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Bournemouth Air Festival 2022

Post by Flightline Uk » Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:42 am

1st-4th September 2022
Bournemouth Seafront, Dorset, UK
www.bournemouthair.co.uk

The biggest of the UK's seafront displays returns and has already confirmed some RAF displays for all four days:

Red Arrows
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Typhoon FGR4

https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2022/03/ai ... -festival/
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Post by Flightline Uk » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:09 am

Lots more to add, but so far...

https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/09/pr ... ival-2022/

Royal Air Force
Red Arrows – BAE Systems Hawk T1 x 9 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Avro Lancaster B1 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Supermarine Spitfire (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Hawker Hurricane IIc (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Boeing Chinook HC6/A (F) (TBC) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) RAF Chinook Display Team

Royal Navy
Leonardo Merlin HM2 (F) 814 NAS
Black Cats – Leonardo Wildcat HMA2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) (TBC)

British Army
Tigers Army Parachute Display Team (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)

Civilian
The Blades – Extra 300LP x 4 (F) (TBC) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers – Boeing Stearman x 2 (F) (TBC) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Pilots of the Purple Twilight – Schweizer 300C ‘OTTO’ (F) (TBC) (THURS/FRI/SAT)
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Post by Flightline Uk » Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:20 am

A slightly more definitive line-up now...
Royal Air Force
Red Arrows – BAE Systems Hawk T1 x 9 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Avro Lancaster B1 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Supermarine Spitfire (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Hawker Hurricane IIc (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Boeing Chinook HC6/A (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) RAF Chinook Display Team

Royal Navy
Black Cats – Leonardo Wildcat HMA2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)

British Army
Tigers Army Parachute Display Team (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)

Classic Jets and Cold War Era Types
Westland Wasp HAS1 (F) (FRI/SAT/SUN) Navywings
PZL-Mielec SB Lim-2 (MiG-15UTi) (F) (TBC) Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron

Warbirds
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd
Hawker Fury FB11 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd
Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT) Rolls Royce Heritage Flight
North American P-51D Mustang (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rolls Royce Heritage Flight
Fairey Swordfish (F) (FRI/SAT/SUN) Navywings

Civilian
The Blades – Extra 300LP x 4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers – Boeing Stearman x 2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Pilots of the Purple Twilight – Schweizer 300C ‘OTTO’ (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT)
Pitts S-2S Special (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rich Goodwin Airshows
Firebirds – Vans RV4 x 2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Slingsby T67M Firefly (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rod Dean
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/09/pr ... ival-2022/
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Post by Flightline Uk » Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:47 am

https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2022/08/ai ... -festival/
Sunseeker’s high performance day boat, the Hawk 38, will be pitted against aerobatic plane G-JPIT, in the new Sea and Sky Sprint at the UK’s best free air, land and sea show this September.

G-JPIT is a custom built, highly modified Pitts Biplane that gives it enhanced manoeuvrability and unparalleled power-to-weight ratio. Meanwhile the Sunseeker Hawk 38 delivers an incredible top speed of up to 70mph (62kts). The Sea and Sky Sprint will take place on Saturday September 3 and Sunday September 4 of the four-day festival.

Bryan Jones, Marketing Manager at Sunseeker International, said: “We are delighted to have helped put together this incredible stunt which will see the Hawk 38 being driven at its limits across a 1km slalom course just in front of the beach, while the plane will be following both a horizontal and vertical flight path in an attempt to cross the finishing line first. Given the agility and performance of both machines, it’s going to be an exceedingly tight race.”

Jon Weaver, Air Festival Director said: “We are delighted that renowned aerobatics pilot Rich Goodwin has agreed to take on this exciting Sea and Sky Sprint challenge. He has had a regular presence at the Bournemouth Air Festival for a number of years performing mind-blowing aerobatic stunts in his muscle biplanes. The Air Festival provides a great platform to showcase the prominent international status of local brands including Sunseeker International, based in Poole. We are looking forward to our partnership going from strength to strength and we cannot wait to see this spectacular demonstration play out on sea and in the air.”

Cllr Beverley Dunlop, Portfolio Holder for Tourism, Culture and Vibrant Places, said: “Now in its 14th year, Bournemouth Air Festival is the biggest date in the area’s calendar. This Platinum Jubilee year, the festival is not only a chance for residents and visitors alike to celebrate, it also represents a major opportunity to showcase local businesses and for traders to get in front of consumers. In 2019 Air Festival made a major contribution of £32m to the local economy attracting over 600,000 visitors, retaining its reputation as an important attractor event for the region. “With stunts like this Sunseeker and muscle bi-plane on the display programme to draw in the crowds, we hope this year will be another huge success.”

Retired RAF pilot Richard Goodwin, who will be flying the Sabio Group-sponsored Muscle Biplane, G-JPIT, will be pulling off some dare-devil loop-the-loops and barrel rolls at between 200ft and 1,800ft as part of another individual display during the air show. He said: “I am very excited by the challenge of doing something a little bit different at the Bournemouth Air Festival; an event which is a real highlight in the UK Air show calendar and one that I look forward to each year. We aim to push the boundaries of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to create a unique experience and I am passionate about inspiring our future STEM aviators and engineers. Taking on the incredible Sunseeker Hawk 38 at Bournemouth Air Festival is a great opportunity to push the boundaries of aerobatic flying once more. It’s shaping up to be a wonderful occasion!”

Across the weekend a myriad of exhilarating aircraft will rip through Bournemouth’s skies including the RAF Typhoon and The Battle of Britain Memorial planes – the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster. The Bournemouth Air Festival will run from September 1 and September 4. Follow #SeaSkySprint on social media for more.
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Post by Flightline Uk » Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:24 pm

Royal Air Force
Red Arrows – BAE Systems Hawk T1 x 7 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Avro Lancaster B1 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Supermarine Spitfire (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Hawker Hurricane IIc (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Boeing Chinook HC6/A (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) RAF Chinook Display Team

Royal Navy
Black Cats – Leonardo Wildcat HMA2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT)

British Army
Tigers Army Parachute Display Team (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)

Classic Jets and Cold War Era Types
Westland Wasp HAS1 (F) (FRI/SAT) Navywings

Warbirds
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd
Hawker Fury FB11 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd
Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rolls Royce Heritage Flight
North American P-51D Mustang (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rolls Royce Heritage Flight
Fairey Swordfish (F) (FRI/SAT) Navywings

Civilian
The Blades – Extra 300LP x 4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers – Boeing Stearman x 2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Pilots of the Purple Twilight – Schweizer 300C ‘OTTO’ (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT)
Pitts S-2S Special (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rich Goodwin Airshows
Firebirds – Vans RV4 x 2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Slingsby T67M Firefly (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rod Dean
Yakovlevs – Yakovlev Yak-52/50 x 5 (F) (THURS)
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/09/pr ... ival-2022/
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Post by Flightline Uk » Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:26 am

https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2022/09/ai ... -festival/
Queen Elizabeth II has given her blessing to the Platinum Jubilee Bournemouth Air Festival. Her Majesty’s good wishes come as two further surprises are announced for the free four-day event on land, sea, and air. The American B-52 bomber is set to make an appearance on Saturday before the Red Arrows take flight with their special formation celebrating the Platinum Jubilee. Meanwhile the iconic Spitfire, hero of World War II, will be joined in formation by the mighty modern Typhoon for several enthralling passes on Friday.

However, before the planes get ready to roar, the Mayor of Bournemouth Cllr Robert Lawton is celebrating a letter from the Queen giving her good wishes to this year’s festival. Cllr Lawton wrote to the Queen earlier on in the year inviting her to the festival, which he said was dedicated to her Majesty and aimed to celebrate her 70 years of service. In a letter back, the Queen’s Diary Secretary Mrs Helen Cross, said the Queen would be unable to attend, but hoped “very much that the Air Festival is a successful and enjoyable one for all those attending.”

Cllr Lawton said: “It’s an enormous privilege to receive this letter from the Queen in her historic Platinum Jubilee year. The Bournemouth Air Festival incorporates everything that falls under the Queen in her capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, so it’s a great honour that she’s acknowledged our mark of respect in this way and I’m very glad that we’ve been able to celebrate this significant year most fittingly. I’m looking forward to seeing all the spectacular displays in the air, on land and at sea over the next few days and encourage everyone to come and enjoy everything the Platinum Jubilee Bournemouth Air Festival has to offer.”

Alongside the Red Arrows, Spitfire and B52, festival goers can look forward to a host of other events on land and at sea, including fairground rides, bird of prey displays, bands, fireworks, trade and food stalls throughout. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) tent is also back this year to inspire the next generation, with exhibitors including the RNLI, AUB and Rolls Royce.

Cllr Beverley Dunlop Portfolio Holder for Tourism, Culture and Vibrant Place said that after a few challenging years due to the pandemic the festival, which is organised by BCP Council, was very much about celebrating the local community. She said: “We want to give our community something to celebrate, and something to be proud of and we are certainly proud of this year’s line-up. Now in its 14th year, it provides free entertainment over four days against a backdrop of award-winning beaches – so it’s perfect pocket-friendly entertainment for families.”

“Tourism is worth over £1billion to the local economy and supports almost 18,000 jobs. In 2021 the Air Festival brought in a total spend of £49.7m into the local economy, attracted about 800,000 visitors from all over the UK and supported about 266 full time jobs, so it is a critical event in the calendar locally.

“Aside from the excitement of the aerobatics and ground displays, a particular favourite of mine is the STEM marquee, which integrates the areas and challenges of science, technology and engineering to inspire the next generation by giving young people access to some of the region’s high-profile STEM companies.

“So, I’d like to say a huge thank you to all those that make the festival happen. Thank you to the Armed Forces, the RAF, and the Royal Navy, The Army and the Royal Marines for creating some incredible displays that always draw in the crowds.

“Thanks to those at the council working behind the scenes and the businesses and traders taking part. Thank you to our partners at Bournemouth Airport, Dorset Police, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue, the HM Coastguard, the RNLI and South Western Ambulance Services along with our other multi agency partners.

“We couldn’t put on the festival without all these people, so it’s truly a collective community effort.”

The award-winning Bournemouth Air Festival is scheduled to take place from today, Thursday, September 1, to Sunday, September 4.
Royal Air Force
Red Arrows – BAE Systems Hawk T1 x 7 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Avro Lancaster B1 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Supermarine Spitfire (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Hawker Hurricane IIc (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Boeing Chinook HC6/A (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) RAF Chinook Display Team

Royal Navy
Black Cats – Leonardo Wildcat HMA2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT)

British Army
Tigers Army Parachute Display Team (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)

United States Air Force
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (F) (SATURDAY ONLY)

Classic Jets and Cold War Era Types
Westland Wasp HAS1 (F) (FRI/SAT) Navywings

Warbirds
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd
Hawker Fury FB11 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd
Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rolls Royce Heritage Flight
North American P-51D Mustang (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rolls Royce Heritage Flight

Civilian
The Blades – Extra 300LP x 4 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers – Boeing Stearman x 2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Pilots of the Purple Twilight – Schweizer 300C ‘OTTO’ (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT)
Pitts S-2S Special (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rich Goodwin Airshows
Firebirds – Vans RV4 x 2 (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN)
Slingsby T67M Firefly (F) (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN) Rod Dean
Yakovlevs – Yakovlev Yak-52/50 x 4 (F) (THURS)
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/09/pr ... ival-2022/
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Post by Flightline Uk » Wed Sep 21, 2022 8:52 am

Bournemouth Air Festival brought the summer holidays to a close with a four-day extravaganza of aerial and ground entertainment. This year, the show featured some welcome international military participation and some trademark mixed formations flying along the Dorset coastline. A full image slideshow and review can be found HERE.

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