However, what I fail to understand is why the Airshow could continue given the fact that the national terror threat level was raised to critical
Probably because the latest brand of extremist nutcase isn't really interested in targeting one-off airshows. All that'll do is put people off airshows and that's hardly gonna crumble the nation's economy/safety/confidence is it?
Put people off flying/tube trains/motorways etc and you have far, far more impact.
Gone are the days where the military and Govt alone are the targets.
you had the weather forecast, surely you could see that yesterday should have been cancelled and gone for it today ?
Ermmmm, how would
not holding the show yesterday in any way have affected the sheer amount of water dumped on Lincolnshire in the last 24 hours and thus the suitably of the site for a public event today?
Speaking to those who were there it appears although Waddo was reasonably dry and certainly able to entertain some aviation, the surrounding areas were literally up to their necks in it and this is why Fireman Sam and PC Plod had to divert resources elsewhere and couldn't commit to Waddington.
Any mass-public event requires a minimum commitment from all three civvy services, and what with other unforeseen events it seems there just weren't enough to go round.
Ground safety is just as much a player at these things as flight safety.
Fair play to the Sheriff of Lincolnshire. Ballsy decision given the financial/
PR implications but the right one no doubt.