Southend Airshow 2007
The weather forecast for the May bank holiday weekend couldn’t have been worse for airshow organisers. A deep low pressure area centred itself in the worst position bringing unbroken spells of rain throughout both days of the show, and some very windy conditions on Monday. However, the flying display directors stil managed to put on a good show in the conditions. Despite the Royal Air Force participation being depleted by unsuccessful ‘Spirit of Adventure’ event at Abingdon the same weekend, Southend still enjoyed a good selection of displays including the Red Arrows.
A rare addition to the Southend flying programme was the Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Boeing 747-400. This was the first stop for a tour of major UK airshows the airline is planning to highlight its low cost London-Hong Kong flights. The 747 arrived during the worst of the weather and made for a dramatic sight appearing and disappearing though cloud at low level over the Thames. Full marks for Oasis for putting on this spectacle.
All photography by Paul Johnson/Flightline UK.
