Airshows 1980's / 1990's

Blimey I hadnt realised how late the Leuchars display was in 1990, ours was a week later.

wirefox;138282 wrote:

Ah...magic days. Never likely to be seen again, unfortunately..

My family looked forward to those glorious three days every year...

Glad you enjoyed looking at them. I don't think we'll ever see the Air Fete again either for so many reasons. It wouldn't be up to the old standard even if was still being held. The big Military airshows really do struggle these days due to budgets, dwindling aircraft numbers & air force commitments & the Air Fete's line up would suffer just like the others. Even if it was still being ran in this day and age, last years event & this years would have been cancelled anyway as the USAF aren't even supporting their airshows or military events in the States let alone in the UK or Europe at present. I'm not even sure if the new layout of the airbase would be ideal for a massive show like the Air Fetes of old. Much of the area where the cars used to be parked on has now been built on as well.

Can't find the poster for this show, there must have been one. My only reminder is this.


I do remember seeing the vulcan there on one occasion though whether it was this one...?

Loving those scans, especially the Aardvark

I dug out this running order pull out from the Alconbury Air Tattoo 1990 Airshow programme today & thought I'd post it up.



Cheers
Steve

Fighter Meet '84 programme -

Some photos from the Culdrose Air Day back in 1983 when many of the aircraft displayed and their crews had seen service in the Falklands the year before.

Nice. I'd moved away from Cornwall by 1983 but managed to get to St Mawgan Air Day that year.
I seem to recall that 83 was the year of the Beaver crash at Culdrose.

mitrovitchp;150259 wrote:

I seem to recall that 83 was the year of the Beaver crash at Culdrose.

Yes, my recollection was that it occurred towards the end of the runway away from spectators and towards the end of the display.

Some photos taken at the St Mawgan Air Day in 1983 (probably on a Kodak Instamatic!!)