British Airshow news and insight from around the United Kingdom
A crash during a practice flight of the Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, has killed a 5-year-old girl on the ground. Footage of the accident shows the aircraft “Pony 4”, an Aermacchi MB-339, break off from the formation and descend towards the ground as it [read more]
As well as being an airshow visited by 150,000 people, the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is a competition for participants and this year’s winners were recently announced at the event’s annual award ceremony. Winners included the RAF Typhoon Display team which won The Steedman Display Sword (British participant with [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) took place this weekend at RAF Fairford and despite the best efforts of the British weather, there was plenty of flying and great displays, both in the air and on the ground. Friday and Saturday were both hit with delays and cancellations due to [read more]
Following Friday’s washout which saw just a handful of aircraft get airborne, the organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford have confirmed that Saturday will go ahead as planned. The Met Office is forecasting rain, thunderstorms and wind gusts up to 45mph for the Gloucestershire base [read more]
With just under two weeks to go until the doors open for the Royal International Air Tattoo, the organisers have been busy adding the final touches to the line-up. Over 250 aircraft are due to take part in the Air Tattoo which sees thousands of people visit from across the [read more]
This weekend will see the return of the Wales Airshow to Swansea Bay. Previously known as the Wales National Airshow, the two-day event brings a mix of entertainment and aircraft to the Mumbles and Swansea Bay area. This year’s free event takes place on Saturday 1st July 2023 and Sunday [read more]
Met staff at air bases around the UK will be watching the weather reports with extra vigour this weekend as the forecasts for the London could scupper the planned flypast of military aircraft for the Coronation of King Charles III. The Met Office is currently predicting cloudy and wet conditions [read more]
2Excel Aviation has confirmed that 2022 was the last full season of operations for The Blades Aerobatic team which has been a popular addition to many air show display lists since their 2006 debut. One of the reasons cited is the “continued degradation of the air show circuit, with more [read more]
Weston Air Festival, the popular free airshow held at Weston Super Mare will not return in 2023 after the county council said it could not afford the subsidy needed to run the show. The event needs a subsidy of £135,000 which North Somerset Council said it could not justify during [read more]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)have released the first images from the site of the fatal mid-air collision which happened at Dallas Executive Airport at the weekend. The crash happened when a Bell P-63F King Cobra collided with a Boeing B17G Flying Fortress at a display operated by the Commemorative [read more]
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