Flightline UK has been developing airshow reviews for many years and our archives go back to 2005. All our reviews feature extensive image galleries and the occasion highlights video. The accordian below features links to all reviews from 2005-2022.
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2022 Display Season
10th Sanicole Sunset Airshow – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
The 2022 Display Season saw a return to near normality. However, rising costs and the after effects of the pandemic meant the UK lost a couple of major events – the Royal Navy International Air Day and Sunderland Airshow. Major themes for the season included celebrations for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and the 75th Anniversary of the United States Air Force.
- REVIEW – Duxford in a Different Light: The Spitfire Special, IWM Duxford, Cambs – 19th February
- REVIEW – Belgian Kings Nightshoot, Historic Helicopters, Chard, Somerset – 5th March
- REVIEW – Farewell to the 146 Photoshoot, RAF Northolt, Middlesex – 13th March
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Season Premiere Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 1st May
- REVIEW – IWM Duxford VE Day Flying Day, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 7th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Evening of Espionage Drive-In Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 14th May
- REVIEW – Meeting de l’air FOSA, BA709 Cognac-Châteaubernard, France – 21st-22nd May
- REVIEW – Stow Maries Wings and Wings, Essex – 29th May
- REVIEW – Midlands Air Festival, Ragley Hall, Warwickshire – 2nd-4th June
- REVIEW – English Riviera Airshow and Jubilee Weekend, Paignton, Devon – 2nd-5th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show 2022, Shropshire – 12th June
- REVIEW – Duxford Summer Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 18th-19th June
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Fly Navy Military Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 3rd July
- REVIEW – Ursel Avia 2022, Ursel Airfield, Knesselare, Belgium – 9th-10th July 2022
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo 2022, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 15th-17th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow 2022, Hampshire – 18th-22nd July
- REVIEW – Old Buckenham Airshow, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk – 30th-31st July
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex – 18th-21st August
- REVIEW – Clacton Airshow 2022, Essex – 25th-26th August
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Evening, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 27th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 1st-4th September
- REVIEW – 10th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Belgium – 10th September
- REVIEW – 43rd International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium – 11th September
- REVIEW – 10th Athens Flying Week, Tanagra Air Base, Greece – 17th-18th September
- REVIEW – BBMF Members Day, RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire – 1st October
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Race Day, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 2nd October
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Finale, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 8th October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Night Photoshoot XXVIIa, Middlesex – 13th October
2021 Display Season
Midlands Air Festival, Ragley Hall – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
Display Season 2021 saw the green shoots of recovery as pandemic restrictions on large events and international travel were slowly lifted during the summer. Sadly for many of the big shows held in June, July and early August these came too late. September however saw the return to something approaching normality and several of Europe’s biggest airshows were able to go ahead including the Bournemouth Air Festival and IWM Duxford’s Battle of Britain Airshow in the UK. As in 2020, it was the Shuttleworth Collection and IWM Duxford that formed the backbone to the season with each holding events from May through to October. The season was also an oppotunity for some of the smaller events to shine such as the Midlands Air Festival and the Old Buckenham Airshow.
- REVIEW – Skyswarm, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire – 24th April
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 2nd May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Spies and Intrigue Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 15th May
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Day: Standing Together, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 22nd May
- REVIEW – Stow Maries Wings and Wheels, Essex – 30th May
- FEATURE – The 50th Anniversary of the Royal International Air Tattoo, North Weald Airfield, Essex – 31st May
- REVIEW – Midlands Air Festival, Ragley Hall, Warwickshire – 4th-6th June
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Day: Commemorating D-Day, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 6th June
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection ‘Scurry of Chipmunks’ Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Beds – 19th June
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Day: ‘Thank You Dads’, IWM Duxford Cambridgeshire – 20th June
- REVIEW – Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent – 25th-27th June
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Military Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 4th July
- GALLERY – Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Estate, West Sussex – 8th-11th July
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection ‘Flying for Fun’ Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 17th July
- REVIEW – Duxford Summer Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 24th-25th July
- REVIEW – Old Buckenham Airshow, Norfolk – 31st July – 1st August
- REVIEW – Folkestone Air Display, The Leas, Folkestone, Kent – 8th August
- REVIEW – Clacton 150th Anniversary Flights, Essex – 26th-27th August
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Evening: After Hours, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 28th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 2nd-5th September
- REVIEW – 9th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hetchel-Eskel, Belgium – 10th September
- REVIEW – Kleine Brogel Spottersday and XTM2021, Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium – 11th & 13th September
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show, Abingdon Airfield, Oxfordshire – 11th September
- REVIEW – 42nd International Sanicole Airshow, Hetchel-Eskel, Belgium – 11th-12th September
- REVIEW – Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 18th-19th September
- REVIEW – Malta International Airshow, St Paul’s Bay and Luqa, Malta – 25th-26th September
- REVIEW – Duxford Flying Day: The Best of 2021, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 9th October
2020 Display Season
Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow, Headcorn – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
The 2020 Display Season was severely curtailed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic that swept the world. Many events around the globe were cancelled due to the uncertainty and restrictions on everyday life. However, during the second half of the display season, there were a handful of shows that did take place across Europe. In the UK, the Shuttleworth Collection put on a number of drive-in events while Headcorn also managed to reschedule and modify its annual Battle of Britain Airshow. Guernsey too managed to go ahead with a near normal event which was greatly appreciated by the Island’s residents. Though Duxford lost all its major airshows, it did manage to stage three showcase days plus some other smaller events for enthusiasts.
