RAFA Shoreham Airshow Preview
EDIT: My Photos from the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow are now online here:
http://www.shorehamphotos.com/galleries/airshows/2007/shoreham_air_show/
This years Shoreham Airshow is going to be held on the 15th and 16th of September at Shoreham Airport (map), and along with the flying displays there will be the usual Fun Fair and the Motorshow as well as the all the stands you would expect at an airshow, such as the Helicopter pleasure flights, aircraft simulators, stands to meet the pilots and crews of the aircraft and more....
The Ticket Prices are as follows:
Adult Advance ticket - £15
Adult on the gate ticket - £20
Child (12-15) Advance ticket - £7
Child (12-15) on the gate ticket - £10
Child (under 12) - FREE
Advance tickets are available from http://www.shorehamairshow.com/tickets/
The Gates are open from 9am and the flying displays are between 11:00am till 5:00pm
And you can expect to see the following at the airshow:
- RAF Eurofighter Typhoon (Saturday only)
- RAF Tucano
- RAF Hawk
- RAF Tutor
- RAF Chinook (Saturday only)
- RAF Hercules for the RAF Falcons (not landing)
- RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team
- RAF Merlin (Static only)
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire
- Battle of Briatin Memorial Flight Hurricane
- Royal Navy Historic Flight Seafire
- Royal Navy Black Cats Display Team
- Consolidated Catalina
- Royal Netherlands Air Force Historic Flight B-25 Mitchell
- B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B
- Grace Spitfire
- Supermarine Spitfire x6
- Hawker Hurricane x3
- Messerchmitt Me108 x2
- Messerchmitt Me109
- Mustang P-51
- Kittyhawk P-40
- T-6 Texan (The Blue Harvard)
- De Havilland Vampire (Classic Jet)
- Folland Gnat (ex RAF Red Arrows Aircraft)
- BAC Jet Provost x2 (ex RAF Training Aircraft)
- Bell UH-1H (Huey Helicopter famous for its role in Vietnam)
- Team Guinot (Wingwalkers)
- Swift Glider with Water Extra 300
- The Blades Aerobatic Display Team
- Extra 300 Denny Dobson
- Extra 300 Ultimate High
- Yakolevs Display Team
- Sussex Police Helicopter
This year the organisers are making the WWII Airfield Attack more impressive with more ground actors and apparently some artillery as well as more explosions, and not to mention 5 Spitfires and 3 Hurricanes responding to the attack by 2 Me108s and one Me109, which sounds very promising.
A Video Preview of the Airshow from Meridian TV
At the Press Day for the Airshow there was a celebrity to help the promotion of the airshow by Wingwalking with the Team Guinot Wingwalker team. The celebrity in question was Jan Leeming aparently famous for being a newsreader and for being stuck in a jungle for a few days. These are some of my photos from the Press Day:
Jan Leeming Wingwalking with Team Guinot
Jan Leeming tries out Wingwalking with Team Guinot at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Jan Leeming Wingwalking with Team Guinot
Jan Leeming goes Wingwalking at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day with the help of Team Guinot
Jan Leeming Wingwalking with Team Guinot
Jan Leeming gets ready to go Wingwalking with Team Guinot at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
RAF Tucanos
A Pair of RAF Tucanos are parked in front of Lancing College at Shoreham Airport for the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Spitfire
A Spitfire makes a pass in front of the Terminal Building at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
RAF Tutor
An RAF Tutor performs its Display routine over Shoreham Airport during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire
A Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire taxis to parking at Shoreham Airport, with a passenger traveling in an unorthodox manner.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire
A Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire starts up at Shoreham Airport during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
A Hurricane and Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fly past Shoreham Airport at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
RAF Tucano
An RAF Tucano taxis towards parking at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
RAF Chinook
An RAF Chinook performs its Display Routine over Shoreham Airport at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane
A Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane lands at Shoreham Airport during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
RAF Tucano
An RAF Tucano performs a pass at Shoreham Airport during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
The Blades
The Blades Aerobatics Team performs a flypast at Shoreham Airport at the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
The Blades
Two of The Blades perform an opposition pass during their display over Shoreham Airport during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
The Blades
The Blades Aerobatics Team perform their display over Shoreham Airport during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Jumpin' - Jacques Lands
Jumpin' - Jacques lands whilst watched by two of the Team Guinot Wingwalkers and a film crew during the 2007 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day.
Railway Bridge
On my way to the RAFA Shoreham Airshow Press Day I stumbled upon this view under the River Adur Railway bridge, this is taken from the footpath on the western bank of the River Adur looking towards the airport.
Grace Spitfire
Last Sunday when I went to see the Shoreham Airport Motorshow, I went via Shoreham Airport's Main Terminal and whilst I was there I saw the Grace Spitfire parked outside the communal hanger, so I took a few photos (which was quite hard considering it was surrounded by crowds) and went off to the motorshow. I came back from the motoshow to see it taxi out and take off (pursued by a Sky News Helicopter). I took a few more photos, and when I got home I decided to edit one of them to see how it would come out. I do sort of like the effect - but I do have a feeling I did ruin a perfectly good photo. I took a sepia background and pasted the spitfire and centre line of the taxiway in colour over the top of it.
Well here is how it came out:
Grace Spitfire
An edited photo of the Grace Spitfire from 5.8.07
(not very good editing at all I must admit)
Shoreham Airport Terminal Building
On Sunday (5.8.07) I went out to visit the Shoreham Airport Motorshow, and on the way there I took some photos of the Airport Terminal Building whilst the weather was so nice. I've put the photos below, and as usual, CFB (Click for Bigger)
Airport Terminal Building
Shoreham Town Center
On last Sunday (5.7.07) I went to the Shoreham Airport Motorshow, and on the way there I went via Shoreham Town Center. As the weather was very sunny and the clear skies meant that it was an incredible opportunity to take photos. So I took a few on my way through the center.
Ye Olde Wine Shoppe
The side of one of the buildings in East Street Shoreham bears the writing "Ye Olde Wine Shoppe Rebuilt 1919"
Marlipins Museum
A sign at the front entrance to Marlipins Museum in Shoreham Town Center.