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Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 2017


Seamus

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Morning all,

Here's my selection of images from a fine show at Biggin on Sunday. It was mainly the Czech contingent that brought me back to Biggin for the first time since the last air fair in 2010, but overall I thought the show was excellent, with an decent blend of military and civilian acts.

 

36531211912_542c0b5b9e_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36305349980_2510384f83_o.jpgMil Mi-171SH Hip 9781 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36305347440_c414a8947b_o.jpgMil Mi-171SH Hip 9781 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36719575505_74f3aaf7eb_o.jpgLockheed C-130H Hercules 5153/61-PJ Armee de L'Air Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35910262083_5dcdfa614b_o.jpgSaab JAS-39C Gripen 39240 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35910260603_775d030353_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36583119951_6cf5c53977_o.jpgGeneral Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-124 Belgian Air Component Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35912759313_3ae74174a9_o.jpgBritish Aerospace Hawk T1A 'The Red Arrows' Royal Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36583118841_c8b526b3c7_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36333280440_6921fe6e31_o.jpgDassault-Dornier Alpha Jet E 'La Patrouille de France' Armee de L'Air Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36589962671_02c6ac3c6b_o.jpgRockwell OV-10B Bronco 99+18/G-ONAA Bronco Demo Team Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36589960781_c24271f0a0_o.jpgEurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK354/BY Royal Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35929827243_64dca80fe4_o.jpgMil Mi-171SH Hip 9781 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36569481042_9bd4b5b058_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36692280156_bd2da7d1d7_o.jpgGeneral Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-124 Belgian Air Component Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36570651542_cf09ebda72_o.jpgSaab JAS-39C Gripen 39240 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36740433245_7334c51389_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35906056794_e8c65be285_o.jpgBritish Aerospace Hawk T1A XX319 'The Red Arrows' Royal Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35932453663_21e816319e_o.jpgHawker Hurricane X P2921/G-CHTK Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36694800436_cc5533b08f_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36741893755_7e2be876e9_o.jpgGeneral Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-124 Belgian Air Component Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35909669494_9c02e2dca4_o.jpgMil Mi-171SH Hip 9781 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35909668334_e21cca78ed_o.jpgSaab JAS-39C Gripen 39240 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

35941000863_5263884726_o.jpgBoeing B-17G Flying Fortress 'Sally B' 124485/G-BEDF Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

36610762811_5b9ab94fc4_o.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind 3366 Czech Air Force Biggin Hill 20/08/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

Thanks fo looking, comments welcomed

 

Shaun

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This was my first time at Biggin Hill. The drive down was a pig, but the airshow I thought was very good indeed.

 

The snobs will make a point of scoffing I have no doubt, but I particularly enjoyed the Spitfire display which closed the show. Like everyone I have seen many Spitfire displays but I haven't seen one thrown around properly since Mark & Ray Hanna were around.

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I was at the show on the Sunday and loved every minute so thanks for posting such amazing photos. I thought the Hind/Hip display was worth the price of addmission on there own. As for the Herc that came in......Wow! Could have tidied it up a bit for the show, lol! Still, as I drove out, I noticed that the crew had set up a table and were selling Sqdn t-shirts. Very reasonable at £10 so just had to!

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