Yeovilton Air Day (HMS  HERON) – Saturday 23^rd June 2012 – This event returns this year and with little in the way of naval aviation it is not surprising that to mark the 30^th anniversary of the Falkland War the event will be spearheaded by the last Avro VULCAN B2 – a genuine veteran on the 1982 conflict, making its third appearance at the show.    All Yeovilton based Naval Air Squadron participated in the original conflict with some 126 aircraft and more than 1,400 personnel.

This June the Naval Air Squadron participation include anti-submarine MERLIN HM1 helicopters from RNAS Culdrose, the Black Cats LYNX display team from Yeovilton itself.     The Fleet Air Arm veteran contingent will be made up of the worlds only airworthy De Havilland SEA VIXEN and a Douglas SKYRIDER (albeit having been repainted in a new US Navy scheme).   The RAF will dominate the flying display with the Red Arrows (of course) with a TORNADO GR4 putting in an appearance as well as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’.    Other contributors will be (702 Squadron) an Army Air with a rare LYNX AH9 solo display.     The “Saudi Hawks” –the Middle East’s equivalent of the Red Arrows, will be making only their second ever UK appearance at this year’s air day.   The climax of the show will be the closing event with a commando assault with explosions, and helicopters flying in armoured vehicles and troops with the “Junglies” of the Yeovilton’s Commando Air Wing (845, 846, 847 and 848 squadrons) very much in evidence.