RAF Waddington International Air Show 2013

[plmc135]

Details of this year's Thursday, Friday and Monday viewing enclosure available from following link on Airshow website:-

http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/pave" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Paul

[POL]

quite fancy it as me and my mate can never understand why they go to the trouble of flying a phantom over from europe just to park it up all show weekend and not do a flying display!!

Because the Germans don't do flying displays. Even the Phantom event later in the year at Wittmund is not a "display". Suggest you look in to the Ramstein airshow disaster.

[benji1867]

Hi all, quick question. Has anyone ever or seen anyone being able to stand outside the airfield on the A15 on show days? Ill be going into the show one day but fancied a different angle the other day in regards to photography. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Ben

[M.M.I.2006]

Hi all, quick question. Has anyone ever or seen anyone being able to stand outside the airfield on the A15 on show days? Ill be going into the show one day but fancied a different angle the other day in regards to photography. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Ben

Useually there are quite a few people outside the airfield on show days .I think(and I will stand corrected) that these people park up in Bracebridge Heath and walk the rest of the way.Or maybe some of them pay to get onto the airfield and just simply go out onto the grass verges on the A15 get the pictures they want and go back into the show.There are a few threads somewhere about this either on F.C. or one of the other aviation forums.
Paul.

[patrick73]

quite fancy it as me and my mate can never understand why they go to the trouble of flying a phantom over from europe just to park it up all show weekend and not do a flying display!!

Because the Germans don't do flying displays. Even the Phantom event later in the year at Wittmund is not a "display". Suggest you look in to the Ramstein airshow disaster.

never realised that..thanks! that was just an example but there is often a lot in static park from overseas......whats a 10 mins display when youve flown all the way over here..apart from money of course!

[Gary]

Dutch F-16 list themselves for Waddington http://www.f16demoteam.nl/pages/calendar-2013.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Dunk]

Confirmed on the Waddo site this morning is the Dutch F16 (F) and the Dutch AB412(F)

Very nice, shaping up to be an epic show.

Dunk

[Gary]

Some Dutch also confirmed for static

ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE
CH47F Chinook, 298 Sqn, Gilze-Reijn (S)
Do228, 334 Sqn, Eindoven (S)

[benji1867]

Looks like the Swedish Historic Flight plans to send a Tunnan, 105 and a Viggen to Waddo and Fairford, Here's hoping.

http://swafhf.se/program2013/Flygdagar2013.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ben

[youth]

Viggen in skys over Waddo.... Been a few years!

[Gary]

They have issused the Waddington Airshow NOTAM today

Start date/time: 04/07/2013 08:00 UTC
End date/time: 07/07/2013 17:00 UTC
Activity period: 0800-1700
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 085

RESTRICTED AREA (TEMPORARY) FOR RAF WADDINGTON AIRSHOW. AIC
M021/2013, WHICH INCLUDES A CHART OF THE AIRSPACE, REFERS.
RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE UNDER ARTICLE 161 OF
THE ANO 2009. NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 8500FT AMSL WI A CIRCLE OF
RADIUS 6NM CENTRED ON 531017N 0003107W. THESE REGULATIONS DO NOT
APPLY TO ANY ACFT FLYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CLEARANCE ISSUED BY RAF
WADDINGTON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. AUS 13-07-0008/AS 6

[Northolt Nobbler]

Looks like the Swedish Historic Flight plans to send a Tunnan, 105 and a Viggen to Waddo and Fairford, Here's hoping.

http://swafhf.se/program2013/Flygdagar2013.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ben

Unless your grasp of Swedish is better than Google Translate, "Ej Klar" tranlates as "Not Ready" (i.e. not approved.. The red background should have also been a clue).

[POL]

I took that as one of the aircraft isn't ready, as it's still being worked on? Maybe taking Google's translation a little too literally, however!

[benji1867]

no its not Northolt but since they have included it on their website i would take it they they plan to attend, i didnt take it as it was confirmed. Planning and confirming are different stages i imagine.

[Gary]

Update 11/04

Belgian Air Force
Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon (F) F-16 Demo Team
Agusta A109BA (S)


SAAB Group/Swedish Air Force
SAAB 340AEW&C Erieye (S)
SAAB 340MPA (S)
SAAB 2000MPA (S)

Civilian
The Blades - Extra 300LP x 4 (F)

[youth]

[benji1867]

would it kill them to send a Gripen NG?

Ben

[youth]

Probably not, an would be great addition! Like to see France support show this year, an i dont mean like they did last year with Grob 120! Pair Mirage F1 or Mirage 2000 static would be appreciated!

[POL]

Probably not, an would be great addition! Like to see France support show this year, an i dont mean like they did last year with Grob 120! Pair Mirage F1 or Mirage 2000 static would be appreciated!

The Grobs are much rarer, and I'm sure many people are thankful to CATS and the French Air Force for flying such an aircraft such a long way simply to show it off. Mirage F.1s and 2000s, however, have been seen in the UK on hundreds of occasions.

[Gary]

Has there been a sneeky update?

RAF
Typhoon FGR4 3(F) Sqn, RAF Coningsby, (S) (P)
Typhoon FGR4 6 Sqn, RAF Leuchars (S) (P)

Can't remember seeing those?