Airshow Cancellations for 2000

North Weald 2000 on May 14th has been cancelled
Cranfield, Beds Classic Jet Show on August 13th has been cancelled

Even though the start of the season is several months away there are already two casualties this year. The North Weald Air Display, which is organised by Intrepid Aviation, had been cancelled due to Epping Forest council increasing its charges for airfield services. The budget to stage an airshow is very tight and profits are small so a hike in costs makes the event financially unviable. Not only that but Intrepid are concentrating their efforts on keeping the airfield open. The same council are after developing the site for housing and a hotel.

The Classic Jets show at Cranfield has been cancelled for the second year in a row. The death of Mark Hanna, one of the organisers is one of the reasons. More and more airshows are falling by the wayside with money being the root cause.

Go to LISTING for more info.

St Mawgan Airshow Cancelled

The St Mawgan Airshow in Cornwall has been cancelled this year and there are no plans to hold an airshow here in the future. The reason for its cancellation is the escalating cost of health and safety precautions.

White Waltham Airshow Cancelled

The 'Festival of the Air' airshow at White Waltham, Berks. which was to go ahead on the 8th July 2000 has now been postponed/cancelled. The following info is from the official website at http://www.wlac.co.uk/:

'I wrote to members late last year to confirm that we were seeking corporate sponsorship in order to stage a one day airshow on the 8th July this year.'

'After a great deal of hard work, planning and negotiating, we have unfortunately been unable to secure sufficient funding necessary to put on a show that would be worthy of the West London Aero Club. We have therefore taken the decision that rather than trying to stage an event that would fall short of the high standards that have been set from our previous airshows, it would be better to postpone this year's event. This will give us the opportunity to either continue working towards an event later in the year or indeed make the airshow a biannual event giving us a full twelve months within which to make the airshow in 2001 a spectacular event.'

Duxford Airshows 2000

There will not be an airshow at Duxford,Cambs. in May 2000. Below is a list of Duxford 2000 airshows:

Flying Legends Airshow - July 8th-9th 2000
Battle of Britain Anniversary Airshow - September 9th-10th 2000
Autumn Airshow - October 15th 2000

Click here to visit Duxford Website.

RAF Brize Norton Photocall 2000

A Photocall will be held at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on Saturday May 6th between 12:00 and 16:00hrs
Admission is £10, to be payed in advance by cheque payable to 'SIF RAF Brize Norton' and a stamped addressed envelope to the address below:

Photocall 2000 Tickets ASMT
RAF Brize Norton
Carterton
Oxford
OX18 3LX

The following visitors are hoped to attend:

DERA ----- Alpha Jet, Sea King HU5, Squirrel, Jetstream T2, Harrier T4 VAAC, Tornado GR4 Jaguar GR1(SAOEU)

RAF ----- BAe125, Bulldog, Chinook, Chipmunk T10(BBMF), Dominie T1, Griffin HT1, Harrier T10, Hawk T1(JFACSTU), Hercules C5, Islander CC2A, Jaguar GR1, Jetstream T1, Merlin HC3, Nimrod MR2, Puma, Spitfire(BBMF), Tornado F3, Tornado GR1, Tornado GR1B, Tornado GR4, Tornado GR4B, Twin Squirrel

FAA ----- Harrier T8, Lynx HMA8, Merlin HM1

Belgian AF ----- Alpha Jet, SF260

French AF ----- Alpha Jet, Epsilon, Tucano, Mirage 2000D

German AF ----- F-4F, Tornado, MiG-29UB

Italian AF ----- AMX, Tornado ADV, Tornado IDS, Falcon 900EX

Netherlands AF ----- F-16

USN ----- C-26

USAFE ----- F-15E, F-16

Coltishall Photo Day

A photocall will be held on Friday 30 June for the units and airforces that have at some time been associated with Coltishall. Aircraft participating at Coltishall include the following:

Danish, Dutch, and Greek F-16s, Italian F-104s, Italian AMXs, Greek Phantoms(possibly), F-15C and F-15E from Lakenheath, and a Mildenhall MH-53, also 2 or more Polish Su-22s
The RAF are expected to send a large contingent from various squadrons and 65 invites have been sent which include the air arms of Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Slovakia.