- REVIEW – The Socially D I S T A N T Airshow – 21st-23rd April
- FEATURE – ‘RELOADED’ – A look back through the Flightline UK Archives
- FEATURE – Getting Nostalgic about Airshows – 16th June
- REVIEW – The Armchair Airshow – 20th June
- FEATURE – Future Air Displays – A Public Perspective – 3rd July
- REVIEW – The Shuttleworth Collection ‘Drive-In’ Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 18th July
- REVIEW – The Shuttleworth Collection Family ‘Drive-In’ Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 2nd August
- REVIEW – IWM Duxford Showcase Day I, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 4th August
- REVIEW – IWM Duxford Showcase Day II, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 19th August
- REVIEW – The Shuttleworth Collection Vintage ‘Drive-In’Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 6th September
- REVIEW – Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display, Channel Islands – 10th September
- REVIEW – Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent – 25th-27th September
- REVIEW – The Shuttleworth Collection de Havilland Centenary ‘Drive-In’ Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 27th September
- REVIEW – IWM Duxford Showcase Day III, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 10th October
- REVIEW – Battle of Britain 80: The Nightshoot, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 24th October
2019 Display Season
8th Sanicole Sunset Airshow – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
2019 saw a number of important military anniversaries. The airshow season marked the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in June, the 75th Anniversary of the Arnhem Landings in September plus the 70th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s formation.
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- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXVI, Middlesex – 14th March
- FEATURE – RAF Cosford Air Show Press Launch, Shropshire – 2nd April
- REVIEW – Beauvechain Air Base Day, Belgium – 10th April
- REVIEW – 20th Abingdon Air & Country Show, Oxfordshire – 5th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Classic Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 18th May
- REVIEW – Duxford Air Festival 2019, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 25th-26th May
- REVIEW – Torbay Airshow, Paignton, Devon – 1st-2nd June
- REVIEW – Daks over Duxford, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 4th-5th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 9th June
- REVIEW – Luchtmachtdagen 2019, Volkel AFB, Netherlands – 14th-15th June
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 15th-16th June
- REVIEW – Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent – 6th-7th July
- REVIEW – Royal Navy International Air Day, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset – 13th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo 2019, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 19th-21st July
- REVIEW – East Kirkby Airshow, Lincolnshire – 3rd August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex – 15th-18th August
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, London Biggin Hill Airport, Kent – 17th-18th August
- REVIEW – Clacton Airshow, Essex – 22nd-23rd August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 29th August – 1st September
- REVIEW – Southport Airshow 2019, Lancashire – 6th-8th September
- REVIEW – 8th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hetchel-Eskel, Belgium – 13th September
- REVIEW – Spottersday, Kleine Brogel Air Base, Limburg, Belgium – 14th September
- REVIEW – 41st International Sanicole Airshow, Hetchel-Eskel, Belgium – 13th-15th September
- REVIEW – Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 21st-22nd September
- REVIEW – JetFest ’19, North Weald Aerodrome, Essex – 28th-29th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Race Day, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 6th October
- REVIEW – Duxford October Showcase Day, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 20th October
- REVIEW – Dubai Airshow 2019, Al Maktoum International Airport, United Arab Emirates – 17th-21st November
2018 Display Season
Royal International Air Tattoo 2018, RAF Fairford – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
The 2018 Display Season was dominated by celebrations to mark RAF100. The main airshows marking the centenary were the RAF Cosford Air Show and the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. RAF100 was also marked at a number of other events.
- FEATURE – Happy 100th Birthday to the Royal Air Force – RAF100 Launches Today – 1st April
- FEATURE – RAF Cosford Air Show 2018 Media Launch, Shropshire – 17th April
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXIVa, Middlesex – 19th April
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 2018 Press Launch, Somerset – 24th April
- REVIEW – ILA 2018, Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, Germany – 25th-29th April
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show, Oxfordshire – 6th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 19th May
- REVIEW – Duxford Air Festival, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 26th-27th May
- REVIEW – Torbay Airshow, Devon – 2nd-3rd June
- REVIEW – RFC Rendcomb Aerial Pageant, Gloucestershire – 3rd June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 10th June
- REVIEW – Haven Great Yarmouth Airshow, Norfolk – 16th-17th June
- REVIEW – Wales Airshow 2018, Swansea, South Wales – 30th June-1st July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 7th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo 2018, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 13th-15th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow – The Trade Week, Hampshire – 16th-20th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow – The Public Weekend, Hampshire – 16th-22nd July
- REVIEW – Old Buckenham Airshow, Norfolk – 28th-29th July
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Family Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 5th August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex – 16th-19th August
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, Kent – 18th-19th August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 25th-26th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 30th August – 2nd September
- REVIEW – Belgian Air Force Days, Kleine Brogel, Limberg, Belgium – 8th-9th September
- REVIEW – Athens Flying Week 2018, Tanagra, Greece – 22nd-23rd September
- REVIEW – BBMF Members Day, RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire – 29th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Race Day, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 7th October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXV, Middlesex – 18th October
2017 Display Season
Royal International Air Tattoo 2017, RAF Fairford – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
2017 sees the 70th Anniversary of the United States Air Force and this theme will undoubtedly feature at some of the major UK and Europe airshows. However, the biggest celebration will be at the Royal International Air Tattoo in July which will likely see the strongest support from the current USAF. 2017 also sees a new major events at RAF Scampton. In Europe, Belgium’s only major civilian airshow, the International Sanicole Airshow, will celebrate its 40th edition with a truly international line-up of displays.
