RAF Families days 2015 (7th year on UKAR)

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RAF Families days 2015 (7th year on UKAR)

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Welcome to the 7th edition of RAF Families days updates on here, I hope you have found the information useful over the last 6 years and that the upcoming season will be just as successful. For 2015 season I have given the website a complete new look and hopefully you will all like!


    Thread updates on:21/07/15

    2015 RAF Families Days

    May
    28th~ RAF Valley families day
    June
    6th~Leefest (RAF Leeming families day) (New!)
    13th~ RAF Northolt families day
    13th~ RAF Halton families day

    July
    3rd~ RAF Lossiemouth families day
    20th~ RAF Benson families day
    22nd~RAF Wattisham families day
    23rd~RAF Wyton families day
    23rd~RAF Cranwell families day
    23rd~ RAF Marham families day (Battle of Britain theme)
    23rd~ RAF Odiham families day
    24th~ RAF Shawbury families day
    29th~ RAF Henlow families

    August

    September
    9th~RAF Scampton families day
    5th~Brizefest (RAF Brize Norton families day)

The above events are not open to the public and strictly are private events, all information provided is so anyone in the local community of an RAF station holding an event or anyone who has interest in aviation knows that their is an event taking place. RAF police has a right to move any observers that seem to pose a threat towards security and safety of the station itself, but are normally welcoming towards the public. . finally I am not responsible for any participants not turning up to an event or extra participants arriving that are not listed, also for any event cancellations.

If you have any information regarding any RAF families days or Participants for any of the events please post here or send a PM.

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RAF Marham and RAF Northolt families days have been added for 2015, RAF Northolt should be the day of the Queens Birthday Flypast as parts always fly through during the families day :)

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RAF Valley families day added and Benson families day date change from original posting.

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Thanks to good information from a friend RAF Marham families day will be opened with a IX B 4 Ship GR4 Demo :smile:

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RAF Odiham, Halton and Shawbury families days have been added with all having the RAF Chinook display, the Chinook display team will also attend RAF Benson families day.

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Update,

Addition of RAF Lossiemouth, Henlow families days and Brizefest

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RAF Benson facebook recently quoted that the Red Arrows will be attending their families day

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Just for info Northolt is not a families day.It is a full open day for public as well with a 3 hour hour flying display

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Single Gnat display for Odiham + pairs display for Marham as stated on The Heritage Aircraft site.

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Thanks guys for Info :biggrin:

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I heard the Wittering Families Day is on the 24th July. Any news on it?

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Similarly, news on Benson next Monday?

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Tangoringo. wrote:Similarly, news on Benson next Monday?

BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane to display according to BBMF webpage.
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Flying display at Benson is continuous between 1pm and 420pm!

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Tangoringo. wrote:Similarly, news on Benson next Monday?



Vulcan flypast 1120(subject to the usuals)
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Massive update for Marham families day which takes place on Thursday, looks like to be a big one this year! I would say it looks better than some of this years airshows too?.. :biggrin:

Large American participation down for static and with a F-15 flypast too

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Kenny wrote:I heard the Wittering Families Day is on the 24th July. Any news on it?


Ive heard no news Kenny, I hope they are having one mind :smile:

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Any news on the Odiham Families Day line up chaps?

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tug23 wrote:Any news on the Odiham Families Day line up chaps?


Hi tug23,

Well as im aware,

Red Arrows display
Gnat single display
Chinook Display
Falcons parachute team
BBMF display

Typhoon display (tbc)

Other RAF participants may be down for static and civil stuff :smile:

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No Reds display but will pass close to Odiham at 19.07 local as they transit Scampton to Farnborough. BBMF Dakota + Wildcats(2 x Pitts) to add.

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Thanks for the replies chaps

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Shawbury tomorrow, CH47 , RAF Falcons, hawk T1 fly past, Red Arrows Flypast, Griffin role demo, BBMF Dakota and team raven.

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Hearing that the Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX had an engine problem (possible failure) during its display at Cranwell Families day today - thankfully a safe landing ensued.

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If anybody has a list of serials or photos of the Static at the Benson families day please let me know. Am looking for serials of Apache, A109, Chinook and Puma in the static.

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Good day at Odiham,A400 was good as was the Chinook role demo.Typhoon,Wildcat Aeros,Gnat,Strikemaster.Display also included single Apache,Yak-52,Lynx Role demo.Superb departure from the Typhoon as well.

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