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Good Vibs
Looking at Sywell on google earth it does not look as large as Duxford.
Yes, its much smaller, and there will be issues with numbers limits, car parking, and I suspect, many aircraft will perhaps have to operate from Duxford and fly to and from Sywell as there won't be the space on the ground. That could impact the type of event it was as well.
The crowd line will be able half the length of Duxfords one as well, so, there will be many issues to overcome (Covid permitting it even taking place of course) and we all know that many long running shows struggle to survive after a forced change of venue, the Great Warbirds Show being one of course, the demise of which became the catalyst for the creation of Flying Legends Airshow....!!
My fear is the loss of it being based on a historic WW2 airfield and all that Duxford represented in terms of not only its RAF past but its USAAF past will mean some of the US owners/operators that wanted to play warbirds on this side of the Atlantic will now not be quite so inclined to make the effort.