- FEATURE – RAF Cosford Air Show 2017 Media Launch – 28th March
- REVIEW – Gazelle 50th Commemorative Fly-in, Middle Wallop, Hampshire – 8th April
- FEATURE – Blackbushe Festival of Flight Press Launch, Hampshire – 29th April
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 7th May
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air and Country Show, Oxfordshire – 14th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection May Classic Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Beds – 20th May
- REVIEW – Duxford Air Festival, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 27th-28th May
- REVIEW – Torbay Airshow, Devon – 3rd-4th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 11th June
- REVIEW – Tactical Weapon Meet Spottersday, Florennes, Belgium – 15th June
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection June Classic Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Beds – 17th June
- REVIEW – Blackbushe Festival of Flight, Hampshire – 1st-2nd July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 8th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 14th-16th July
- REVIEW – Old Buckenham Airshow 2017, Norfolk – 29th-30th July
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Edwardian Pageant, Old Warden, Bedforshire – 6th August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow – 17th-20th August
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, Kent – 19th-20th August
- REVIEW – Clacton Airshow, Essex – 24th-25th August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Dunsfold Park – 26th-27th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 31st August-3rd September
- REVIEW – 7th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hetchel-Eksel, Belgium – 8th September
- REVIEW – Kleine Brogel Spottersday, Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium – 9th September
- REVIEW – 40th International Sanicole Airshow, Hetchel-Eksel, Belgium – 10th September
- REVIEW – Festa al Cel, Lleida-Alguaire Airport, Spain – 23rd-24th September
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXIII, Middlesex – 19th October
2016 Display Season
Farnborough International Airshow 2016: The Trade Days – Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
2016 will be an interesting year with the major airshows marking a wide variety of themes. The RAF’s only major airshow of the year will take place at RAF Cosford which will celebrate the development of the jet engine, training and the 75th Anniversary of the Air Cadets. The latter theme will also be marked in a big way at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. 2016 should also finally see the European début of the F-35 Lightning II and it is hoped that it will appear a number of big events events including RIAT and Farnborough amongst others.
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XX, Middlesex – 17th March
- FEATURE – RAF Cosford Air Show 2016 Press Launch, Shropshire – 23rd March
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton gears up for Air Day 2016
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show, Oxfordshire – 1st May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 8th May
- REVIEW – 70th Anniversary of the DHC Chipmunk Fly-in, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 22nd May
- REVIEW – The American Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 28th-29th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Fly Navy Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 5th June
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, Kent – 11th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 19th June
- REVIEW – Belgian Air Force Days, Florennes AB, Belgium – 25th-26th June
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 2nd July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 8th-10th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow: The Trade Days, Hampshire – 11th-15th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow: The Public Weekend, Hampshire – 16th-17th July
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Edwardian Pageant, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 8th August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex – 11th-14th August
- REVIEW – Red Bull Air Race, Ascot, Berkshire – 13th-14th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 18th-21st August
- REVIEW – Clacton Airshow, Essex – 25th-26th August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey – 27th-28th August
- REVIEW – 6th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hetchel, Belgium – 9th September
- REVIEW – 39th International Sanicole Airshow, Hetchel, Belgium – 11th September
- REVIEW – Cranfield Festival of Flight, Bedfordshire – 17th September
- REVIEW – 24th Malta International Airshow, Luqa & SmartCity, Malta – 24th-25th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection Race Day Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 2nd October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXI, Middlesex – 6th October
- REVIEW – International SAR Meet, Koksijde, Belgium – 11th October
- REVIEW – RAF Brize Norton Nightshoot, Oxfordshire – 29th October
2015 Display Season
Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
2015 marked the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain plus the 70th Anniversaries of VE and VJ days. The Battle of Britain was marked at many major events including the Royal International Air Tattoo. Leading the commemorations will be the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight which mounted special formations at RIAT and other events around the country. VE Day Commemorations were marked at IWM Duxford, the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden plus the RAF’s only airshow of the year at RAF Cosford.
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XVIII, Middlesex – 5th March
- FEATURE – RAF Cosford Press Launch, Shropshire – 25th March
- FEATURE – The Return of 846 NAS to RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset – 26th March – by Lewis Gaylard
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air and Country Show, Oxfordshire – 3rd May
- REVIEW – NATO Tiger Meet, Konya AB, Turkey – 7th-8th May – by Frank Togher
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Press Launch, Somerset – 19th May
- REVIEW – VE Day Anniversary Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 23rd-24th May
- REVIEW – AeroExpo & HeliExpo 2015, Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire – 29th-31st May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection “LAA Party in the Park” Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 7th June
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, Kent – 13th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 14th June
- REVIEW – National Armed Forces Day Event, Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey – 27th June
- REVIEW – Baginton Air Pageant, Coventry Airport, Warwickshire – 4th July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 11th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 17th-19th July
- REVIEW – Sunderland International Airshow, Tyne & Wear – 24th-26th July
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Collection “Wings and Wings” Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 2nd August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex – 13th-16th August
- REVIEW – Red Bull Air Race, Ascot, Berkshire – 15th-16th August
- REVIEW – Biggin75, London Biggin Hill Airport, Kent – 18th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 20th-23rd August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 29th-30th August
- REVIEW – Jersey International Air Display, St Helier, Jersey – 10th September – by Melvyn Hiscock
- REVIEW – Old Sarum Airshow, Wiltshire – 12th-13th September
