9th January 2021 was the 80th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first prototype Lancaster. BT308 was flown from RAF Ringway, near Manchester by Captain Harry Albert “Sam” Brown OBE, Avro's test pilot.
09.01.21
The Abingdon Air & Country Show will start selling tickets online from 1st March.
Trader, exhibitor, classic vehicle, craft stall & Aircraft Fly In application forms are available via the show's web site.
08.01.21
Flt Lt Jim Peterson, the 2018 and 2019 RAF Typhoon Display Pilot, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours.
30.12.20
John Romain, warbird display pilot and head of the Aircraft Restoration Company, with his wife Amanda as Co-founders of the NHS Spitfire Project, have been awarded MBEs in the New Years Honours for services to Charity and to Aircraft Restoration.
(news date 30.12.20)
At Stanford Hall on Sat 24th April 2021, Aerosparx and Spitfire ML407 will be supported by fireworks, a laser show and the UK's first ticketed drone light show
28.12.20
The 2021 Airshow at Weston-Super-Mare will be on June 19 - 20.
16.12.20
Tickets for the 2021 Southport Airshow on July 3rd & 4th are now on sale.
11.12.20
A-10C Thunderbolt ll Demo Team have listed both Flying Legends and RIAT in their 2021 schedule. The displays have not been confirmed by the shows.
09.12.20
Goodwood Festival of Speed will be on 8-11 July 2021. Goodwood Revival dates are 17-19 September 2021.
03.12.20
The English Riviera Airshow at Torbay is due to be held on 5th and 6th June 2021.
02.12.20
Blackpool is making plans to hold an airshow this summer but with contingencies in case government restrictions prevent it taking place.
24.11.20
Flt Lt Neil ‘Ski’ Owczarkowski has been selected as the RAF Tutor display pilot for the 2021 season
23.11.20
Sally B is the first flying display announcement for the Midlands Air Festival. It is due to fly on Saturday and Sunday.
20.11.20
Tickets are available in advance only.There will be no tickets on the gate.
Ticket details are on the show's web site (click the blue text to go there).
19.11.20
The dates of the main Duxford airshows in 2021 are 24th - 25th July for the Air Festival and 18th - 19th September for the Battle of Britain Air Show. No main show in May. There will also be ten 'Flying Days', similar to 'Showcase Days' of previous years.
17.11.20
Shuttleworth have announced ten airshows for the 2021 season. There are new drive-in arrangements which enable attendance without a car. The list is on their web site.
08.11.20
The show has announced through social media that 'tickets will go on sale once the future path of the current Corona virus pandemic becomes clear'.
09.11.20
The Flying Legends Airshow will move from Duxford to Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire. It is due to be held on 10th - 11th July 2021.
06.11.20
The airshow from the National Museum of Flight, due to have been held in July 2021, has been cancelled because of the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 in 2021.
04.11.20
Tickets for the 2021 Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow are now available through their web site. You can also see our review of the 2020 show and some of our photos.
27.10.20
First details of the 2021 show have been released. Details on the show's Facebook page and our Abingdon Air and Country Show page.
25.10.20
Squadron Leader Tom Bould takes over from Squadron Leader Martin Pert as Red 1 on October 12th.
06.09.20
Showcase Day on Saturday 10 October is now sold out. There are no tickets available in advance, on arrival or to IWM members.
05.10.20
The Season Finale at Old Warden, which was to have been held on 18th October, has been cancelled. The drive-in Racing Celebration on October 4th is unaffected and becomes the final Shuttleworth airshow of the season.
29.09.20
The organisers hope to hold the 2021 Flying Legends on 10th & 11th July if Covid issues don't prevent it and if a new venue can be agreed.
22.09.20
The 2021 Air and Country Show show will be all-ticket (no payment at the gate). Tickets will be available from the end of 2020 online & from local outlets. (Photo, Sioux, Abingdon 2016)
16.09.20
The organisers say the Rhyl Airshow will be 'bigger and even better' when it returns on 28 - 29 August 2021.
01.09.20
No more Flying Legends at Duxford. The Fighter Collection are seeking a new venue.
