Originally Posted by
The Flying Stool
Definately an excuse. The Sunderland Airshow had been in decline for a number of years before the universal covid/climate change excuse. During the 2019 airshow, a BAC Strikemaster burst at tyre on landing at Newcastle airport which caused a number of diversions on a peak weekend at the end of July.
Having said that, I have some very fond memories of the Sunderland Airshow which formed part of my childhood. Some of my recollections from past shows include:
B52 Flypast
F117A Flypast
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Vulcan- Boring
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P-40 Peter Teichman
Air Ambulance twin squirrel operating from arena
All in all, some impressive line ups over the years. Anyone got any more to add to the list?
Was that a mis-print, or did you genuinely find the Vulcan boring?
It was my absolute favourite air display aircraft of all time to watch (and listen to) 🙂