- REVIEW – 5th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Leopoldsburg, Belgium – 18th September
- REVIEW – ‘Spottersday’, Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium – 19th September
- REVIEW – 38th International Sanicole Airshow, Leopoldsburg, Belgium – 20th September
- REVIEW – Malta International Airshow, Luqa, Malta – 26th-27th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth ‘Uncovered’Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 4th October
- REVIEW – Festival of Flight: Weston Park in the Dark, Weston Park, Shropshire – 17th October
2014 Display Season
Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
2014 saw the start of commemorations marking 100 Years since the First World War and also the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Arnhem Campaign. Many events up and down the country marked these important anniversaries with special flying displays. 2014 also saw the RAF Red Arrows celebrate their 50th Display Season with major events at the RAF Waddington International Airshow and a THREE DAY Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
- REVIEW – Al Ain Aerobatic Show, UAE – 30th Nov-2nd Dec 2013
- FEATURE – RAF Cosford Air Show Press Launch, Shropshire – 27th March
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XVI, Middlesex – 27th March
- REVIEW – 20 More of Years of the Buccaneer, Bruntingthorpe, Leics – 29th March
- REVIEW – Sywell Aviation Museum Grand Opening, Northants – 19th April
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show, Oxfordshire – 4th May
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Press Launch, Somserset – 6th May
- FEATURE – Farnborough Intenational Airshow Media Launch, Hampshire – 14th May
- REVIEW – Breitling Heroes Airshow, RFC Rendcomb, Gloucestershire – 11th May
- REVIEW – D-Day Anniversary Air Show, IWM Duxford Cambs – 24th-25th May
- FEATURE – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight Press Launch, Kent – 30th May
- FEATURE – Royal International Air Tattoo Media Launch, RAF Fairford – 4th June
- REVIEW – Folkestone Airshow, Kent – 7th-8th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 8th June
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, Kent – 14th June
- REVIEW – Weston Air Festival, Somerset – 21st-22nd June
- REVIEW – RNAS Merryfield Open Evening, Somerset – 25th June
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Military Pageant, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 29th June
- REVIEW – RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincolnshire – 5th-6th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucs – 11th-13th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow – TRADE DAYS, Hants – 14th-20th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow – PUBLIC DAYS, Hants – 19th-20th July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somserset – 26th July
- FEATURE – 25th RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Launch, West Sussex – 15th August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, E. Sussex – 14th-17th Aug
- REVIEW – Red Bull Air Race: Ascot, Berkshire – 16th-17th August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey – 23rd-24th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 28th-31st August
- REVIEW – 25th RAFA Shoreham Airshow, West Sussex – 30th-31st August
- REVIEW – AIR14, Payerne, Switzerland – 30-31st August, 6th-7th September
- REVIEW – Belgian Air Force Days, Kleine Brogel, Belgium – 13th-14th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Classic Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 20th September
- REVIEW – AirX Malta International Airshow, Malta – 27th-28th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Season Finale ‘Race Day’ Airshow, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 5th October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XVII, Middlesex – 23rd October
- REVIEW – Gnat Display Team Open Day, North Weald Airfield, Essex – 25th October
2013 Display Season
Image © Paul Johnson/Flightline UK
2013 sees a number of new airshows join the circuit as well as the return of some old favourites. There are also some important anniversaries to be marked including the 95th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force and the 70th Anniversary of the ‘Dambusters’ raid by 617 Squadron in 1943.
- REVIEW – LPG Nightshoot, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire – 23rd February
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot, Middlesex – 14th March
- FEATURE – A Preview of ‘A Musical Salute to the Few’, Biggin Hill, Kent – 17th August
- REVIEW – Sywell Aviation Museum Grand Opening 2013, Northants – 30th March
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Press Launch, Somerset – 23rd April
- REVIEW – April Flying Day, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 28th April
- REVIEW – May Flying Evening, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 4th May
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show, Oxfordshire – 5th May
- REVIEW – May Flying Day and LAA Party in the Park, Old Warden, Beds – 19th May
- REVIEW – Spring Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 26th May
- FEATURE – Eagle Squadron Commemorative Flypasts, East Anglia – 27th May
- REVIEW – June Flying Evening, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 1st June
- REVIEW – Hangar 11 P-40M Kittyhawk Unveiling, North Weald, Essex – 2nd June
- REVIEW – Throckmorton Airshow, Worcestershire – 8th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Airshow, Shropshire – 9th June
- REVIEW – RNAS Merryfield Open Evening, Somerset – 12th June
- REVIEW – Wickenby Wings and Wheels, Lincolnshire – 15th-16th June
- FEATURE – Royal International Air Tattoo Media Launch, RAF Fairford, Glous – 18th June
- REVIEW – South East (Thanet) Airshow, Manston Airport, Kent – 22nd June
- REVIEW – Old Buckenham Airshow, Norfolk – 22nd-23rd June
- REVIEW – RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincolnshire – 6th-7th July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somserset – 13th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucs – 20th-21st July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo – EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS
- REVIEW – RNAS Culdrose Air Day, Cornwall – 24th July
- REVIEW – Sunderland International Airshow, Tyne & Wear – 27th-28th July
- REVIEW – On Your Marks, Bruntingthorpe, Leics – 10th August
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, E. Sussex – 15th-18th Aug
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey – 24th-25th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 29th August – 1st September
- REVIEW – RAFA Shoreham Airshow, West Sussex – 31st August-1st September
- REVIEW – Duxford Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire- 7th-8th September
- REVIEW – Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hetchel, Belgium – 13th September
- REVIEW – 37th International Sanicole Airshow, Hetchel, Belgium – 15th September
- REVIEW – Brooklands Museum Aviation Day, Weybridge, Surrey – 28th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth October Flying Day, Old Warden, Beds – 6th October
- REVIEW – Autumn Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 13th October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot, Middlesex – 17th October
- REVIEW – Al Ain Aerobatic Show, UAE – 30th Nov-2nd Dec 2013
2012 Display Season
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2012 saw the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee which wase marked at a number of events including at Duxford and the Royal International Air Tattoo. Major aviation anniversaries included the 100th Anniversary of the Central Flying School and the 70th Anniversary of the arrival of the USAAF 8th Air Force.
