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  RAF Tucano and Tutor displays in 2019

  The RAF will display the Grob Tutor and Short Tucano at British Airshows in 2019. The Tucano will be from 72 Squadron and the Tutor pilot will be Flt Lt Neil "Ski" Owczarkowski.

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  Catalina UK displays 2019

  The first UK displays by the Catalina have been announced. They are at the Shuttleworth Season Premiere, Duxford Air Festival, Wales Airshow and Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow.

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  US Display Teams

  The major US and Canadian display teams have announced their display schedules for 2019. No UK airshow dates have been included.

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  Abingdon Update

  Aerosuperbatics WingWalkers 3 aircraft formation; The Fireflies and the Republic P47 Thunderbolt 'Nellie' will be in the flying and static displays at Abingdon. There will also be helicoper flights and hovercraft rides.

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  Skyraider to fly in 2019

  Kennet Aviation will oversee the restoration of PR Spitfire AA810, which may be flying by 2023. They also hope to display their AD-4A Skyraider and Seafire Mk.XVII in 2019.

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  Dunsfold 2019 Date Change

  Dunsfold Wings and Wheels will move from its traditional August date to June 15th and 16th in 2019

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  Lithuanians at Yeovilton

  A Lithuanian Air Force Aero L-39C will make its UK flying display debut at the Royal Navy International Air Day on 13th July. Their C-27J Spartan and Mi-8UTV Hip will be on static display.

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  No Couteau Delta in 2019

  The two Mirage jets of the Couteau Delta will be missing from the display circuit in 2019.

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  End of the Trig Team

  Richard Grace and Dave Pulleston have announced the end of the Trig Aerobatic Team. In future they will concentrate on Ultimate Warbird Flights, which includes passenger flights and film work as well as displays.

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  Possible Kircaldy Airshow

  The Scottish International Airshow may move from Ayr to Kirkcaldy for 2019. The organisers have expressed a preference for 31st August as a possible date.

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  RIAT Tickets

  Saturday Super Earlybird tickets for RIAT have sold out. Super Earlybird are still available for Friday and Sunday. £47 any one day.

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  Torbay Airshow will go ahead

  The Council has made a commitment to the Torbay Airshow, which will definitely go ahead: but it still needs finiancial help.

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  Messerschmitt Bf-108 joining UK circuit

  Shoot Aviation's Messerschmitt Bf108 has been repaired, modified and registered as G-OTME and will fly in the 2019 display season.

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  New Red Arrows

  Four pilots will join the Red Arrows for the 2019 season. They are Flight Lieutenants Damo Green (Red 2), David Simmonds (Red 3) and Gregor Ogston (Red 4), who are joining the Red Arrows for the first time, & Squadron Leader Steve Morris (Red 5) who returns for his second tour.

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  Mike Ling joins the Blades

  Mike Ling, ex-Red 10, was due to join the Blades last year but reverted to the Red Arrows to substitute for Red 3 throughout the 2018 season. His delayed membership of the Blades really has now begun.

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  NA-64 Yale for Abingdon

  A rare North American NA-64 Yale will be in the flying and the static displays at the Abingdon Air and Country Show on May 5th.

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  Red Arrows Tour

  The Red Arrows will tour America and Canada in August & September 2019. They will consequently miss several UK airshows, including Bournemouth, Clacton and Eastbourne.

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  New Typhoon Display Pilot

  Flt Lt Jim Peterson has handed over to Flt Lt Nick Callinswood, the new Typhoon display pilot for the 2019 season.

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  No Herne Bay Airshow

  The local newspaper is reporting that there will be no Herne Bay Air show for the foreseeable future because of rising costs.

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  Ride in a Huey

  You will be able to ride in a Bell UH-1 'Huey' as a paying passenger

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