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Well with the glorious clear skies today, I decided to take a day off work and go to Scampton to watch the Red Arrows practising ... had a nice lunch at the Cross Keys in Stow

 

Hugh, do the Red Arrows practice most days, as I quite fancy a run up there sometime to see them.

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Hugh, do the Red Arrows practice most days, as I quite fancy a run up there sometime to see them.

 

Yep

They're off to Cyprus soon so get there this month if you can. There's a twitter feed that posts times and numbers but it all depends on the weather

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Hugh, do the Red Arrows practice most days, as I quite fancy a run up there sometime to see them.

 

Yep

They're off to Cyprus soon so get there this month if you can. There's a twitter feed that posts times and numbers but it all depends on the weather

 

That's great thanks. Might have to take a drive one day next week while I'm off work :)

 

Oh, and you didn't end your sentence with a full stop :lol:

Not good for a GLO

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Hugh, do the Red Arrows practice most days, as I quite fancy a run up there sometime to see them.

 

Yep

They're off to Cyprus soon so get there this month if you can. There's a twitter feed that posts times and numbers but it all depends on the weather :)

 

That's great thanks. Might have to take a drive one day next week while I'm off work :)

 

Oh, and you didn't end your sentence with a full stop :lol:

Not good for a GLO

 

I never do so na nah na nah nah

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Here's some news:

 

The Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) and Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) have moved quickly to cement their new partnership by launching plans to create the Vulcan Aviation Academy and Heritage Centre at the home of the last flying Avro Vulcan – Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. The concept is supported by a core group of founding partners which, alongside the main partners of VTST and ASP includes Peel Airports Group, Doncaster College and University Centre, Skypeople, Aviation Shake, The Spirit of Goole/Light Aircraft Association Educational Trust, Bond Bryan, NPS Group and WT Partnership.

 

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Beautiful aircraft. I once knew a guy called Mike Biggs. He's long gone but worked as an aircraft engineer and had plenty of V bomber stories that fascinated me. He started out working with the famous Barnes Wallace and later on a secret project called the swallow. His job was the design of a wing pivot bearing for the swallow which at the time was a prototype swing wing jet. Funding for the project was cut and the design brief sold to the Americans who developed it further.

He spent time after that on V bomber components and retired from the air industry having been involved in many innovations including ejector seats etc. I could listen to him speak for hours.

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Here is a list of where you can see the BBMF display in 2015. Displays are subject to operational changes, which can occur right up to a scheduled performance date.

Flypasts and approximate routes of flight will be published normally on a weekly basis.

Please note, we do not accept any requests for special flypasts or diverts from the fixed flypast schedule.

The decision on where the BBMF perform is controlled by the Royal Air Force Events Team and follows a carefully managed application process.

For more information on individual shows, contact the event organiser or follow the links provided.

Click here to find out how to apply for a future display.

May

 

Sat 02 May - Morecambe Carnival 2015, Lancashire, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sun 03 May - Abingdon Air & Country Show, Oxfordshire, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sun 03 May - Shuttleworth Season Premiere Airshow, Bedfordshire, UK [spitfire]

Sat 23 May – Shuttleworth Classic Wheels Picnic & Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sat 23 & Sun 24 May - VE Day Anniversary Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK [Dakota, Lancaster]

Sat 23 & Sun 24 May - Llandudno Air Show, North Wales [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Mon 25 May – Driffield Vintage Fair & Fun Day, East Yorkshire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Mon 25 May – Lanc, Tank and Military Machines, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, UK [Lancaster]

June

 

Sat 06 June – Throckmorton Airshow, Pershore, Worcesterhsire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 13 June – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, London Biggin Hill Airport, Kent, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sun 14 June – RAF Cosford Airshow, Shropshire, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sun 14 June – Bob Jones Memorial Airshow, Welshpool, Powys [Dakota, Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Fri 19 & Sat 20 June - Whitehaven Festival Airshow, Cumbria, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sat 20 June - Dene Rally, Ropley, Hampshire, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sat 20 & Sun 21 June – Weston Air Festival. Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 27 June - Festival of Speed, Goodwood, West Sussex, UK [spitfire]

Sat 27 & Sun 28 June - Chalke Valley History Festival, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, UK [Dakota, Lancaster]