- REVIEW – Bahrain International Airshow, Sakhir, Bahrain – 19th-21st January
- FEATURE – Bournemouth Air Festival 2012 Launch Event, Dorset – 22nd March
- FEATURE – The Russian Knights (Russkiye Vityazi)
- FEATURE – Al Fursan (The Knights)
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XI, Middlesex – 12th April
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Launch Event, Somerset – 17th April
- FEATURE – The Royal Air Force Musical Salute to the Queen’s Jubilee, Loseley Park, Surrey – 23rd June
- REVIEW – RFC 100th Anniversary Fly-in, Stow Maries Aerodrome, Essex – 5th-7th May
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show 2012, Oxfordshire – 6th May
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XII, Middlesex – 9th May
- REVIEW – Royal Flying Corps Centenary Event, Middle Wallop, Hampshire – 12th May
- REVIEW – Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Flypast, Windsor, Berkshire – 19th May
- REVIEW – Volkel in de Wolken, The Netherlands – 20th May
- REVIEW – Southend Air Festival, Essex – 26th-27th May
- REVIEW – Duxford Jubilee Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 27th May
- REVIEW – Folkestone Jubilee Airshow, Kent – 2nd June
- REVIEW – The Big Pull in aid of aeroBILITY, Goodwood, West Sussex – 3rd June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Airshow, Shropshire – 17th June
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 23rd June
- REVIEW – RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincolnshire – 30th June-1st July
- REVIEW – Flying Legends 2012, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 30th June-1st July
- ARRIVALS – RIAT 2012, RAF Fairford, Glos – WEDNESDAY ARRIVALS
- ARRIVALS – RIAT 2012, RAF Fairford, Glos – THURSDAY ARRIVALS
- ARRIVALS – RIAT 2012, RAF Fairford, Glos – FRIDAY ARRIVALS
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo 2012, RAF Fairford, Glos – 7th-8th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo Extended Highlights
- REVIEW – Farnborough International 2012, Hampshire – 9th-15th July
- REVIEW – Sunderland International Airshow, Tyne & Wear – 21st-22nd July
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Military Pageant Air Display, Old Warden, Beds – 5th August
- REVIEW – Flygfesten 2012, Dala-Järna, Sweden – 10th-12th August
- REVIEW – Sywell Airshow, Sywell Aerodrome, Northants – 18th August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey- 26th-27th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 30th August-2nd September
- REVIEW – RAFA Shoreham Airshow, West Sessex – 1st-2nd September
- REVIEW – Duxford Airshow 2012, IWM Duxford, Cambs – 8th-9th September
- REVIEW – 3rd Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Belgium – 14th September
- REVIEW – 36th International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium – 14th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Uncovered Air Display, Old Warden, Beds – 22nd September
- REVIEW – Malta International Airshow, Luqa, Malta – 29th-30th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Autumn Air Display, Old Warden, Beds – 7th October
- REVIEW – Duxford Autumn Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 14th October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Nightshoot XIII, Middlesex – 18th October
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Nightshoot, Kent – 17th November
2011 Display Season
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2011 was an eventful display season. The season marked the 50th Anniversary of the NATO Tiger Association, the 70th Anniversary of Royal Air Force Search and Rescue and the 75th Anniversary of the Supermarine Spitfire. Sadly however, 2011 will be remembered more for the tragic accident at Bournemouth Airport which claimed the life of Red Arrows team member, Flt Lt Jon Egging. Later in the year after the season had ended the Red Arrows suffered a further loss when Flt Lt Sean Cunningham was killed in a ground accident at RAF Scampton.
- FEATURE – Roll Up, Roll Up – The Flying Circus is coming to town! – January 2011
- REVIEW – FAST Museum Night-Shoot, Farnborough, Hampshire – 8th January
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Night-shoot VIII, Middlesex – 20th January
- FEATURE – Introducing the SWIP Team – 20th February
- FEATURE – European Airshow Council Convention, Brussels – 25th-26th February
- REVIEW – 75th Anniversary of the Spitfire, Capel-le-Ferne, Kent – 5th March
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Dsy 2011 Press Launch – 11th March
- REVIEW – Gnat Display Team Night-Shoot, North Weald, Essex – 27th March
- REVIEW – 14 Squadron Farewell, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 29th March
- FEATURE – 2011 Airshow Season Preview
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Spring Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 1st May
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show 2011, Oxfordshire – 8th May
- REVIEW – Help for Heroes Sunset Air Display, RFC Rendcomb, Gloucs – 14th May
- REVIEW – Spring Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 22nd May
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Night-shoot IX, Middlesex – 26th May
- REVIEW – Southend Air Festival, Essex – 28th-29th May
- REVIEW – Volkel in de Wolken 2011, Volkel, The Netherlands – 29th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Midsummer Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 5th June
- REVIEW – RAFA Dutch Day Celebrations, Sussexdown, West Sussex – 7th June
- REVIEW – Throckmorton Airshow 2011, Pershore, Worcestershire – 11th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Airshow 2011, Shropshire – 12th June
- REVIEW – Cotswold Airshow 2011, Kemble, Gloucestershire – 18th-19th June
- REVIEW – Margate’s Big Event, Kent – 18th-19th June
- REVIEW – Baxterley Wings and Wheels, Warwickshire – 26th June
- REVIEW – RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincs – 2nd-3rd July
- REVIEW – Flying Legends 2011, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 9th-10th July
- REVIEW – Koksijde International Airshow 2011, Belgium – 6th-7th July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 9th July
- REVIEW (ARRIVALS) – RIAT 2011, RAF Fairford, Glos – WEDNESDAY 13th July
- REVIEW (ARRIVALS) – RIAT 2011, RAF Fairford, Glos – THURSDAY 14th July
- REVIEW (ARRIVALS) – RIAT 2011, RAF Fairford, Glos – FRIDAY 15th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo 2011, RAF Fairford, Glos – 16th-17th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo 2011 – Extended Highlights
- REVIEW – Southport Airshow, Lancashire – 23rd-24th July
- REVIEW – Sunderland International Airshow, Tyne & Wear – 30th-31st July
- REVIEW – Sally-B and Friends Day, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 31st July
- REVIEW – Airbourne, Eastbourne International Airshow, E Sussex – 11th-14th August
- FEATURE – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels Press Launch, Surrey – 16th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival 2011, Dorset – 18th-21st August
- REVIEW – RAFA Shoreham Airshow, West Sussex – 20th-21st August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey- 28th-29th August
- REVIEW – Duxford Airshow 2011, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 3rd-4th September
- REVIEW – Jersey International Air Display 2011, The Channel Islands – 8th September
- REVIEW – London Biggin Hill Airport Family Open Day, Kent – 10th September
- REVIEW – Seething Charity Air Day, Norfolk – 11th September
- REVIEW – Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex – 16th-18th September
- REVIEW – Flight1 Open Day, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 24th September
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth Uncovered, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 24th September
- REVIEW – Festa al Cel 2011, Barcelona, Spain – 2nd October
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt Night-shoot X, Middlesex – 6th October
- REVIEW – Autumn Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 16th October
- REVIEW – Flight Night, North Weald Aerodrome, Essex – 29th October
- REVIEW – LPG Twilight Rolling Reheat Run, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire – 12th November
- REVIEW – AIRBASE Evening Engine Runs, Coventry Airport, Warwickshire – 10th December
2010 Display Season
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The 2010 Airshow season was dominated by commemorations for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain with events up and down the country, and even over in Europe saluting “The Few!