Only 500 tickets will be issued so first come, first served. Tickets are £10 per person and are available now by sending an SAE along with remittance to:

The Co-ordinator, RAF Coltishall 60th Anniversary Photocall, c/o MSF, RAF Coltishall, Norwich, NR10 5AJ.

Cheques should be made payable to 'SFSA RAF Coltishall'

RAF Waddington - Thunderbirds are Go

The RAF Waddington airshow on Saturday 24 June and Sunday 25th June is to be the only UK venue to host the USAF Thunderbird Display Team (Display on Saturday only).

The display will also include the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Patrulla Aguila Spanish Display Team.

Click here for more information about the Waddington airshow.

Mildenhall Air Fete 2000

A list of participating aircraft at Mildenhall's Air Fete 2000 can be seen on the VENUES section of this website along with various other bits of information about Mildenhall.

VENUES - Participating aircraft at Mildenhall's Air Fete 2000

Sea Wings 2000 Airshow

Southampton Water, Hants. is to hold the Sea Wings 2000 Airshow on Sunday 4th June.

Participating in the show will be two Russian amphibious aircraft, the Beriev Be-12 and Be-200. They are to be sent to Southampton as part of a sales drive in Western Europe. The Beriev Be-12 has never been seen before outside of the former soviet bloc. Both the aircraft are fire-bombers, so some spectacular water drops can be expected during the show. (WITHDRAWN see below)

Also displaying at Southampton Water will be a Piaggio Royal Gull, and Grumman Albatross from America. A Grumman Goose is flying down from Scotland, and a Bombardier Canadair CL-415, Twin Bee, Lake Renegade, and DH Canada Beaver equipped with floats are expected from Europe.

They are also planning to break the post-RAF Spitfire formation record during the airshow and have a formation of over 16 Spitfires in the air. Other participating aircraft include the Red Arrows, Harrier GR7, Jaguar GR3, Tornado F3, Nimrod MR2, Lynx HAS3, Sea King HAS6, Swordfish, Sea Fury, and 3 Canberras flying together.

'SeaWings 2000 will be the largest FREE airshow in the United Kingdom in the year 2000'

Beriev Amphibious Aircraft Withdrawn From Display

The following notice appears on the Seawings website:

'It is with regret that we announce the withdrawal of the Beriev aircraft from the display. We have been in negotiation with Beriev for over two years but have just been informed by the company that these two aircraft have failed to achieve the necessary certification to operate outside Russia. We apologise for any disappointment, but hope that you will still enjoy the other rare and exciting seaplanes that will be appearing at SeaWings 2000.'

Bruntingthorpe 2000 Events

The next full open day this year is on Sunday 3rd September, but if really loud noise is your thing, then the Lightning Preservation Group's QRA day on Sunday 9th July will fit the bill! As planning permission for erecting the ex-RAF Wattisham Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) hangars has been granted, now all the LPG need is money. The QRA Day, then, is to raise funds for the erection of the hangars and keep the LPG's two Lightnings out of the rain. Both Lightnings will taxi and a wide range of souvenirs will be available. Donations of £50 or more to the hangar appeal will be recorded on a roll of honour within the completed hangars. The LPG are hoping for loads of Lightning-related Squadron associations, ex-Lightning personnel and enthusiasts to turn up - so don't disappoint them! There will also be a sponsored Lightning pull, so you may get to see LPG personnel hospitalised. Gates open 10:30. For any further details on this particular event, phone (01243) 827266 or (01234) 378827.

Click here to visit the official website.

RAF Valley - Mini-Tiger Meet - Photocall 2000

VALLEY AVIATION SOCIETY/RAF VALLEY are pleased to announce that the Photocall is now to be held on Friday 22nd September, 2000 (09.00-13.00hrs) at the airfield. 74 Squadron are to host a Mini-Tiger Meet on that day as the squadron is to be placed in storage, hopefully to reappear on Eurofighter.

The price of a ticket will be £10 per person, cheque/postal order made out to Valley Aviation Society, with S.A.E to DICK THOMAS, 'MONAFON' GRIFFITHS CROSSING CAERNARFON, GWYNEDD, LL55 1TS.

