Sywell
- 21st August 2008
A
busy day with not one, but
two local airshow press previews!
The first was at Sywell Aerodrome.
SYWELL
AIRSHOW 2008 - PRESS RELEASE
On
the 24th August 2008 the Airshow
returns to Sywell Aerodrome,
promising a breath taking
mixture of aeroplanes, helicopters,
gliders,
jets, aerobatics and more!
This
is the 80th anniversary show,
(the first was in 1928) and
is
guaranteed to be a superb
day out for the family! Attractions
include,
trade stalls, quad bikes,
flight simulators, bouncy
castle, military
vehicles, classic and racing
cars, on site museum and an
airfield attack!
Acts
booked to appear include:
* The mighty v-bomber - Vulcan
XH558
* The massive Catalina Flying
Boat and Douglas DC6 airliner
* The classic WW2 fighters
- the Spitfire, Mustang and
P-40 Warhawk
chasing attacking Messerschmitts
from the airfield with full
pyrotechnics!
* Barnstorming 1930s biplanes,
flying 'limbo' dropping flour
bombs
and balloon bursting!
* The superb aerobatic Guinot
wingwalking team with their
Stearman
Biplanes
* A 1951 Vampire jet fighter-
the first used at Sywell!
* A massed formation of First
World War aircraft ending
in a huge
dogfight!
* The resident 'Blades' formation
display team perform astounding
feats of aerobatics at their
home airfield!
* The Daleks will also invade
Northamptonshire for the day!
* Plus SURPRISE acts to be
revealed on the day
* Nearly 4 hours of flying
displays and acts with loads
to do for
all the family.
ALL
IN AID OF THE WARWICKSHIRE
AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE!
The
event saw practice displays
from The
Blades , a
local photo sortie for two
ladies from a local newspaper
with the guys from Warbird
Experiences, culminating
with a couple of nice topside
passes from the Harvard, the
ever entertaining routine
by Martin Lovell in the Skytech
Helicopters Hughes 500E, and
finally, my first opportunity
to see G-FOKK, the Fokker
DR1 Triplane replica of Jasta
Binks Aviation LTD that's
recently taken to the skies.
More
information can be found on
the Sywell
Airshow Website.
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