- REVIEW – Al Ain Aerobatics Show 2010, United Arab Emirates – 27th-30th January
- FEATURE – The Season Starts Here – Part 1: Bournemouth Air Festival 2010 Launch
- REVIEW – RAF Northolt “Nightshoot VI”, Middlesex – 25th March
- FEATURE – The Season Starts Here – Part 2: What we’re looking forward to in 2010!
- FEATURE – The Season Starts Here – Part 3: In Praise of the local airshow!
- FEATURE – The Season Starts Here – Part 4: Southend Air Festival Press Launch
- FEATURE – The Season Starts Here – Part 5: 25 Years of Seaside Airshows
- FEATURE – The Season Starts Here – Part 6: New Tricks: The Twister Duo
- REVIEW – North Weald Gathering of Warbirds and Veterans, Essex – 25th April
- REVIEW – Abingdon Air & Country Show 2010, Oxfordshire – 2nd May
- REVIEW – Great Vintage Flying Weekend, Cotswold Airport, Glos – 8th-9th May
- REVIEW – Henham Park Wings and Wheels Rally, Suffolk – 9th May
- REVIEW – Shuttleworth May Sunset Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 15th May
- REVIEW – Duxford Spring Airshow, Cambridgeshire – 16th May
- FEATURE – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Press Launch
- REVIEW – Bugles at Dusk, RFC Rendcomb, Gloucestershire – 23rd May
- REVIEW – Volkel in de Wolken, The Netherlands – 30th May
- REVIEW – Southend Air Festival, Essex – 30th-31st May
- REVIEW – Heart of Scotland Airshow, Perth Airport, Perthshire – 5th-6th June
- REVIEW – RAFA Dutch Day, Sussexdown, West Sussex – 8th June
- REVIEW – RAF Halton ‘At Home Day’, Buckinghamshire – 12th June
- REVIEW – RAF Cosford Air Show, Shropshire – 13th June
- REVIEW – Margate’s Big Event, Kent – 19th-20th June
- REVIEW – Cotswold Air Show 2010, Kemble, Gloucestershire – 19th-20th June
- REVIEW – Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2010, Kent – 26th-27th June
- REVIEW – RAF Waddington International Air Show, Lincolnshire – 3rd-4th July
- REVIEW – Flying Legends 2010, IWM Duxford, Cambrisgeshire – 10th-11th July
- REVIEW – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 10th July
- REVIEW – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucs – 17th-18th July
- REVIEW – Farnborough International Airshow 2010, Hampshire – 19th-25th July
- REVIEW – RAF Wyton Families Day, Cambridgeshire – 23rd July
- REVIEW – RNAS Culdrose Air Day, Cornwall – 28th July
- REVIEW – RAF Lyneham Families Day, Wiltshire – 7th August
- FEATURE – Shoreham Airshow Press Day, West Sussex – 12th August
- REVIEW – Airbourne 2010, Eastbourne, East Sussex – 12th-15th August
- REVIEW – On Your Marks, Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds, Leicestershire – 15th August
- FEATURE – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels Press Launch – 17th August
- REVIEW – Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 19th-22nd August
- REVIEW – RAFA Shoreham Airshow, West Sussex – 21st-22nd August
- REVIEW – Clacton Airshow, Essex – 26th-27th August
- REVIEW – Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey – 29th-30th August
- REVIEW – The Battle of Britain Airshow, Duxford, Cambs – 4th-5th September
- REVIEW – Jersey International Air Display, The Channel Islands – 9th September
- REVIEW – Seething Charity Air Day, Norfolk – 12th September
- REVIEW – 1st Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hetchel, Belgium – 17th September
- REVIEW – 34th Sanicole International Airshow, Hetchel, Belgium – 19th September
- REVIEW – Meet the Pilots Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 25th September
- REVIEW – Festa al Cel 2010, Barcelona, Spain – 2nd-3rd October
- REVIEW – Duxford Autumn Air Show, Cambridgeshire – 10th October
- FEATURE – 50th Anniversary of the P1127’s First Flight and Harrier Farwell, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 16th & 18th November
2009 Display Season
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The 2009 display season was a mixed one to say the very least. One of the season highlights was this formation celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Virgin Atlantic Airlines at the Biggin Hill International Air Fair. 2009 also saw the first “international” reviews appear on Flightline UK with articles from Al Ain (UAE), Volkel in de Wolken (Netherlands) and Flygfesten (Sweden.)
