Topic of the Week #112 - Lost Shows

[5944]

Your favourite five shots from air shows that now no longer take place. Military or civilian, home or abroad. A few of mine from Dawlish and East Fortune.

Eurofighter Typhoon by Nigel Pitt, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon by Nigel Pitt, on Flickr

Royal Navy Sea King by Nigel Pitt, on Flickr

Avro Vulcan XH558 by Nigel Pitt, on Flickr

Norwegian P-3 Orion by Nigel Pitt, on Flickr

[aviationanoraks]

Waddington
Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Waddington again
Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Yeovilton
Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Kemble
Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Kemble
Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

[planenuts]

Hi chaps, plenty of scope on this topic (we've lost almost all the decent shows...)

Waddo
IMG_8304 (2) by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Waddo
IMG_7882 (2) by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Wings And Wheels, Dunsfold
DSC_1258 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

International Air Fair, Biggin Hill
IMG_1610 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

IAF, Biggin Hill
IMG_1563 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

All missed.

Rupe

[Blackbird]

Mildenhall 76
Grumman C-1A Trader 136753 NAF Mildenhall 1976 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Lakenheath 86
Lockheed U-2R 80-1081 Lakenheath 1986 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Southend Seafront airshow
Agusta Bell 412SP RNLAF R-03 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Alconbury 82
English Electric/BAe Lightning F3 XP694 Alconbury Open House 1982 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Waddington 2010
British Aerospace Nimrod R1 XW664 Waddington 2010 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy

[DerekF]

Mildenhall
aa1988119_37 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Woodford
zz1995268_28 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Leuchars
D70_00_DSC_4524 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Strathallan
1979330_07 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Prestwick
ediy1985075_29 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

[buccs2b]

Some archive shots of lost venues

1. Leuchars show 1994
94_F3_Leuchars by Tony Adams, on Flickr

2. Alconbury 1992
Alconbury_19920823_0009 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

3. Alconbury 1992
Alconbury_19920823_0036 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

4.Halton 1993
Harrier_Halton_1993 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

5. Kemble September 2010, same day as Filton Families' Day
IMG_2434 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

[capercaillie]

Kemble
Sea Hawk FGA6 WV908/A188 Royal Navy Historic Flight RNAS Yeovilton by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Lyneham
Jaguar GR1 XX965 16(R) Squadron RAF Lossiemouth by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Mildenhall Air Fete
Phantom FGR2 XV393/Q 74 Squadron RAF Wattisham by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Upper Heyford
Buccaneer S2B XV863/S 208 Squadron RAF Lossiemouth by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Culdrose
MiG29A 114 1PLM Polish Air Force by Paul Downes, on Flickr

[Tommy]

Does Rhyl count?



Likewise Weston:


Yeovilton


Throckmorton


Yeovilton again:

[xkekeith]

Biggin Hill Air Fair

XV176 Hercules C1 LTW RAF Sand c/s by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Greenham Common

IAT Greenham Common 1979 by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Abingdon BoB Day

XT661 Viscount RAE Bedford by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Mildenhall

131578 C-118B NAS Keflavik USN by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Binbrook

XR759 'AH' Lightning F6 5 Sqn RAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

[Blackbird]

Just a nudge!…..

[Tommy]

5944 hasn’t come back to me via DM, and it’s a week overdue now.

So to keep things moving, I presume there’s no objections to just picking a winner at random - Tony/Buccs2b - haven’t seen one from you in a while(?). Over to you.

[buccs2b]

Oooh! Will get my thinking cap on and get one up as soon as