I too waited at Woodford and saw distant F1-11 attacking Ringway
I also saw an F15 Eagle land at Wyton and ask Alconbury which way they wanted him to turn off the runway.
A bit of thread drift I know; but Farnborough is designed to showcase the UK Aviation Industry. ....and as we do not have a UK Aviation industry anymore I suggest that Dubai and Paris have it and Farnborough should retire with grace.
With Duxford under the CAA spotlight because of an adjacent motorway, I foresee a time when Fairford - Shuttleworth and Scampton are the
only airshows of any significance.