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Sorry but these aren't the best quality but what a show Leicester was that year

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Rob68 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:20 pm

1986 Leicester Air Show (oh for a time machine)

As long as I can take the DSLR back with me!

many happy memories of the leicester air shows, and they did seem to get some star attractions.

Great memories. What variety Leicester seemed to pull in over the years. I only went to one show (in '88 i think?) mainly just to see the Frecce Tricolori. How they bagged them i don't know! In 86 i think i went to the nearby Nottingham Tollerton airshow instead in the hope they would also pull in a similar kind of lineup...but sadly the event was cancelled due to torrential rail after being there only a couple of hours. I was gutted

That looks like a cracking lineup to me

Vark, Rhino, Hooter, and of course that Edgeley Optica

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Great to see a 'Vark and the Canadian CC-132 (hope that's the correct term - I mean the Dash 7!). Looks superb in those colours.

I attended that show and it was the best they put on. The Vikings were the stars. Oh to hear again the whine of a Hooter!

It was our local and for a good while a brilliant air show. I still have the programmes from the shows we attended.

F104's used to frighten the life out of me when I was a kid, they were so impressive! I think it was '86 that Stoughton had it's runway lengthened and a 104 did a touch and go... I really must sketch one, someday.

Such lovely photos, thank you for sharing them!

Neil

Only went twice , we parked in a lane/ layby at the back of the runway, the3 of us just got on a paththat led to the back of the runway and jumped out of our skin as i think frecce zoomed over ? real good shows! any info of display aircraft at the yearly shows would be great . Rob