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Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:56 pm

Thought I'd start this thread, first update is due on the website soon according to the organisers on Twitter.

A couple of display acts have self confirmed their participation.

Royal Air Force
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight- Supermarine Spitfire (F)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight- Hawker Hurricane (F)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight- Avro Lancaster (F)
The Red Arrows- 9x BAE Systems Hawk T1A (F)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (F)- 29(R) Squadron

Royal Navy
Agusta Westland AW.159 Wildcat HMA2 (S)

Classic Jets & Cold War Era Types
The Gazelle Squadron- 2x Westland Gazelle HT2/HT3/AH1 (F/S)
The Gazelle Squadron- 2x Westland Gazelle HT2/HT3/AH1 (S)
BAC Strikemaster Mk82A (F)- NWMAS/Mark Petrie
Westland Whirlwind HAR10 'XJ729' (F/S)- Lift West
Mikoyan Mig-15UTI (F)- Royal Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron

Warbirds
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 'Miss Pick Up' (F)- Plane Sailing Operations
North American P-51D Mustang 'Tall in the Saddle' (F)- Hangar 11 Collection
Supermarine Spitfire (F)- Private Owner (Saturday Only)

Civilian
Schweizer 300C 'OTTO' (F/S)- Brendan O Brien
The Team Raven- 6x Vans RV4/8 (F)
Pitts S-2S Special 'Muscle Biplane' (F)- Rich Goodwin
Extra 330SC (F)- Mark Jefferies
Pitts S-1S Special (F)- Lauren Richardson
The TRIG Team- 2x Pitts S-1S Special (F)
Slingsby T-67M Firefly (F)- Private Owner (Saturday Only)
The Blades- 4x Extra EA.300L (F) (Sunday Only)
Boeing A-75N Stearman (F)- Aerosuperbatics (Sunday Only)
Calidus Autogyro (F)- Gyro Air Displays
Bell B.206 Jet Ranger x3 (S)- Private Owner(s)
Mc Donnell Douglas MD.500E (S)- Private Owner
Eurocopter EC.120B (S)- Private Owner
Eurocopter EC-135 (S)- National Police Air Service
Robinson R-44 (S)- Private Owner
Robinson R-22 (S)- Private Owner

Italian Air Force
Agusta Westland HH-139A (S)

Looking good, would expect there to be a few more additions soon.
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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:37 pm

NWMAS Strikemaster confirmed, solo display! :thumb:

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:54 am

Team Raven, OTTO & Rich Goodwin confirmed! :thumb:

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:04 pm

TRIG Team confirmed!

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:31 pm

Whirlwind 'XJ729', Extra 330SC (Mark Jefferies), RAF Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon and RAF BBMF (Lanc, Spit & Hurri) confirmed! :thumb:

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:37 pm

Gazelle Squadron confirmed for the flying display!

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:34 pm

Calidus Autogyro, The Brietling Wingwalkers, The Blades and Sea Vixen confirmed! :thumb:

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by Alfie » Fri May 26, 2017 3:38 pm

The timetable has been published on the Weston Air Show site
Saturday 17 June:

1.00pm to 2.30pm
•BAC Strikemaster Classic Jet Warbird and Muscle Pitts Bi-Plane
•Calidus Gyrocopter
•Team Raven Display Team
•Whirlwind 10 (Search and rescue demonstration)
•Sea Vixen
•Catalina Flying Boat

3.00pm to 5.30pm
•RAF Typhoon
•Schweizer 300 ‘Otto’
•Girl Power Pitts Special
•Gazelle Squadron
•Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
•TRIG Aerobatic Team
•P51D Mustang
•Extra 330SC
•RAF Red Arrows

Sunday 18 June:

1.00pm to 3.15pm
•Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
•BAC Strikemaster Classic Jet Warbird and Muscle Pitts Bi-Plane
•RAF Red Arrows
•Extra 330SC
•Team Raven Display Team
•Whirlwind 10 (Search and rescue demonstration)
•Mig 15 and P-51D Mustang
•T67 Firefly
•Catalina Flying Boat

3.40pm to 5.30pm
•The Blades Aerobatic Display Team
•Breitling Wingwalker
•Schweizer 300 ‘Otto’
•Girl Power Pitts Special
•Gazelle Squadron
•TRIG Aerobatic Team
•Calidus Gyrocopter
•RAF Typhoon
Looking good

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Sun May 28, 2017 7:36 am

Sunday the stronger day, in my opinion. Saturday isn't to bad, the star is out though. :(

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by Alfie » Sun May 28, 2017 9:16 pm

I am now wondering if they can pull anything in to replace the Sea Vixen

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Mon May 29, 2017 8:37 am

Lets hope so, not much pulling the crowds in for Saturday at the moment.