Limit will be 500 tickets in advance only, with 150 plus sold already, apart from Tiger Squadrons invited we are also hoping to have an MH-53M, HUNTER and Spitfire on the line as well.

The MINI TIGER MEET is turning into a full TIGER MEET with over twenty Tiger Sqn aircraft now expected, still tickets left .(27/7/00)

The Tiger line up is now growing and will include two Tornado's from 50 Stormo, Italy. Already includes F-16's, Mirage 2000's and Alpha Jets and Tornado's from Germany.
Still Tickets left (20/8/00)

PHOTOSHOOT 2000 - RAF VALLEY Tiger Meet - latest update

Less than 100 tickets left

Thursday 21st Sept

Hunter nightstop and display/static on Friday.

Friday 22nd Sept

2 x Tornado from Italy @ 09.00hrs
2 x Tornado from JbG 32, Germany @ 09-10.00hrs
2 x F-16’s from 31 Sqn, Belgium @ 09-10.00hrs
2 x Tornado’s from AKG 51, Germany. @ 09-10.00hrs
1 x Mirage 2000 & Mirage F1 from Mont De Marsan airfield attack 11.00hrs
2 x Harriers 4 Sqn, airfield attack and land
2 x Tornado F3's,airfield attack and land
2 x Jaguars 54 Sqn, airfield attack and land

Expected not confirmed as of 8th September

2 x 494TH FS F-15's
2 x 313 Sqn F-16's
BAE Hawk 100

Below are 2 reviews of the RAF Valley Tiger Meet:

http://www.ffour.force9.co.uk/airshow00/valley/valley.htm

http://www.warplane.co.uk/goodbye_tigers.htm

Northern ireland Airshows

Below are details for the Ulster Airshow, Enniskillen Airshow 2000, and the Bangor Air Sea Day:

Ulster Airshow

Ulster Airshow will be held at Newtownards Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 17th June. The gates will be open at 10.00hrs and the flying display will be from 14.00 to 17.00hrs. The admission cost will be free on foot and £5 for cars.
Participating aircraft include:

Red Arrows Falcons BBMF (minus Dakota) Tornado F3 Harrier GR7 Jaguar GR3 Tucano T1 Belgian Fouga Magister Aerostars (3 Yaks) Vampire F6

Invader 2 P-51D Mustangs Canberra B2/6 Prentice Rapide Skyraider Sea Fury FB11 Spitfire T9 Avenger

Enniskillen Airshow 2000

The Enniskillen Airshow 2000 will be held at St Angelo Airport, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on Sunday 18th June. The gates will be open at 10.00hrs and the flying display will be from 14.00 to 16.00hrs. The admission cost will be £7 for adults and £3 for children.
Participating aircraft will be similar to the Ulster Airshow except there will not be any Red Arrows, Aerostars, Vampire, Skyraider, and only the Lancaster will appear. A Nimrod will fly by.

Bangor Air Sea Day

TheBangor Air Sea Day will be held off-shore Bangor Marina, Northern Ireland on Saturday 24th June. The flying display will start at 14.00hrs. The admission cost is free.
This is a new Airshow and forms part of a combined air and sea show with a Royal Navy Minesweeper taking part.
Participating aircraft include:

Nimrod MR2 Falcons Harrier GR7 Jaguar GR3 Canberra B2/6 (in formation with Meteor) Vampire F6 Invader 2 P-51D Mustangs Spitfire T9

Avenger Blenheim Anson DC-6 Prentice Rapide Aerostars (Yak 50/52) Utterly Butterly Barnstormers (3 Stearman)

Enniskillen Airshow 2000

The Enniskillen Airshow 2000 will be held at St Angelo Airport, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on Sunday 18th June. The gates will be open at 10.00hrs and the flying display will be from 14.00 to 16.00hrs. The admission cost will be £7 for adults and £3 for children.
Participating aircraft will be similar to the Ulster Airshow except there will not be any Red Arrows, Aerostars, Vampire, Skyraider, and only the Lancaster will appear. A Nimrod will fly by.

