When I read the comments:
That the Station Commander would, "welcome an airshow on the base."
and, "this will not be possible until 2017..."
I had to wonder how long the current Staish had to run - yes, I'm an old cynic. But it looks like Mike Harrop only took over from Richard Turner last autumn - that's just from the dates on a few newspaper articles, so could be wrong.
I just wondered if it may have been a lovely leaving gift to the next poor bugger that would have to organise it.