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Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by Usernamegoeshere » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:14 am

http://www.eastbourneairshow.com/flying.aspx has any one been before ? what do you think of it ?

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by MRTT » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:22 am

It's a decent show, varied flying programme.

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by lambo1784 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:30 am

Saturday and Sunday best days to go.Used to be good on Beachy Head but since Shoreham stuff is further away.Just as good either from end of pier of area by wish tower.
Parking can be difficult to say the least,best to use park and ride or public transport into the town and walk to the front.
No f16 this year but reds and typhoon usually do a good display plus varied war birds that come along from Shoreham usually.Best local weather I heard was Saturday this year.

John in Seaford

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by Geoff Dreft » Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:21 pm

A limited show today, because of rain. Flying delayed until 16.00 when they managed to get in the BoB Spit (AB910), Belgian A-109, Chinook and Thyphoon. Only the Spit came up on 360Radar. There is an AAC Gazelle on the lawns outside the Grand Hotel, which may be the same as was at Fairford - no reg easily visible. Photography is tricky, as this is the south coast but Beachy Head can give some interesting angles.

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by MANSTONITE » Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:19 pm

Hi Do you know the serial no of the Typhoon tat flew today Friday 17th as I saw it transiting Herne Bay from Southend to Eastbourne
Thankls

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by Blue Diamond » Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:38 pm

Geoff Dreft wrote:
Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:21 pm
A limited show today, because of rain. Flying delayed until 16.00 when they managed to get in the BoB Spit (AB910), Belgian A-109, Chinook and Thyphoon. Only the Spit came up on 360Radar. There is an AAC Gazelle on the lawns outside the Grand Hotel, which may be the same as was at Fairford - no reg easily visible. Photography is tricky, as this is the south coast but Beachy Head can give some interesting angles.
Did anything go anywhere near Beachy Head? Last attended in 2016 and all we got past the Head on the Sunday was the BBMF and the Sea Vixen. Everything else stayed well clear.
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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by apex » Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:46 pm

The Belgian A-109 was low and close going back to Shoreham after it's display.

The RAs had a singleton followed by a pair that were low and close enough.

Nothing other than that although I left before the BBMF, JP and Spitfire but pretty shore the JP departed to the east and the Typhoon arr/dep from/to the east, so nowhere near Beachy Head.

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by Blue Diamond » Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:04 pm

apex wrote:
Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:46 pm
The Belgian A-109 was low and close going back to Shoreham after it's display.

The RAs had a singleton followed by a pair that were low and close enough.

Nothing other than that although I left before the BBMF, JP and Spitfire but pretty shore the JP departed to the east and the Typhoon arr/dep from/to the east, so nowhere near Beachy Head.
Was always a lottery as to which way things arrived or departed but back in 2016 anything that entered/departed from/to the West stayed well clear of the Head apart from the two I mentioned in an earlier post.
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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by Geoff Dreft » Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:08 am

Don't know the Typhoon serial but from my office window it appeared to have the "RAF100" red sticker on the tail

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Re: Eastbourne in August 2018

Post by MRTT » Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:06 pm

That'd make it ZK318.


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