Sunderland International Air Show

The Sunderland International Air Show is to be held on Sat/Sun 29-30 July at Whitburn Bay, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The flying display takes place from 13.00 - 16.00hrs and its free to attend by foot.

HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's newest ship, which has been adopted by Sunderland, will hopefully attend and provide the backdrop to the flying display on Sunday when it anchors in Whitburn Bay. There will be a rare UK display by the Hungarian aerobatic team, Aerotriga, with their three Zlin 50LS sport aerobatic aircraft.

Participating aircraft include:

Hungarian Display Team, Aerotriga Red Arrows Falcons Paras AAC Blue Eagles Red Devils Paras Harrier GR7 Tornado GR1 Jaguar GR3 RN Sea Harrier F/A-2 Belgian AF F-16A Fouga Magister Jet Provost Nimrod MR2 RAF Sea King HAR3A RN Lynx HAS3 BBMF Gold Air Pitts Special One to One Pitts Special Newcastle Aero Club

Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival

The Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival at Suffolk is on Thurs/Fri 3-4 August. The Flying display is 14.00-17.00hrs (Thurs), 13.30-17.30hrs (Fri), and is free to attend on foot.

Participating aircraft include: (some items are appearing on 1 day only)

Red Arrows Les Apaches Diamond Nine Utterly Butterly Barnstormers Harrier GR7 Tornado GR1 Jaguar GR3 Belgian AF Fouga Magister Meteor NF11 Hunter F58 Vampire FB6 BBMF (all 4) RNHF Swordfish Spitfire T9 (Caroline Grace) Blenheim A-26B P-51D B-25D Bearcat Hellcat RAF Sea King HAR3A Extra 300L Pitts S-1T

Culdrose International Air Day

The Culdrose International Air Day is on Wednesday 19th July. Culdrose should have a similar line-up to Yeovilton as both Air Stations are supporting each others Air Days with a full complement of current Fleet Air Arm aircraft in action and on static display. Culdrose will be flying 5 Merlins in formation from the trials squadron, 700M, and from the first-line squadron to receive the type, 824 NAS, 2 prototype Merlins, PP3, and PP9 will be on static display. Culdrose will still be working operationally as it stages its Air Day, with FRADU Hawks flying aerial target sorties for Royal Navy ships throughout the day. Both Yeovilton & Culdrose have offered facilities to the US Navy, whose 6th Carrier Battle Group is in the South-West approaches which means there is a possibility of F-14 Tomcats appearing at both Air Shows. A USAF B-52H will hopefully perform a fly- over and 2 Turkish RF-4E Phantoms should be on static display. The new Yakovlevs team of 4 Yak 50s and an Aeronavale Lynx should also be displaying.

Prices for Culdrose International Air Day are, adults £10, children under 12 free. The display will start at 13.30hrs.

There is a website but it has limited information.

Vulcan XM655 Cold War Day

Vulcan XM655 is being restored and should do a taxi-run at the Cold War Day at Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire on Sunday 10th September. The information below and a map can be found at the following website.

September's taxi run will have a slight variation on previous years. This year we are organising a Cold War Day. The event will celebrate the cold war era of the 50s, 60s and 70s and will include a selection of cars, buses and other vehicles from those years on show alongside our very own cold war veteran, XM655.

655 will of course be the highlight of the day, carrying out a full-blown fast taxi at approximately 13:30 (subject, as ever, to serviceability). Gates open at 11:30.

Air Atlantique's 50's Airshow

Air Atlantique's 50's Airshow at Coventry, Warwickshire is taking place on the 12th and 13th August 2000. Saturday 12th will be a preview day with Sunday 13th being Airshow day. Gates are open on Saturday 11.00am and Sunday 10.00am.

Apart from the Air Display there will be Live Glen Miller style bands, lots of side stands & trade stands, Licensed bars, a wide variety of food outlets, static displays of classic vehicles including motorbikes, cars, military vehicles, buses etc.
Pleasure flying is on both days and will cost £25.00 to fly on the Dakota, Twin Pioneer or Rapide.

A list of Participating Aircraft & schedule include: