Bodø Air Show 2012

[Agg]

Next year we celebrate a 100 years of military aviation in Norway, and the biggest even to mark this celebration will be the air show in Bodø in mid June. If you ever wanted to experience the midnight sun, and watch some aircraft at the same time, then this is your opportunity!

So far this has been confirmed:

Norway
F-16AM/BM
P-3 Orion
C-130J Hercules
Sea King
Bell-412SP
Da-20 Falcon Jet
NH-90

Sweden
JAS-39 Gripen

Finland
F-18 Hornet

Belgium
F-16AM

Civilian
Air Bandits
DC-3 Dakota
Vampire
Swedish Air Force Historic Flight

More information can be found here.

[PeterR]

This at the same time as NTM 2012?

[john001]

SO on the way up you can go to Såtenäs open day in Sweden on 27 May and then Black Sabbath in Bergen on 29 May!

forget that the dates have changed !

[Chrisse]

To get everyone crazy during the silly season: any chance they'd run an aircraft they are restoring upthere?

[Agg]

Hehe, the Starfighter will at least be doing a full burner run, and there are whispers going around that they are hoping to have it in the air by June, but I wouldnt hold my breath for that

[Maisie]

This at the same time as NTM 2012?

few weeks between. I'm looking at doing both though.......

[Agg]

"Yellow Birds" - a newly formed display team consisting of pilots from the RNoAF Flight Training School at Bardufoss, flying four Saab Safaris, have been added to the list of participants. Not the most interesting aircraft in our arsenal, but should be nice.

[st24]

"Yellow Birds" - a newly formed display team consisting of pilots from the RNoAF Flight Training School at Bardufoss, flying four Saab Safaris, have been added to the list of participants. Not the most interesting aircraft in our arsenal, but should be nice.

I'd love to see them!!! I really wish that your Safaris could make the trek to the UK with as much gusto as their Danish Supporter cousins !!

[Agg]

Time for an update, these aircraft have been added to the list of participants today:

Finland
F-18 Hornet

Sweden
JAS-39 Gripen
SK-60

RAF
Tutor

Civilian
Scandinavian Airshow
Wildcat
Harvard
Pitts S-2
Army Cub
Tiger Moth
Cornell
YAK-52W
Catalina
Extra 300
Dash 8 (Widerøe)
Boeing 737 (SAS)
F-18E Super Hornet (Boeing)

Im really exited about the Superbug, now I have a good enough reason to go north in June

[DeanW]

The Norwegian Starfighter is now listed on the participants too. But whether that's static, taxi-run or an optimistic appearance in the air it doesn't say.

[Agg]

All three I would say, they are hoping to get it into the air, in the Norwegian version of the website there is an interview with the guys restoring it, but if that doesnt happen it will do some taxi runs.

Just noticed that the Patrouille Suisse will be heading north as well

[DeanW]

If they got it in the air then that'd definitely be worth heading over for. Just a shame there aren't any direct flights from the UK to Bodo!

[wezgulf3]

It's pretty cheap from Gatwick via Oslo on Norwegian!

Wes..

[Agg]

Alternatively, one could fly to Rygge with Ryanair, then take the train to Gardermoen (Oslo airport) and fly from there to Bodø. You'll get a bit of sightseeing in the south-eastern part of Norway, but it would probably be the cheapest way to get there.

[Screechy]

Accommodation booked

[Agg]

Ok, I think its safe to let this cat out of the bag now; 2012 will see the return of an RNoAF F-16 solo display. Its been ten years since the RNoAF last flew a full display routine in an F-16, and who knows when (or maybe I should say if) we'll be able to see this again. So far they have been confirmed for the Tiger Meet airshow at Ørlandet, the Kjeller Flydag at Kjeller, just outside of Oslo, at the Sola airshow in Stavanger, and of course at the airshow in Bodø.

[Agg]

Ok, I think its safe to let this cat out of the bag now; 2012 will see the return of an RNoAF F-16 solo display. Its been ten years since the RNoAF last flew a full display routine in an F-16, and who knows when (or maybe I should say if) we'll be able to see this again. So far they have been confirmed for the Tiger Meet airshow at Ørlandet, the Kjeller Flydag at Kjeller, just outside of Oslo, at the Sola airshow in Stavanger, and of course at the airshow in Bodø.

[Agg]

[double post]

[capercaillie]

Good news, but we only need to know once . Used to be a very good routine and somewhat different to the Dutch and Belgian styles.

[Agg]

Haha, I should'nt trust the browser on my phone I see

[Screechy]

Flights now booked also... Gatwick->Oslo->Bodo. Norway here I come.

[Agg]

A small update today, with the Duxford based F-86 being added to the list of participants

[Agg]

People thinking about going to Bodø should book accomodations as soon, Bodø is not a big city and the hotels are starting to fill up.

[Screechy]

Flights and accommodation already booked... really looking forward to this one.

[triple_ace]

Is anybody doing both the Sola show and Bodo? Think it might be good to combine both although I haven't really looked in to the logistics of it yet........