25.08.20
Tickets for the 2021 series of Battle Proms will be on sale from 1st October 2020.
08.08.20
The IWM have confirmed that The Sea Fury T20 operated by the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation had to make a forced landing after leaving Duxford on 4th August. The aircraft is reported as damaged. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. There are reports that the aircraft suffered engine failure.
04.08.20
The Sunderland International Airshow will be on 23-25 July next year.
26.07.20
Tickets for next year's 50th anniversary Air Tattoo are now on sale.
14.07.20
The 2021 Wales Airshow will return to Swansea Bay on 3rd and 4th July 2021.
04.07.20
Vador will remain as the display pilot of the Belgian F-16 Dark Falcon for the 2021 season.
11.06.20
The Clacton Airshow 2021 will be on August 26 - 27
11.06.20
The dates of 2021 Shuttleworth Collection Airshows at Old Warden are on this web site.
10.06.20
The Abingdon Air & Country Show has a new 2021 date. The date, which is still provisional, is now 12th June 2021.
10.06.20
Old Bucks Airshow will be back as a 3-day show, July 31th - August 1st, in 2021.
03.06.20
Southport Airshow 2021 will be on July 3rd & 4th.
22.05.20
Armed Forces weekend 2021 will be 25-27 June. The National event will be hosted by Scarborough (who were to have hosted the event in 2020)
21.05.20
RAF Waddington has been chosen as the new base for the Red Arrows. They will move before the end of 2022.
19.05.20
The next East Kirkby airshow will be on 7th August 2021. Tickets bought for the 2020 show can be used on 7th August 2021.
17.05.20
The Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow has been postponed to September 25th-27th 2020, subject to review. The 2021 show will be on 25th-27th June.
15.05.20
The 2021 Blackpool Air Show will be on August 7 and 8.
13.05.20
The Bournemouth Air Festival 2021 will be on September 2 - 5.
12.05.20
The 2021 Wings & Wheels show will be on 14th & 15th August.
08.05.20
Airbourne 2021 is due to take place on 12th - 15th August.
07.05.20
Although not a full airshow, Whitby Regatta does normally have air displays on one or two days. The Regatta will be on 21-23 August 2021.
24.04.20
Airbus has announced its financial support for The People’s Mosquito, the first de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito to be manufactured in the UK for more than 70 years.
26.03.20
The next Farnborough International Airshow is due to be held on 18-22 July 2022
20.03.20
The Royal International Air Tattoo 2021 is on 16 - 18 July 2021.
Ticket refund information.
20.03.20
The Midlands Air Festival is planned for 4 - 6 June 2021.
17.03.20
The MkIIb 'Hurribomber' BE505 previously owned by Peter Teichmann is now a 2-seater dual-controlled Hurricane following modification by Hawker Restorations. More on their Facebook page.
25.11.19
Breitling has decided to ends its sponsorship contract with Apache Aviation. Full news story.
02.06.19
A Fairey Barracuda WWII Fleet Air Arm torpedo bomber is being recovered from the Solent, 75 years after it was lost in September 1943.
11.06.19
Paul Stone has taken over from Dodge Bailey as Chief Pilot at the Shuttleworth Collection.
18.04.19
There will no longer be a public airshow over the weekend following the Farnborough Trade Show. The public will be able to visit on Friday, which will still focus on younger people.
05.03.19
BBMF Hurricane Mk IIc PZ865, previously in South-East Asia Command 34 Squadron colours, is being repainted following a major service towards the end of 2019. The current proposal is that it will be repainted as an all-black night fighter of 247 Squadron in time for the 2020 season.
14.01.19
Meteor NF11 G-LOSM took off from Coventry at around 13.00 and landed at Bruntingthorpe after its (probably) last ever flight. The Meteor will now be maintained in fast-taxi, but not airworthy, condition.
05.01.19
The French Mustang F-AZXS has gone to a new owner in the USA. Although based in France, Moonbeam McSwine was seen at UK airshows.
10.03.18
The building and testing of 'The People's Mosquito', a de Havilland Mosquito FB.Vl, has been entrusted to Retrotec Ltd.
05.03.18
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