Waddington Airshow - part 1

Ollie and myself loved the airshow.

As well as the flying displays we went to the funfair, went on a Red Arrows simulator (amazing - really threw us about!), went inside an AWACs aircraft and Ollie climbed a climbing wall!  A great day1

Here are some pics..

The weather was HOT HOT HOT and the crowds large and expectant.
Over 140,000 attended the two day event

Ollie, and his first meeting with the Vulcan

There were lots of static exhibits.  Here ollie is standing in front of a Tornado GR4 with special Dam Buster anniversary tail art

Enjoying the 'Ghost Train' at the Fun Fair

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"
A Huey - the mainstay of the Vietnam conflict

The beautiful lines of the F16

Sleek and mean

Ollie admiring the lines and the artwork on the Czech Air Force JAS-39C Gripen

Part of the static exhibition.  Ollie and myself toured the inside of the AWACs at the end with the visible white line on the Radome.

The Royal navy Merlin HM2 based at Culdrose, Cornwall being put through it's paces

F16 - straight down the flight line..

..then turning some 'G'

A British classic - the Hawker Hunter

Another crowd favourite.
The Hurricane, Lancaster and Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Close formation down the flight line

The Old and the New
Celebrating 70 years of the Dam Busters.  The Lancaster of 617 fame and the current 617 Sqdn aircraft, Tornado GR4