back to Heyford several times since and I think I can still hear the Vulcan
Little did we know that this would be the last UH Air Show...as closure had not been announced yet. Typical British weather weekend, but what a great time. I spent most of the weekend in the 620CS burger tent...the British love American burgers and hot dogs! Truly miss those times!
I was at Heyford 1973-1977. Great times then and really miss the place. Hard to believe they put the F-111's in the boneyard. Had some great times at The Potato Pub and the Grapes Pub. Time marches on far too quickly.
This was by far the best tour of duty I have ever had. I spent two tours here and absolutely loved it. We witnessed a lot of activity here as well. We also lost several aircraft, and in September 1992 I was there to witness a 111 crash on the airfield, where we lost the two aircrew members. It was a very sad time, and I still can see the images of that day.
Nice. I worked in that tower and worked an air show once. Loved that's base and the people that lived around it. Great place England. (lived in Middlebarton while there in the 70's).
I remember that Vulcan just looking like it was going to fall out of the sky. Awesome to see it flying. How about the Harrier dipping it’s nose at the control tower.? I think I still have my POV pass for working that show.
Stationed here, at RAF Croughton in the Comm Center from 1969-72. I was watching the Canadians practice for the Air Show in 1971 when one of them hit the turf. Shows were always good always excting. Thanks for sharing.
I grew up with the F-111s living around the base . Was a great time then i started to work on base in supply was there for 10 years then met my wife there then the saddest days where the ones closing it down . A great place had some good times there made some good friends we all talk about how good Heyford was . I tryed to go back in 2000 but just couldn't do didn't want to see it dead but remember it living those that where there will know how alive it was
I was at this base twice. once as a dependent from 1969-1977 and then stationed there as an Airman from 1986-1989. I was back there in 2013 and it was sad to see some of the places i went to as a child and as an airman gone. The base movie theater was a pile of rubble. I will go back this june of 2018 again for one last time in my life.
In the month that the last flying Vulcan has its final outing here in the UK, I recall them from Farnborough and/or Biggin Hill airshows in the late '60s and early '70s .... Last used in anger I believe during the Falklands War. Sadly tho' I never knew Upper Heyford in its heyday :-) I moved into the area well after the base closed, living between Souldern and Somerton in a small cottage on the Hill House estate. I walked many times on the footpaths around the base, over to RAF Croughton, on the Oxford Canal, and further afield. I also got to see around some of the base when visiting the then Heyford Park development company - this was c. 1999/2000 - when we were trying to pitch to them for serious broadband around the whole site and to serve the projected residential development and redevelopment - a small town was in prospect plus lots of businesses. That didn't gell, but I did get to see some gloriously loud footage of the operations from the '90s - and got the then managing director to commit to - as and when they got planning consent and started opening up the base - the reopening of ancient rights of way / footpaths, truncated when the first airfield was established during WWI.
Wasn't there at that time. However, I attended UHHS from '74-'77, so I was there the last year the school was at RAF Upper Heyford, and the first two years it was at RAF Croughton.
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I was there that year, I spent all my childhood and teen years watching those guys fly over my house in Milton Keynes from the mid 70's to the nineties, miss those fly overs at 2000ft in all weathers.
Grew up in fritwell , can remember watching air shows from the tops of trees, and can remember the peace protests, and the afterburners going on when they went to Libya. Amazing childhood memories( cheap pizza and arcade games)
Great video you posted here, I love the F-111. As a side note, July 18th is my birthday and on that very day in 1992 I was at Indianapolis Raceway Park for USAC sprint and midget car races and saw one of the nastiest crashes in person.. it can be found on RUclips if you do a search for mack mcclellan crash. that's where I was when this airshow at Upper Heyford was taking place.
I went back in 1999 when I visited friends. I drove through the base as well as visited Oxford, and the south of England. Just drove with no particular destination. It was very sad to see the base in such a terrible state. I remembered just how much action there was during the two tours I was there. And then to see it all abandoned was very sad. Such good memories.
Wonderful video Tim, thanks for recording it and also uploading it.
I am British but grew up near Bicester and spent a vast amount of my early teen years hanging out with American friends on UH.
Got my highest ever bowling score (206) at Skylanes 😂
I still miss that community and the noise, the endless thundering fantastic noise.
Thanks for these great memories....I enjoyed your commentary too!
My dad and I managed to get to this air show. When my dad was talking to one of the airmen he said he had a feeling they were going to close the base down, as money wasn’t being invested in the base and repairs weren’t being carried out on some of the buildings. Then we discovered a while later that he was correct in his assessment.