- Al Ain Aerobatics Show 2009, United Arab Emirates – 28th-31st January
- LPG Twilight Burner Extravganza, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire – 7th February
- 100th Anniversary of Leysdown Airfield, Isle of Sheppey, Kent – 22nd February
- RAF Northolt Night Photoshoot II, Middlesex – 19th March
- RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Press Launch, Somerset – 31st March
- Abingdon Air & Country Show 2009, Abingdon Airfield, Oxfordshire – 3rd May
- Great Vintage Flying Weekend, Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire – 9th-10th May
- Wings and Wheels Rally 2009, Henham Park, Suffolk – 10th May
- Kemble Air Show 2009 Press Preview, Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire – 14th May
- Duxford Spring Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 17th May
- Volkel in de Wolken, The Netherlands – 24th May
- Southend Festival of the Air 2009, Essex – 24th-25th May
- Shuttleworth Summer Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 7th June
- RAF Cosford Air Show 2009, DCAE Cosford, Shropshire – 14th June
- Margate’s Big Event, Palm Bay, Thanet, Kent – 20th-21st June
- Kemble Air Show, Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire – 20th-21st June
- Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2009, Biggin Hill Airport, Kent – 27th-28th June
- London City Airport Funday 2009, Greater London – 4th July
- RAF Waddington International Air Show – Lincolnshire – 4th-5th July
- RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 2009, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset – 11th July
- Flying Legends 2009, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 11th-12th July
- Royal International Air Tattoo 2009, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 18th-19th July
- RAF Odiham Families Day, Hampshire – 22nd July
- Dover 2009 – Bleriot : The Celebration, Dover, Kent – 25th-26th July
- RAFBF 90th Anniversary Airshow, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire – 1st August
- Flygfesten, Dala Jarna, Sweden – 7th-9th August
- Airbourne 2009, Eastbourne Seafront, East Sussex – 13th-16th August
- Heart Air Display & Classic Car Show, Rougham, Suffolk – 16th August
- Bournemouth Air Festival, Dorset – 20th-23rd August
- Shoreham Airshow 2009, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 22nd-23rd August
- Clacton Airshow 2009, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex – 27th-28th August
- 25th FAI World Aerobatics Championships, Silverstone – 20th-30th August
- Dunsfold Wings and Wheels 2009, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 30th August
- Seething Charity Air Day, Seething Airfield, Norfolk – 5th September
- Duxford Air Show 2009, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 5th-6th September
- Goodwood Revival 2009, West Sussex – 18th-20th September
- Kemble Battle of Britain Weekend, Kemble Airfield, Glous – 19th-20th September
- Southport Airshow 2009, Lancashire – 26th-27th September
- Shuttleworth Autumn Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 4th October
- Duxford Autumn Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 11th October
2008 Display Season
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Perhaps the biggest memory of the 2008 display season was the weather which pretty much affected every event. 2008 was also the 90th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force and a major celebration was held at RAF Fairford during the Royal International Air Tattoo. It was infact the only event at RIAT to go ahead with the public days of the event cancelled due to flooding on the showground and in the car parks.
Click on an event below to view a fully illustrated review of the event. Please note, the reviews are in a prevous format of the website
- Friends of XXV (F) Squadron Enthusiasts Day, RAF Leeming, Yorkshire – 29th March
- Abingdon Air & Country Show, Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, Oxfordshire – 4th May
- Shuttleworth Evening Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 17th May
- Duxford Spring Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 18th May
- Support Our Paras, Old Saum Airfield, Wilshire – 25th May
- Goodwood Vintage Fly-in and Air Display, West Sussex – 25th-26th May – Simon Fenwick
- RAF Cosford Airshow 2008, DCAE Cosford, Shropshire – 1st June
- Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2008, London Biggin Hill Airport – 7th-8th June
- Brooklands Centenary of British Aviation Day, Surrey – 7th June – Simon Fenwick
- RAF Halton “At Home Day”, Buckinghamshire – 14th June
- Kemble Air Day 2008, Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire – 15th June
- Old Buckenham Airshow 2008, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk – 29th June
- RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 5th July
- RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincolnshire – 5th-6th July
- Royal International Air Tattoo 2008, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 12th-13th July
- Farnborough International 2008, Hampshire – 14th-20th July
- East Fortune Airshow 2008 East Lothian – 26th July
- Sunderland International Airshow, Tyne & Wear – 25th-26th July
- Red Bull Air Race World Series – London – 2nd-3rd August
- On Your Marks, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire – 10th August
- Shoreham AIrshow Press Day, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 15th August
- Airbourne 2008, Eastbourne International Airshow, East Sussex – 14th-17th August
- Rougham Air Display & Classic Car Show, Suffolk – 17th August
- Clacton Airshow, Clacton on Sea, Essex – 21st-22nd August
- Spitfire Proms Spectacular, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent – 23rd August
- Dunsfold Wings and Wheels 2008, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 24th August
- Shoreham Airshow 2008, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 30th-31st August
- Southport Airshow 2008, Southport Beach, Lancashire – 6th-7th September
- Kemble Battle of Britain Open Days, Gloucestershire – 13th-14th September
- Help for Heroes Airshow, RFC Rendcomb, Gloucestershire – 14th September
- Shuttleworth Evening Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 20th September
- Duxford Autumn Air Show 2008, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 5th October
- LPG Twilight Afterburner Extravganza, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire – 15th November
2007 Display Season
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2007 was the year of the Indian with IAF Su-30MKI fighters deployed in the UK during July. They partipated at Waddington and RIAT despite some awful weather that cancelled the second day at Waddington. There were also appearances by the Thunderbirds and the F-117A Nighthawk at RIAT; the latter making it’s final ever appearance in the UK before retirement.
