7th Abingdon Fayre Air and Country Show
The Abingdon Fayre has now truly established itself as the season opener. Though it started as a country fair with a small fly-in and air display attached, the enthusiastic team lead by Neil Porter grown the event into one of the major aviation events of the summer, whilst retaining it’s country fair feel.
The show itself was slightly different than that staged in 2005. The flying display line reverted back to the north-south runway rather than the east-west line we saw last year.
Star of the static display was the US Army UH-60A Blackhawk from Supreme Headquarter Allied Powers Europe. Based in Belgium, SHAPE is responsible for preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of NATO nations and states.
In the air, the Royal Air Force returned with the BBMF Hurricane, Tutor, Hawk and Chinook displays. Delta Jets displayed their ‘Blue Diamonds’ Hawker Hunter T7A and Peter Teichman flew his P-40M Kittyhawk. There were also displays from the Messerschmitt Bf108 and Piper Archer. Completing the flying display was Denny Dobson with his barnstorming aerobatics in his Extra 300L.
All photography by Paul Johnson/Flightline UK.
