John R Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 The arrivals & practice day was fine with wall to wall sunshine spitfire, FW 190 and Corsair but I preferred this version They did not have this formation at the show Nor this one The weather on the two show days was awful with rain and low cloud. There was an additional hazard in the plethora of aerials sticking up all over the place and along the crowdline I got to the show after it had started (Traffic!!) just in time to catch this formation breaking up A surprise for me was a Bristol Sycamore amongst the displaying helicopters Gripen Swiss F18 gave an astonishing display amongst the low clouds It ended its display with a pass at close to Mach 1. I hoped that it would do it again on the second day so I could get a better picture but alas it did not Frecci Tricolori They did not display on the second day but departed en masse in the late afternoon I really do not like this colour scheme Swiss F5 pair For me the highlight was seeing a Draken in flight Take off on the first day Take off on the second day 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimitar F1 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Looks better than almost every British Airshow this year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Some pretty special displays with a wonderful background. Definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks for sharing! Great photos! My own ones are also grey in grey understandably.... still to see if postable I also really enjoyed the Draken display and the Su-22 on the first day. great work on part of the organizers for having st least some sirshow for mist of day 2!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Anyone know if there's a decal sheet out there for the Swiss F-5 ? Gorgeous !! Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Italeri have at least one kit with Pat. Sui. markings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Scimitar F1 said: Looks better than almost every British Airshow this year. Certainly an interesting line up! The Su-22 is good to see and its absence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Beautiful photos especially the last one Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 15 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Some pretty special displays with a wonderful background. Definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing. There were a few downsides besides the weather There were 85000 people on the first day and 125000 on the second and this despite the weather forecast being appalling. Heaven knows what it would have been like had the weather been good as the car parks looked far from full. The show being free probably attracted many people. On the second day our coach had to park a 45 minute walk from the gate. The traffic reminded me of RIAT. The crowdline was crowded, several bodies deep and there were all sorts of obstructions along it. There were many aerials sticking up, one for each tent, probably something to do with WiFi. However there was an embankment which gave a better view if you were prepared to accept some jostling but even this didn't protect you from the aerials. On the other hand flying took place from 9am to 6pm and if the weather had been good... John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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