Su-27 at Woodford

[Spiny Norman]

Just one pic, and a poor one at that, photographed digitally of a 10x8 print (original negative currently unlocated).

I believe this is Anatoly Kvochur flying this Flanker, from the Russian Test Pilots duo, at a BAe Woodford show sometime in the early 1990s. If I remember rightly this wasn't part of the take off but a low pass he made. Still incredible to think we were treated to displays by such machines so soon after the Cold War.

Happy days indeed.

[Maisie]

Superb photo! Do you have any more like it?

[AndyXH558]

oh yes more please. you can never get enough pictures of woodford airshow!

[Spiny Norman]

I'm afraid I don't have anything similar to hand, I happened to find the 10x8 by accident. Must dig out the negatives some day. Woodford shows were something else, always seemed to be something interesting each year.

[AndyXH558]

yes you are right there. must try and find mine from 1992, they must be somewhere?

[rob68]

what was the year it rained? (yes it rained every year) but the year it rained all morning with no viz at all and the comentator kept saying we have a surprise if it clears a little to which no one took any notice as we were all sat in our cars, then a F117 flew past. Something like WT* was said

Wasnt it the same year that the cloud cleard but only over half the airfield but again the commentator started saying we have another surprise to which every one got out of their cars this time and (this may be in my immiganiation) to hear the Blade Runner theme playing to witness a B1 emerge from the left and at low level out of the cloud (which was down to 0 feet) to do a sngle pass

[eddywinch82]

The F117 i believe was at the 2000 Woodford Airshow.

[AndyXH558]

The first one with the F117 was 2000 when I was on the then 558 Club stand getting Wet through selling Draw tickets. and the B1 was the worst weather that there has been was 1997 and I didnt have a car so walked in and just sat there getting very wet!!!

typical woodford!

[rob68]

but do we miss it??

yes we do