Phil32 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Greetings all, Can anyone tell me either the dates of the Duxford airshow next july, or when they tend to announce? I'm trying to work out how many days of Riat to book and where I should look at hotels... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hi Phil There are no dates published for the 2019 shows at Duxford, but if the past few years are anything to go by, Flying Legends is likely to be the same weekend as RIAT! I did attend both events one year, but have now decided that RIAT takes precedence for me if there is a clash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil32 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 I have a plan for that eventuality. Day 1 at Duxford, drive to the Riat area, sleep somewhere. Day 2 at Riat. Cracking plan *if* they do fall on the same weekend! Of course, next year being D-Day 75, there may be a greater than normal warbird attendance at Riat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Regarding D-Day i can tell you that it will be busy but not especially on the RIAT..but there is a possibility that they want to do something for market garden the berlin airlift or normandie. The armada of Dakota's for Daks over Normandie will be arriving in the end of may between the 10th and 25th.. They will arrive in three waves during that period at Duxford.. Then they assemble at Duxford and practise the jumps over there, in the week before the 6th of june there is a full program regarding D-Day.. At this moment 37 Dakota's are confirmed for that event.. After that they fly the whole formation into Normandy in one big wave, and after that week in Normandy a lot of planes will stay in Europe at Weisbaden too venture into a Berlin airlift rememberance and do a big thing at the Netherlands in September for Market garden.. Cheers, Jan Edited September 23, 2018 by janneman36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil32 Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Very interesting info indeed! Makes a day at Duxford make all the more sense. Thank you both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 The programme for this event has now been published https://www.daksovernormandy.com/program/ The good news, for me at least, is if they follow the normal route East of Duxford, on the flight to Colchester, they will fly over maison 821 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Would Maidstone actually be Detling (beacon ) ? Either is good , but Detling is closer for me. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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