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  • Recommend me an air show
  • MadBillMcMad
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    Please recommend me an air show.

    Not been to one since I was a nipper but the boys fancy one.

    We are Manchester based so a northerly one would be good but I do remember enjoying Biggin Hill – we are talking 30+ years ago.

    freddyg
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    The one at RAF Waddington is pretty good.

    We’ve been a number of times and the whole family love it – especially MrsG.

    jonnyrobertson
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    Moss Side and Miles Platting hold regular air shows. Not much in the way of “fast jets” or dislpay teams, normally just a chopper but it is free. Chelmsley Wood in Birmingham holds an identical one most evenings as well.

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    TooTall
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    http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow

    Usually the biggest with the most military aircraft.

    restless
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    only been to Waddington, but it was very good

    crazy-legs
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    Windermere has an air show every July which is free, that usually has the Red Arrows and 2 years ago it had the Vulcan as well which was the first time I’d seen it back in the air. Incredible sight.

    I went to Leuchars that same year as well (September time I think?), it was a stunning day, really hot. Loads going on there including the Vulcan – second time that year I’d seen it and just as good…

    Try and get to one with the Vulcan and/or the Battle of Britain flight. It makes the day a lot more worthwhile.

    anjs
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    not much to see from the RAF these days

    toys19
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    I’ll bet all those are good, but Dawlish air show is free and on the beach.

    john_drummer
    Free Member

    Southport in September. On the beach but not free

    MadBillMcMad
    Full Member

    thx for the ideas guys.

    Will start planning – Windermere sounds nice – planes & countryside all at the same time.

    Reminds of me seeing an anniversary of the Dambusters in the Peak District with fly pasts from Tornados, vulcan and a Lancaster. We were on one of the hills above the res and actually looked down on the Vulcan – awesome.

    dave_rudabar
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    RIAT is the best/biggest military one in Europe.

    ddmonkey
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    Duxford good if you do want to travel south, I think the days with just the classic warbirds are great. No jets bursting your eardrums! Plus lots to see inside if the weather not so hot. 🙂

    snaps
    Free Member

    Farnborough was always the biggy when I worked in the trade in the 90’s
    Not very northern but you could make a weekend of it with a day in cockney town or one of the themeparks nearby.

    john_drummer
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    I used to go past Duxford on my way to one of our factories. I stopped off once on my way back, paid to go in & had a good look round the whole thing, came outside & caught a glint of light in the sky to the east.

    It turned into a Spitfire clearly practicing a display, just for me 🙂

    There’s something about the sound of a RR Merlin…

    meanwhile, here’s a pic I took at Southport a couple of years ago:

    skinnysteel
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    + 1 for the Duxford Flying Legends show. Usually early July.

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