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by Paul R » Mon May 29, 2017 10:48 am

What's on Sunday, that's not Saturday. I can't see it

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Mon May 29, 2017 10:53 am

Mig-15, The Blades, Brietling Wingwalkers and T-67.

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by Paul R » Mon May 29, 2017 11:01 am

Oh yeah. Only really bothered about the Mig anyway. I'll do the Saturday still I think. Got yeovilton and riat, Weston's just a warm up.

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:16 am

Few changes to the Saturday programme.

Sea Vixen out. Spitfire 'MH434' & T-67M on.

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:18 pm

MH434 out. Mig-15 on.

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by JOLLY GREEN » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:21 am

We are very excited to announce that an Italian AW139 will be flying in for the Weston Air Show this weekend!

The AW139 is from 15th Stormo and is based at Cervia-Pisignano in North East Italy. It will be landing at The Helicopter Museum on Friday (time TBC) before heading to the beach lawns on Saturday and Sunday morning.

https://en-gb.facebook.com/helimuseum/

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:02 pm

Final flying programme for both days.

Saturday 17th June

13.00pm-14.30pm
BAC Strikemaster Mk.82A & Pitts S-2S Special 'Muscle Biplane', NWMAS/Mark Petrie & Rich Goodwin
Supermarine Spitfire 'MH434', Old Flying Machine Company
Calidus Autogyro, Gyro Air Displays
The TRIG Team- 2x Pitts S-1S Special
Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 'XJ729', Lift West
Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-15UTI, Royal Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron
Slingsby T-67M Firefly, Tom Cassells
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 'Miss Pick Up', Plane Sailing Operations

15.30pm-17.30pm
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, 29(R) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Schweizer 300C 'Otto', Brendan 'O Brien
Pitts S-1S Special, Lauren Richardson
The Gazelle Squadron- 2x Westland Gazelle AH1/HT2/HT3
Supermarine Spitfire & Hawker Hurricane, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force
The Team Raven- 6x Vans RV-4/8
North American P-51D Mustang, Hangar 11 Collection
Extra EA.330SC, Mark Jefferies
The Red Arrows, 9x BAE Systems Hawk T1A, Royal Air Force

Sunday 18th June

13.00pm-15.30pm
Supermarine Spitfire & Hawker Hurricane, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force
Extra EA.330SC, Mark Jefferies
The Red Arrows, 9x BAE Systems Hawk T1A, Royal Air Force
BAC Strikemaster Mk.82A & Pitts S-2S Special 'Muscle Biplane', NWMAS/Mark Petrie & Rich Goodwin
The Team Raven- 6x Vans RV-4/8
Westland Whirlwind HAR.10, Lift West
Mikoyan Mig-15UTI & North American P-51D Mustang, Royal Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron & Hangar 11 Collection
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 'Miss Pick Up', Plane Sailing Operations

15.50pm-17.30pm
The Blades- 4x Extra EA.300/330L, 2Excel Aviation
Calidus Autogyro, Gyro Air Displays
Boeing A-75N Stearman, Aerosuperbatics
Schweizer 300C 'Otto', Brendan 'O Brien
Pitts S-1S Special, Lauren Richardson
The Gazelle Squadron- 2x Westland Gazelle AH1/HT2/HT3
The TRIG Team- 2x Pitts S-1S Special
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, 29(R) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by grogresaurus77 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:28 pm

Does anyone that's been to this in the past have a preference on which end of the seafront to go for photos? Or is anywhere pretty good? Considering going down on Saturday, weather forecast is superb!

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Re: Weston Air Festival 2017- 17th & 18th June

Post by MRTT » Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:56 pm

BBMF due at 16.15pm tomorrow.

EC.120B & R-44 will only be attending on Sunday.

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