Neil Porter
27th Feb 2005, 19:08
To inform you provisional details are now up on our website regarding the Air & Ground attractions, for our annual event at Abingdon on 1 May..
Taken from the list: The 2 hour Flying Display will incorporate the following: (please note at present 'tbc')
RAF Jaguar
RAF Hawk
RAF Chinook
RAF Puma (with abseil demo)
RAF Tutor
RN Lynx
Extra 300 (Denny Dobson)
RAF Lancaster (Memorial Flt)
Jet Provost T5A
Piston Provost
tbc - Peter Teichman
Most of the above will be their first public displays.
Static aircraft; I hope for around 75 plus to fly in, the majority of which will arrive after 10am on the day, of which (with the exception of the Jag & Lanc) it is hoped all the other display acts will operate out of Abingdon, plus a smattering of Historic, Aerobatic, Heli, Jet and Light aviation can be viewed - to include.... RAF Merlin, Jet Provost T3, Austers, Harvard, Autogyros, based Grob Vigilants, RV4, Tiger Moths, Hunter T7 ('Blue Diamonds'), to a Polish Naval M28 Bryza 1R from 30NAS (good friends of ours!!)..
Please note all RAF & RN are 'tbc' shortly...
Other attractions include a Crafts area, Vintage Tractors, Motorbikes and Vehicles, Mini Steam Engines, US 19th Century Settlement Village, Brass Band and much more..
Proceeds go to the Douglas House Respite Centre in Oxford..
Public Entry will be from 10am
Taken from the list: The 2 hour Flying Display will incorporate the following: (please note at present 'tbc')
RAF Jaguar
RAF Hawk
RAF Chinook
RAF Puma (with abseil demo)
RAF Tutor
RN Lynx
Extra 300 (Denny Dobson)
RAF Lancaster (Memorial Flt)
Jet Provost T5A
Piston Provost
tbc - Peter Teichman
Most of the above will be their first public displays.
Static aircraft; I hope for around 75 plus to fly in, the majority of which will arrive after 10am on the day, of which (with the exception of the Jag & Lanc) it is hoped all the other display acts will operate out of Abingdon, plus a smattering of Historic, Aerobatic, Heli, Jet and Light aviation can be viewed - to include.... RAF Merlin, Jet Provost T3, Austers, Harvard, Autogyros, based Grob Vigilants, RV4, Tiger Moths, Hunter T7 ('Blue Diamonds'), to a Polish Naval M28 Bryza 1R from 30NAS (good friends of ours!!)..
Please note all RAF & RN are 'tbc' shortly...
Other attractions include a Crafts area, Vintage Tractors, Motorbikes and Vehicles, Mini Steam Engines, US 19th Century Settlement Village, Brass Band and much more..
Proceeds go to the Douglas House Respite Centre in Oxford..
Public Entry will be from 10am