Does anybody know how many shows took place at these venues I went to Lostock in Bolton in 1995 and saw the Nimrod and Red Arrows amongst other items I recall a show taking place at blackpool airport in 1993 were there any shows either before or after here and at lostock ?
any help would be appreciated:)
By: EGCD - 11th February 2007 at 11:11
Lostock really developed their airshow from 1987 onwards.
1987 – RAF BBMF Spitfire; Red Devils Parachute Team; RAF Harrier GR3.
1988 – Royal Artillery Parachute Team; Marlboro Aerobatic Team; Catalina; Pilatus P2 G-BJAX; BAe Mosquito
1989 – Yugo Cars Flying Circus Stearman; Pilatus P2 G-BJAX; Vladivar Yak-50; Royal Signals Parachute Team; Tigercat
1990 – Catalina; Tigercat; Pilatus P2 G-BJAX; Team Toyota; DH Vampire (Vintage Aircraft Team)
1991 – Royal Signals Parachute Team; Proteus Sukhoi Su-26 (Richard Goode); BAe Mosquito; Team Toyota Aerobatics; Folland Gnat
1992 – RAF SAR Sea King; Flying Crusaders Extra/Stampe; Lazer Z200 (Mark Jefferies); Radial Pair Harvards; RAF BBMF Spitfire
1993 – Microlease Pitts Special; Black Lanyards Parachute Team; Crunchie Flying Circus wingwalkers; Slingsby Firefly (Pete Clark); Sukhoi Su-26 (Richard Goode); RAF Harrier GR7
1994 – RAF Tucano; ARCO Blenheim; Slingsby Firefly (Pete Clark); RAF Falcons Paras; Beech C45 Expeditor (Anthony Hodgson); Yak-18T (Paul Bonhomme); RAF BBMF Spitfire
1995 – see above
1996 – Pitts Special (Clive Watson); L-39 Albatros (Tony Smith); DH Dragon Rapide (Air Atlantique); Miles Magister (Real Aeroplane Company); Rover Aerobatic Team; RAF Red Arrows
1997 – Hawker Hunter (Jonathan Whaley); RAF Tornado GR1; Aerostars; TFC Spitfire ML417; Sky High Para Team
1998 – TFC Spitfire & Hurricane Duo; RAF Tucano; AAC Blue Eagles (show curtailed due to weather)
1999 – Canberra B2/6; Microlease Extra 300 (Brian Lecomber); Boeing Stearman; DH Vampire XE920; RAF BBMF Spitfire & Hurricane; Crusaders Parachute Team; Hunter T7 (Delta Jets).
By: eddywinch82 - 10th February 2007 at 22:21
That would be great EGCD could you tell me what years there were airshows at Lostock and what flew
Regards
Eddie Winch:)
By: EGCD - 10th February 2007 at 21:21
Lostock 1995
RAF Red Arrows, RAF Nimrod, RAF BBMF Spitfire P7350, Yak-18T (Richard Goode), Crunchie Flying Circus, Microlease Pitts Special.
Lostock held a Gala Day every year from the 1960s right the way up to 1999. The air show took place as part of the gala day, and was significantly expanded from the late 1980s onwards. I can provide details of all these events if you want?
Blackpool 1993
The airshow at Blackpool in 1993 featured the Red Arrows, BBMF, Nimrod, Bulldog, Hawk, Wessex SAR, Royal Netherlands AF F-27 Troopship, RN Sea King, RNHF Firefly, OFMC T-33, Radial Pair, Team Toyota, Flying Crusaders, Air Atlantique Dragon Rapide, Intrepid Aviation Gnat, Percival Provost.
The event, sadly, was a one-off. It was organised by Aviation Events Limited, and they were apparently set for expanding it in subsequent years, but nothing ever came of it.
By: Old Fart - 10th February 2007 at 18:50
I know of show at Blackpool in 1972
65-9922 UH-1H Iroquois
XV221 Hercules C.1
XW430 Jet Provost T.5
NX611 Lancaster B.VII
MH434 Spitfire LF.IXB
XH534 Vulcan B.2
Red Arrows Gant x9
Also 1993 but no list for that one.
Lostock 1996
G-AKAT Magister
G-OTAF L39
G-SKYD Pitts
G-SIII Extra
G-HIII Extra
G-AIDL Rapide
By: ozplane - 10th February 2007 at 18:24
Didn’t Blackpool host the first ever UK airshow in about 1910? Apparently I was taken to one around 1947 when the original Spitfire with the red and silver colour scheme was flying and I remember our cadet force was recruited to man the gate at a show in about 1957 or 1958.
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