RAF Waddington airshow 2011

[Gary]

Dutch F-16 and BAe 146 (FAAM) both listed as cancelled

[cottesmore09]

Atleast its static but i do Hope they find some more flying additions as time is running short and their dont look like there is much down as of yet!

[geordiebaloo]

to be honest it looks poor at the mo hopefully it will start to fill out soon

[cottesmore09]

You wont see a comprehensive list until June as that is when most of the show groups in europe have there final meetings to confirm where they are attending.
I think it looks good so far.

John

Thats but a smile back on my face

[cottesmore09]

Does the chinook have a display team this season for the main events (Cosford, Waddington, RIAT and Yeovilton)?

[Mark Owen]

A small update from the RAF Waddington Airshow website.

Flying.

DH Vampire Pair RNoAF Historic Fight
Spitfire T9 Bayliss Aviation, RAF Waddington.

Static.

Alpha Jet MOD Boscombe Down.
Andover MOD Boscombe Down.
Squirrel 705 NAS DHFS Shawbury.
Tornado GR4 41 ( R ) Sqn RAF Coningsby.


Regards.

Mark.

[cottesmore09]

DH Vampire Pair RNoAF Historic Fight

They have cancelled there RIAT display aswell as there F-16's they have also cancelled elsewhere, hope they will not pull out of Waddo too

[Flyingmonster]

Now can't wait to see the Andover!!

[Gary]

Update today 19/05/2011

Static
Typhoon F2 (S) - 100 Sqn, RAF Leeming

Flying

Chinook HC3 (D) 27 Sqn, RAF Odiham

Cancelled

Armed Forces of the Czech Republic

JAS 39C/D Gripen (F) - 211th Tactical Squadron, Caslav Air Base (TBC)Cancelled 19 May 2011


Both flying and static cancelled

[Gary]

Another UPDATE 19/05/2011

Static
Typhoon F2 (S)- RAF Coningsby
Hawk TMk1 (S) - 100 Sqn, RAF Leeming

[cottesmore09]

A soon as the list gets alittle bigger, then it then gets smaller!

The Griphen is a very big loss, specialy if the Typhoon does not make the flying list, Hope for the BAE Systems role demo of the Typhoon

[ChrisG]

Ring 'Shipley' up and get the 'Horseman' at 'Waddo' !!

G.

Damn fine idea, especially with the Thunderbirds there too.

[Flyingmonster]

I concur!

[cottesmore09]

With the Vulcan team making a decision on the future of the Vulcan next week, it won't suprise me if another aircraft will be taking off from the Waddo line up

It all depends on the funding!

[kieran]

It must be a real pain, for the team up at Waddington, they try very hard to get something nice to show us, but either aircraft go u/s or, tight money controls, aircraft are not available and going elsewhere, plus overlapping airshows.
G.

Annoying thing is the Czechs were due to be at Zeltweg with the L-159A and at Waddington with the JAS-39, but now the Czechs have snubbed a UK airshow AGAIN (RIAT 2010 anyone) which, as others have said, is definitely a kick in the short and curlies for the Waddo team. Shame as the Gripen would have been one of the highlights for Waddington!

[Gary]

After all the set-backs, the airshow team at RAF Waddington have, what with the various cancelled acts, why not hold the RAF Waddington airshow in September, very much like a well-known and much loved Scottish one (for now) ? Why not go back to the old 'Battle of Britain' shows like at RAF Finningley we used to have. As it stands now, the 'big' UK airshows, are over and done with, within the first three weeks of July. So, by having a show at 'Waddo' in september, would spread our season, and give us something to look forward to before october comes, which I don't know about you guy's, comes around far to quick. Aircraft are
available for september, and that would stop the show clashing with a 'euro-venue' Just a thought !!

G.

From whats been said before, Waddington uses Lincoln university for accommodation during the airshow. Which means the show can only be held when the students are off on their jollys. Not sure when the students normally return after the summer?

[beefsteak]

And I'll bet you a pound to a penny that they charge top whack when Waddo's on if the ones at Swindon and Cirencester around RIAT time are owt to go on.!!!

[beefsteak]

Just checked and the nearest available room is at Boston and it's £69 !! (I'll go to my mums in Nottingham and save a few quid!!.......LOL)

[Hurn]

Hope for the BAE Systems role demo of the Typhoon

I enjoyed seeing that fully loaded and thrown around at Farnborough last year. Would they support anything that's not essentially a trade show though?

There's always the Sea Vixen back in the air, and hopefully on the circuit again. Although not likely to be cheap.

[Mark Owen]

Hi All

Another update:

Static display.

Jet Provost T4. Private
Jet Provost T5. Private
Pazmany PL2 Private
2xBulldog T1 Private.
Scout AH1 Private.
AN2 Colt Private.
L39 Albatros Private ( from France ).

Regards.

Mark.