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Dawlish AirShow 2015

Moving from its traditional Bank Holiday to a week earlier really paid dividends for the Dawlish Airshow 2015 team, with a cracking line-up that included the Royal Air Force Typhoon and a last minute 'raise the eight for 558' campaign that saw the Avro Vulcan XH558 added just two days prior to show day thanks [...]

By | September 2nd, 2015|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|0 Comments

RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2015

The Royal Navy’s premier airshow, the RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2015 in Somerset, opened its gates to nigh on 37,000 visitors on Saturday 11th July 2015. With over five hours of spectacular flying displays, pyrotechnics, ground displays and aircraft a plenty to admire, the Senior Service yet again pulled off another gem of a show. [...]

By | July 16th, 2015|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|0 Comments

Throckmorton Air Show

Now in its 7th year, the 2015 Throckmorton Air Show took place on Saturday 6th June. With the headline displays including Vulcan XH558 making its debut display of its final season, and the appearance of the newly restored Bristol Blenheim, a sell out crowd of 20,000 people descended on the former RAF Pershore site at [...]

By | June 18th, 2015|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|1 Comment

Duxford VE Day 70th Anniversary Airshow

The 8th May 1945 - Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day as it is more commonly known, was celebrated for the 70th time earlier this month. Over the weekend 23/24 May 2015 IWM Duxford held its own dedication to those that fought both in the air and on the ground - The Duxford VE [...]

By | May 29th, 2015|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|1 Comment

Abingdon Air & Country Show 2015

Now in its 16th consecutive year, the Abingdon Air & Country Show - under the leadership of Neil Porter and his dedicated team - excelled themselves again by bringing together a fantastic family day out, despite somewhat challenging conditions both before and during the show. Duncan Monk & Adam Duffield report. The traditional season opener [...]

By | May 12th, 2015|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|0 Comments

Dawlish Air Show 2014

The quiet and quaint seaside town of Dawlish is one of the smallest yet highly attended airshows of the season. The award winning show put on by Kev Wills and his team brings families and enthusiasts en masse to this natural amphitheatre. Duncan Monk reports from a packed Smugglers Hill. The Dawlish Airshow has a [...]

By | August 27th, 2014|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|3 Comments

NATO Tiger Meet 2014

The NATO Tiger Association (NTA) held their latest NATO Tiger Meet (NTM) at Schleswig-Jagel Air Base in Northern Germany. 11 countries took part and with a number of stunning tiger schemes on offer, the Spotters days were much anticipated. Duncan Monk reports from a blustery Germany. Home to Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann" (AKG 51) flying the [...]

By | July 2nd, 2014|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|0 Comments

Danish Airshow 2014

The bi-annual Danish Air Show took place at Karup AFB, home of the Royal Danish Air Force's (RDAF) rotary wing fleet, on Sunday 22nd June. Duncan Monk reports from a windswept, but sun drenched Karup. Much was expected from the Danish Air Show 2014 and with a strong line up including two F/A-18 Displays, the [...]

By | June 30th, 2014|Airshow Reports, Event Reports|0 Comments

Midair Squadron

With the 2014 Air Show season quickly upon us, there is always much interest in the displays that will entertain enthusiasts and families up and down the United Kingdom and across Europe. For 2014 there is a new UK based team ready to strut their stuff - Midair Squadron. Duncan Monk reports from the Press [...]

By | May 1st, 2014|News|5 Comments