Shame I enjoyed last year. I was happy to just have a day to catch up with photos the local traffic. Have the Friday off so may go down for the day anyway.
Indeed. Tankbuster's post makes sense to me, and I agree! Last year was my first time at Biggin Hill and I loved it - just hoping we get some more fast jets and i'll be glad to attend again.
MiG_Eater wrote:Indeed. Tankbuster's post makes sense to me, and I agree! Last year was my first time at Biggin Hill and I loved it - just hoping we get some more fast jets and i'll be glad to attend again.
There were very specific reasons as to why Biggin attracted a great line -up last year, mainly as result of the 100th anniversary of the airfield. I think you will need to manage your expectations for 2018 and accept that international participation is unlikely.
BDL wrote:Asked LBHA on twitter about arrivals day and they replied that there isn't one this year.
I get the LBHA newsletters but frankly unless they are leaving announcements till the last moment so far it's certainly light on content as opposed to last year
But last year, as said a couple of posts up, was an exception for the Biggin 100, not the rule. This years line-up isn't any different (in terms of type of displays) than the previous years of BHFoF. (No international participants, no fast jets etc)
ted633 wrote:But last year, as said a couple of posts up, was an exception for the Biggin 100, not the rule. This years line-up isn't any different (in terms of type of displays) than the previous years of BHFoF. (No international participants, no fast jets etc)
Although that is true, it's slaps of "last year was really special this year isn't but it'll cost you the same to get in"
Witchcraft24 wrote:There were very specific reasons as to why Biggin attracted a great line -up last year, mainly as result of the 100th anniversary of the airfield. I think you will need to manage your expectations for 2018 and accept that international participation is unlikely.
& on that basis my 'participation is unlikely' too! I'm unlikely to manage to get out of bed for the current offering, much less 'manage my expectations'
Do we even know whether international participants were invited this year? My thinking was that with the RAF100 theme, they decided to focus specifically on domestic/British types?
No stand out acts for me this year, No Gripen, F16, or Mil 24 to wet my appetite for going in. Would have been great to get a Typhoon Display or F-35 flyover as part of the RAF 100 year.
Yes this is a real shame! But as I said before, last year was my first time at Biggin - and it felt like i'd uncovered a hidden gem - but I guess i'd always decided to pass it by in previous years due to line-ups like this one.
From the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Ltd Spitfire MKIX TA805 Spitfire TR9 MJ627 Spitfire T8 MT818 Spitfire MkXVI RW382 Spitfire MKXVI TB885 which flew for the first time post restoration on Saturday, this will be it's first display. Spitfire TR9 ML407 Air Leasing Spitfire MkIX MH434 The Old Flying Machine Company Spitfire MKXI PL965 from Hangar 11 Collection Hurricane AE977 Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Ltd Hurricane P2902 Air leasing Buchon BF-109 "Yellow 7" Air Leasing Harvard TBC 3 new spits for me may have to attend