That year we made it to Mildenhall, Upper Heyford, Alconbury, Lakenheath and Woodbridge air shows. The only base left having an air show after that was Mildenhall, until 9/11.
I remember the Vulcan! That was the best part. I spent 12 years there. I also remember filming of Octopussy (James Bond), and the crash of the EF-111A near where I lived . I've been back to Heyford several times since and I think I can still hear the Vulcan
Little did we know that this would be the last UH Air Show...as closure had not been announced yet. Typical British weather weekend, but what a great time. I spent most of the weekend in the 620CS burger tent...the British love American burgers and hot dogs! Truly miss those times!
I was at Heyford 1973-1977. Great times then and really miss the place. Hard to believe they put the F-111's in the boneyard. Had some great times at The Potato Pub and the Grapes Pub. Time marches on far too quickly.
my dad used to take us to the potato pub !!! giant potatoes I remember !!!!!
@@jimcrawford5603 oh yes! I remember The Potatoes Pub well. To me it was the best food and value near Upper Heyford.
@@rickeymitchell8620 dad was com sq on croughton so I rode a bus to heyford .
This was by far the best tour of duty I have ever had. I spent two tours here and absolutely loved it. We witnessed a lot of activity here as well. We also lost several aircraft, and in September 1992 I was there to witness a 111 crash on the airfield, where we lost the two aircrew members. It was a very sad time, and I still can see the images of that day.
I remember the crash well
One of the aviators who perished in the September 1992 crash was my uncle, Maj Mike McGuire. Did you know him?
I’m sorry, but I didn’t know him, but, I did see the crash as it happened.
Nice. I worked in that tower and worked an air show once. Loved that's base and the people that lived around it. Great place England. (lived in Middlebarton while there in the 70's).
wish I had gone to all these airshows
I was there! So glad to see this thanks for uploading. The Vulcan was unforgettable.
I remember that Vulcan just looking like it was going to fall out of the sky. Awesome to see it flying.
How about the Harrier dipping it’s nose at the control tower.?
I think I still have my POV pass for working that show.
Stationed here, at RAF Croughton in the Comm Center from 1969-72. I was watching the Canadians practice for the Air Show in 1971 when one of them hit the turf. Shows were always good always excting. Thanks for sharing.
my dad was team chief cable repairs 73-76 croughton .
Heyford, Bldg 299,
CRS Avionics, 1983 - 1985 and 1990 - 1993.
I grew up with the F-111s living around the base . Was a great time then i started to work on base in supply was there for 10 years then met my wife there then the saddest days where the ones closing it down . A great place had some good times there made some good friends we all talk about how good Heyford was . I tryed to go back in 2000 but just couldn't do didn't want to see it dead but remember it living those that where there will know how alive it was
I was at this base twice. once as a dependent from 1969-1977 and then stationed there as an Airman from 1986-1989. I was back there in 2013 and it was sad to see some of the places i went to as a child and as an airman gone. The base movie theater was a pile of rubble. I will go back this june of 2018 again for one last time in my life.
In the month that the last flying Vulcan has its final outing here in the UK, I recall them from Farnborough and/or Biggin Hill airshows in the late '60s and early '70s .... Last used in anger I believe during the Falklands War. Sadly tho' I never knew Upper Heyford in its heyday :-) I moved into the area well after the base closed, living between Souldern and Somerton in a small cottage on the Hill House estate. I walked many times on the footpaths around the base, over to RAF Croughton, on the Oxford Canal, and further afield. I also got to see around some of the base when visiting the then Heyford Park development company - this was c. 1999/2000 - when we were trying to pitch to them for serious broadband around the whole site and to serve the projected residential development and redevelopment - a small town was in prospect plus lots of businesses. That didn't gell, but I did get to see some gloriously loud footage of the operations from the '90s - and got the then managing director to commit to - as and when they got planning consent and started opening up the base - the reopening of ancient rights of way / footpaths, truncated when the first airfield was established during WWI.
I lived at croughton fro 73-76 as a dependent . went to 7 grade across from the runway 75-76 at heyford .
I remember that day well :)
Love it. I was there.
I was at this Show so sad it was the last
That’s me the laughter jet that’s my dad the announcer
F111, the loudest plane ever!!!!!
Wasn't there at that time. However, I attended UHHS from '74-'77, so I was there the last year the school was at RAF Upper Heyford, and the first two years it was at RAF Croughton.
I was there 73-76 at heyford for 7 grade had to ride a bus from croughton .
The mighty vulcan
I’ve still got the program