Sun 28 June - North East Lincolnshire Armed Forces Day, Cleethorpes Seafront, Lincolnshire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

July

 

Sun 05 July – Manchester Airshow, City Airport, Eccles, Manchester, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sun 05 July – Shuttleworth Military Pageant Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK [spitfire]

Sat 11 July - RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset, UK [Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 11 July - Penarth Summer Festival, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales [Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 11 July - Battle of Britain Ball and Airshow, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent, UK [spitfire]

Sat 11 & Sun 12 July - The Wales National Air Show, Swansea Bay, South Wales [Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 11 & Sun 12 July - Battle of Britain Ball and Airshow, Headcorn Airfield, Kent, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sun 12 July - Battle of Britain Memorial Day, Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sun 12 July - Salute To The Few, North Weald Airfield, Essex, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sat 18 July - Bexhill Roaring 20's, Bexhill Seafront, East Sussex, UK [Lancaster]

Sat 18 & Sun 19 July - Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sun 19 July - North Coates Wings and Wheels, North Coates Airfield, Grimsby, UK [Dakota]

Fri 24/Sat 25/Sun 26 July - Silverstone Classic, Northamptonshire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Fri 24/Sat 25/Sun 26 July - Sunderland International Airshow, Seaburn, Tyne & Wear, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 25 & Sun 26 July - War and Peace Revivial, Folkestone Racecourse, Kent, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Spitfire]

August

 

Sat 08 Aug - Newcastle Festival of Flight, County Down, Northern Ireland [Lancaster]

Sat 08 & Sun 09 Aug - Military and Flying Machines, Upminster, Essex, UK [Dakota]

Sat 08 & Sun 09 Aug - Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, Ashton Court, Bristol, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sun 09 & Mon 10 Aug - Blackpool Airshow, Lancashire, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Wed 12 Aug - Minehead Summer Festival, Minehead, Somerset, UK [Dakota]

Thur 13/Fri 14/Sat 15/Sun 16 Aug - Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 15 Aug - Herne Bay Amy Johnson Memorial Airshow, Herne Bay, Kent, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 15 & Sun 16 Aug - British Fireworks Championships, PlymouthHoe, Devon, UK [Dakota]

Sun 16 Aug - Combined Ops,Headcorn Aerodrome,Kent, UK [Lancaster]

Wed 19 Aug - Weymouth Carnival and AirDisplay, Dorset, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Thur 20/Fri 21/Sat 22/Sun 23Aug - Bournemouth AirFestival, Dorset, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 22 Aug - Dawlish Airshow, Devon, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 22 & Sun 23 Aug - RAFA Shoreham Airshow, Brighton City Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Thur 27 & Fri 28 Aug - Clacton Airshow, Essex, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Fri 28 & Sat 29 Aug - Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta, Devon, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 29 & Sun 30 Aug - Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 29 & Sun 30 Aug - Rhyl Air Show, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK [Dakota, Hurricane, Spitfire]

Mon 31 Aug - Props and Pistons, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Mon 31 Aug - The Aylsham Show, Norwich, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

September

 

Sat 05 Sept - Scottish Airshow, Ayr Seafront & Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sat 05 & Sun 06 Sept - Shackerstone Family Festival, Leicestershire, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sat 05 & Sun 06 Sept - Airwaves – Northern Ireland International Airshow, Portrush, Coleraine, Northern Ireland [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Thur 10 Sept - Jersey International Air Display, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [spitfire]

Thur 10 Sept - RAFA Guernsey Air Display, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Fri 11/Sat 12/Sun 13 Sept - Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Circuit and Aerodrome, West Sussex, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

Sun 13 Sept - Village At War Weekend, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, UK [spitfire]

Fri 18/Sat 19/Sun 20 Sept - International Sanicole Airshow, Eindhoven, Belgium [Dakota]

Sat 19 Sept - The Battle of Britain Anniversary Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK [Hurricane, Spitfire]

Sat 19 & Sat 20 Sept - Southport Airshow, Lancashire, UK [Lancaster]

Sat 26 Sept & Sun 27 Sept - Sywell Classic – Pistons and Props, Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, UK [Hurricane, Lancaster, Spitfire]

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