As some of you will be aware, last Sunday was the first day of the oldest airshow in the UK, Blackpool. Despite having gone last year, the thought of a sub-par flying display and the horrendous traffic leaving the show made it easy enough for myself and the brother to skip this year's event. What did emanate from the airshow though was the news that the Typhoon, Red Arrows and the BBMF would be using Liverpool John Lennon as a base for their displays. Regrettably, due to the higher than normal winds (well, normal for August), the BBMF could not display.
About 10 minutes after we turned up, the Typhoon began to taxy out for his departure, and then having done so and completed his display, returned to LPL 45 minutes later. Bit of a wait then, but was worth it as right on cue at 15:45 the Reds rose from behind the crest of the taxiway at LPL and departed, returning a short time later with a left-right break, which was the first time myself and Tom had seen that performed this year.
On with the photos then. One thing to note however, and anyone who has done photos at LPL will know, is that you face the sun at the 27 end, so that did not help with the images too much (had worse at LN with the blown highlights all day in January). The ever shifting light was also a problem, not had the light change that much so quickly for quite some time.
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Typhoon Display taxies out for departure to Blackpool2.
Typhoon Display taxies out for departure to Blackpool-23.
Typhoon Display taxies out for departure to Blackpool-34.
Typhoon Display taxies out for departure to Blackpool-45.
Typhoon Display taxies out for departure to Blackpool-56.
Typhoon Display departs LPL 7.
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 returns to LPL 8.
RAFAT Red Arrows taxy for departure from LPL 9.
RAFAT Red Arrows taxy for departure from LPL-2 10.
RAFAT Red Arrows return to LPL 11.
RAFAT Red Arrows return to LPL-2 12.
RAFAT Red Arrows return to LPL-3 13.
RAFAT Red Arrows return to LPL-4 14.
RAFAT Red Arrows return to LPL-5 Thanks for looking,
Jack.
