Shuttleworth revisited

We were at Shuttleworth just over a year ago for their Fly Navy show but last Sunday was my birthday which made for a good excuse to attend the Flying Proms event at Shuttleworth the day before. It's a little bit of a trek for a day out being almost 130 miles away and getting there was a bit slow but gates didn't open until 2pm so we took it easy and arrived in plenty of time for a look around before the main event kicked off at 6pm. Here a few shots from around the museum.

BBMF Lancaster at Shuttleworth

A grand start to the flying part of Flyin Proms🙂

Fingers crossed!

Tickets purchased for next weekend's Flying Proms at Shuttleworth. Let's hope the weather plays ball!

The Golden Age?

Bray airshow

As mentioned below, apart from the BBMF, all scheduled displays took place at Bray despite the gray overcast and occasional showers. Here is a flavour of the displays not posted separately.

Saab 37 Viggen

One of the highlights at Bray was this Saab Viggen. The cloud base also restricted the aircraft's display parameters but as it was the first time I had seen a Viggen it was still quite special.

Catalina at Bray

Catalina Miss Pick UP got her props back recently as mentioned last month which meant she was able to attend Bray airshow as scheduled

Reds at Bray

The Red Arrows were the first display item at Bray air show last Sunday. This was our first visit to Bray and their seafront show and, unfortunately, the weather was not great being grey all day with showers from time to time. However, apart from the BBMF, all scheduled display items performed with The Reds leading the way albeit restricted to their flat display due to the limited ceiling caused by a low cloud base. They were as polished as ever although remain as an 8 ship formation until next year when there will again be enough trained pilots to revert to their tradditional 9 aircraft.

Rock of Cashel

Lest we forget