Cosford Air Show 2018 - Shawbury visitors

[GhostWalker]

Ok here I hope is a heads up for aircraft visitors into Shawbury ready for the Cosford air show on 10th June. Information is from the base but not 100% confirmed as yet as subject to change. The following aircraft I'm told are booked in AT Shawbury from 6th June:

Red Arrows
Jet Provost
Hawk T2
Typhoon poss (3 in)
Tornado GR4 (pair)
Dassault Rafale
F16 Falcon
MiG 29 Fulcrum

Shawbury may try and and confuse us with yes or no's on the above but the above is pretty accurate.

The Reds as of the 3rd June are booked in to arrive AM on the 10th June, usually this is around 1030 hours.

Anyone else with further info please comment and let everyone know.

[AndrewBarclay]

I understand that the Police will be ininating certain road closures in the Shawbury area. When I lived in Shropshire many
moons ago I use to go to Grinshill Hill this commanded a superb view of RAF Shawbury which as the crow flies is about 5n miles
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk ... shropshire

[GhostWalker]

I was told the same but it won't stop people walking the back lane, they have to keep it open as a right of way. However I am aware that the landowner is installing new fences this week in the field onto the bottom of the runway. That's new this year as he is quite unhappy with people just walking across his land without permission.

[dubmasteruk]

Rumours of support transports for both the French (C160) and Polish (C295)

[GhostWalker]

Looks like the Polish are in PM on the 6th June followed by the Belgium F16 on the 7th. The support are usually in C130 for the Belgium air force but cannot see them landing AT Shawbury personally. Although they may as they've had them on the ground before.

[gazjue]

Fantastic thanks for the information

[STORMO]

Hawks apparently operatng from Valley

[GhostWalker]

3 listed in on visitors pan from Thursday at Shawbury all T2's apparently.

[SCARECROW]

Mmm interesting if its true or not ?

[TYPHOON3]

Any news yet on which day all the International aircraft will validate? It's been on the Friday afternoon in the past.

[SCARECROW]

Can i say 50% of the movements listed are wrong

[tm74sqn]

The good news, however, is this means that 50% of movements are correct . . . !
Anyway, hope everyone enjoys the event, whether at Shawbury or Cosford or both.
TM74

[GhostWalker]

but I did say subject to change! As always Shawbury will try and hide certain aircraft moves...

[SCARECROW]

Can't hide them if they arent due in first place !

[gazjue]

Are there any practice display times yet ?

[GhostWalker]

So how come MT and the MoD fireman have different news/info to ATC?

Same happens every year as Shawbury will say one thing then another, and in the end jets do drop in when unexpected.

Whatever happens there are fast jets in at Shawbury from Thursday, that we do know :-)

[TYPHOON3]

Rafale display team have tweeted 'See you on the 9th and 10th' which would suggest they are validating sometime on Saturday.

[GhostWalker]

I've just been at Shawbury this morning working and lots of people saying Rafale jets will be in from Saturday. They are apparently doing a practice run ON Saturday afternoon.

[herky]

A Casa 295 and 2 MiG-29s are making a fuelstop at Leeuwarden on their way to Shawbury tomorrow:

EHLW sta 12:20 MG29 111105 PLF201 from EPSN
EHLW sta 13:50 C295 014 PLF032 from EPSN
EHLW std 14:10 MG29 111105 PLF201 to EGOS
EHLW std 15:10 C295 014 PLF032 to EGOS

times are local NL.

[GhostWalker]

Good spot on the info thanks!

This is one that Shawbury tried to tell us on the base yesterday that wasn't coming in. I don't know why they just cannot be honest these days it's very frustrating.