Kemble Air Day Press Launch - 20/03/2007

On Tuesday, the 11th Kemble Air Day was officially launched with the attendance at the airfield of Iron Maiden's main man and commercial pilot, Bruce Dickinson.

This year's show will take place on Father's Day, Sunday 17th June, and will witness the start of an exciting new partnership between Kemble and the recently founded RAF Events Team.

The Kemble audience will see an exclusive sequence specifically designed to give spectators a dramatic insight into modern RAF capabilities.

This Cotswold Classic Air Show is a great day out for all ages. You will get close to the aircraft; see the display of Classic Cars; enjoy the wide range of food and drink on offer, including great beer and champagne; visit the shopping village for all the official merchandising, clothes and cuddly toys; take advantage of the children’s play area; enjoy the fun fair and scary rides on offer or book lavish corporate hospitality. Even if air displays are not your thing there will be plenty of excitement to keep everyone occupied all day.

The theme for this year’s event will be the “Century of Frank Whittle” and “70 years of British Jet Aviation”. Both are felt to be very fitting themes as Gloucestershire is often referred to as the birthplace of the jet engine. Kemble Air Day will tell the story of the British jet engine from the Gloster Meteor right through to the state of the art modern jet fighters.

Kemble’s organiser, Glen Moreman, says “Kemble Air Day has developed over the last decade into a major Air Show which still manages to retain its personal feel. The public are able to get close and really feel part of the action. We are thrilled that the RAF Events Team has chosen Kemble Air Day to be one of only a handful of Air Shows across the U.K that they will appear at with a unique and tailor made modern jet scenario.”

Tickets are on sale now through See 0870 163 1789 and Ticketmaster 0871 230 9899, in person all local Tourist Information Centres or online at
www.kembleairday.com

TICKET PRICES £17.50 advance (£23 on the door), £5 for children 6-16 and under 5’s go free.

To book VIP/Corporate Hospitalty, get all the information and regular updates register your details on the Air Day web site

THE KEMBLE AIR DAY IS SUPPORTED BY Stroud and Swindon Building Society, GWR FM Radio and Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard.

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Here's my take on an excellent day in Gloucestershire.

Phil Jones and myself represented UKAR at the launch and there were concerns from an early stage that we might not get any flying due to the vicious crosswind that was sweeping across the airfield.