Please identify the aeroplane

[Skyedriver]

Flying alongside XH558

June 2015, think it was Church Stretton Airshow

In the full photo there's another flying adjacent to the opposite wing



Thanks in advance, it's been bugging me since used the photo as a desktop.

[rafmatt]

Folland Gnat G-MOUR once owned by David Gilmour from Pink Floyd.

Now in the hands of the Gnats Display team

[interstellar]

Impressive. Answered in 1 minute !!!

[rafmatt]

They are in the Hanger next to me and many moons ago it was in the Hangar I done my work experience In.

[Eric Mc]

There was once a plan to hang a trio of Gnats under the wings of a Vulcan.

[TR4man]

What would be the reason to hang the Gnats from the Vulcan?

[Skyedriver]

rafmatt said:

Folland Gnat G-MOUR once owned by David Gilmour from Pink Floyd.

Now in the hands of the Gnats Display team

Wow, thanks, I watched the display but couldn't recall the aircraft

[Krikkit]

TR4man said:

What would be the reason to hang the Gnats from the Vulcan?

I'd hazard a guess at them being used for defence of more Vulcans - take a flight of Vulcans to a target and bring your own air cover outside the range of the Gnat.

[Mr E]

TR4man said:

What would be the reason to hang the Gnats from the Vulcan?

Parasite fighter. For when your escort doesn’t have the range to come with you. I don’t think it ever worked (by the time you’d stripped down the fighter so it fitted, it was rubbish).

Test pilots did prove it was possible to dock back with the larger aircraft, which must have been a bit hairy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_aircraft


For maximum fear;
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FICON_project#/med...

[Halmyre]

Mr E said:

TR4man said:

What would be the reason to hang the Gnats from the Vulcan?

Parasite fighter. For when your escort doesn’t have the range to come with you. I don’t think it ever worked (by the time you’d stripped down the fighter so it fitted, it was rubbish).

Test pilots did prove it was possible to dock back with the larger aircraft, which must have been a bit hairy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_aircraft


For maximum fear;
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FICON_project#/med...

Ficon hell...

[mat205125]

The docking would be interesting