Airshows 2016

Another really great set Steve, love that first one of the reds.

Thanks Rich. Glad you liked them. See you at OW later in the year mate.

That must have been very nice Peter. I'd love to see & hear the Blenheim over my house. Since the Harriers moved out of Cottesmore & Wittering we don't get nearly as much over Leicestershire anymore except for the usual GA stuff and the airliners going into East Midlands.

The Blenheim is indeed taking part at Biggin Hill. Here's the participation list -


Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 2016:

11 June - Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 2016

Participating aircraft:
(F)=Flying Display, (S)=Static Display

• Red Arrows (F)
• BBMF Spitfire, Hurricane (F)
• Fairey Swordfish - RNHF (F)
• Bronco Demo Team (F)
• P51D Mustang - Hangar 11 (F)
• B17 Sally B (F)
• Spitfire Mk.IX TA805 (F)
• Hurricane I AE977 (F)
• Pitts S2S - Rich Goodwin (F)
• Bristol Blenheim G-BPIV (F)
• Catalina (F)
• Extra 300 Duo - G Force Aerobatics (F)
• Breitling Wingwalkers (F)
• The Blades (F)
• Westland Wasp (F)
• Royal Navy Raiders parachute team (F)
• Turbulent Display Team (F)
• Gazelle x2 - Gazelle Squadron Display Team (S)
• Westland Wessex x2 (S)
• DH90 Dragonfly (S)
• Yak-52 (S)

Hope you get to see some of those (Bronco especially being as it's been so long) ....if they do use the holding area near your house you could have your own private airshow

Despite the so-called local knowledge, this is all that was to be seen from the RAF Halton lay-by. A complete no-show last year due to the low cloud etc hoped for a good show this year got home only to find-out that they all had a marvellous low display

I wonder if the RAF has considered putting AAR pods on the C17 and Atlas??? Maybe even the Sentry and C130 as well.

Nice pics there Paul. At least the weather didn't ruin it this year & you actually saw some things in the air.. Great to see the Herc & Atlas formation.

Steve

Oh!! give me strength -

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From Twitter (UKAR) -

We understand that the raf red arrows will not be displaying at Farnborough due to safety regulations. Straight and level flypasts only.

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The Reds at Farnborough is a tradition....or was...as the case now may well be. The only good thing about this is that it may be a formation flypast with the F35B.

More about that the Reds no show & Farnborough 2016 here -
aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/4451/F...ir-Show-2016-Preview

Here's a set from Bruntingthorpe's Cold War Jets Show which was held a few weeks ago during the May Spring Bank Holiday. Alway's a highlight of the display season & I'm pleased to report that the May event attracted one of it's biggest crowds ever. Well done Burleysway & the rest of the team at Brunty for putting on a great show which always puts the audience first. Here's a few of my pics -


Bob Tuxford of Victor Black Buck fame getting ready to 'pilot' Brunts Victor -


Highlight of the day for many as always...some LIGHTNING POWER -


Thanks
Steve