- Beagle Pup 40th Anniversary, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 8th April
- 50 Golden Years of the BBMF, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 5th May
- Abingdon Air And Country Show, Abingdon, Oxfordshire – 6th May
- Shuttleworth Collection May Evening Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 19th May
- May Air show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 20th May
- Southend Airshow, Southend Seafront, Essex – 27th-28th May
- Biggin Hill International Air Fair, Biggin Hill Airport, Kent – 2nd-3rd June
- RAF Northolt Charity Photocall, London – 10th June
- Kemble Air Day, Kemble, Gloucestershire – 17th June
- Old Buckenham Airshow 2007, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk – 24th June
- RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincolnshire – 30th June-1st July
- RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Press Call, Somerset – 3rd July
- RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, Somerset – 7th July
- Flying Legends, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 7th-8th July
- Royal International Air Tattoo 2007, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 14th-15th July
- Duxford Flying Proms, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 21st July
- Fly to the Past, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire – 22nd July
- Red Bull Air Race World Series, London – 28th-29th July
- RNAS Culdrose Air Day, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall – 1st August
- Shoreham Airshow 2007 Press Launch, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 17th August
- Airbourne 2007, Eastbourne Seafront, East Sussex – 16th-19th August
- Rougham Air Display 2007, Rougham Airfield, Suffolk – 19th August
- Clacton Airshow 2007, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex – 23rd-24th August
- Dunsfold Wings and Wheels 2007, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 26th August
- Goodwood Revivial, Goodwood, West Sussex – 31st August-2nd September – Simon Fenwick
- Lydd Airshow 2007, London Ashford Airport, Lydd, Kent – 1st-2nd September
- Duxford Airshow 2007, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 8th-9th September
- Shoreham Airshow 2007, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 15th-16th September
- Glider vs Power Team Aerobatics Match, Lasham, Hampshire – 5th-7th October
- Autumn Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 7th October
- Autumn Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 14th October
2006 Display Season
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2006 was a good year for the big July shows. The Russians returned with the incredible MiG-209OVT displaying at RIAT and Farnborough with it’s thrust-vectoring antics. The Canberra PR9 also took it’s final bow in 2006 with memorable displays at Waddington and RIAT and a number of shows celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire. It was also the final year of the Utterly Butterly Barnstormers who were rebranded Team Guinot at the end of the year.
- 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire’s First Flight, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 5th March
- 1st Action Afternoon, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – Good Friday, 14th April
- Fly! The London Air Show, Earl’s Court, London – 21st-23rd April
- 7th Abingdon Fayre Air and Country Show, Abingdon, Oxfordshire – 30th April
- Spring Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 7th May
- AirSpace Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 21st May
- Southend Airshow 2006, Southend, Essex – 28th-29th May
- Biggin Hill International Air Fair, Biggin Hill Airport, Kent – 3rd-4th June
- RAF Northolt Charity Photocall, Middlesex – 11th June
- Shuttleworth Evening Air Display 2, Old Warden, Bedforshire – 17th June
- Kemble Air Day, Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire – 18th June
- RAF Waddington International Airshow, Lincolnshire – 1st-2nd July
- International Air Day, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset – 8th July
- Flying Legends 2006, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 8th-9th July
- Royal International Air Tattoo 2006, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire – 15th-16th July
- Farnborough International 2006, Farnborough, Hampshire – 17th-23rd July
- Wings and Things, Woodchurch, Kent – 6th August
- Airbourne 2006, Eastbourne Seafront, East Sussex – 17th-20th August
- Shoreham Airshow Press Preview, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 18th August
- Redhill Airshow 2006, Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey – 20th August
- Dunsfold Wings and Wheels 2006, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 27th August
- Spitfire Anniversary Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 2nd-3rd September
- RAF Leuchars Airshow, Fife, Scotland – 9th September
- Shoreham Airshow 2006, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex – 16th-17th September
- Autumn Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 1st October
- Autumn Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 8th October
2005 Display Season
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The Romainian Air Force deployed a number of MiG-21 Lancers to the UK during the summer, and the veteran cols war fighter made appearances at Waddington and RIAT. The RAF Jaguar GR3 also gave it’s final year of solo displays before it’s perhaps premature retirement and the closure of RAF Coltishall. Another farewell came from the Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier which gave a low-key final display appearance at RNAS Yeovilton in September. Elsewhere, the swedish SAAB B17A also made it’s UK display debut at Flying Legends and we welcomed the new Dunsfold Wings and Wheels airshow.
- Fly! The London Air Show, Earl’s Court, London – 8th-10th April
- 6th Abingdon Fayre Air and Country Show, Abingdon, Oxfordshire – 1st May
- VE Day Anniversary Air Show, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 7th-8th May
- Red Arrows First Display 40th Anniversary, Biggin Hill, Kent – 12th May
- Southend Airshow, Southend-on-Sea, Essex – 29th-30th May
- Brooklands Wings and Wheels, Dunsfold Park, Surrey – 4th June
- Shuttleworth VE Day Anniversary Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 5th June
- EUjet.com Flight Thanet Air Show, Margate, Kent – 18th-19th June – by Michael Rivett
- Shuttleworth Evening Air Display II, Old Warden, Befordshire – 18th June
- Kemble Air Day 2005, Kemble, Glouscestershire – 19th June
- International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth, Hampshire – 30th June-3rd July
- RAF Waddington International Airshow, RAF Waddington – 2nd-3rd July
- Flying Legends, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 9th-10th July
- Royal International Air Tattoo 2005, RAF Fairford, Glouscestershire – 16th-17th July
- Wings and Things 2005, Woodchurch, Kent – 7th August
- Airbourne 2005, Eastbourne, East Sussex – 11th-14th August
- Redhill Airshow 2005, Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey – 14th August
- Shuttleworth Evening Air Display IV, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 20th August
- Little Gransden Air and Vintage Vehicle Show, Cambridgeshire – 28th August
- Shoreham Airshow 2005, Shoreham, West Sussex – 3rd – 4th September
- International Air Fair 2005, Biggin Hill, Kent – 3rd-4th September
- RAF Leuchars Airshow 2005, RAF Leuchars, Fife – 10th September
- RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset – 17th September
- HeliTech 2005, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 27th-29th September
- Autumn Air Display, Old Warden, Bedfordshire – 2nd October
- Autumn Airshow, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire – 16th October
