Obviously they knocked the mutliple Hurricanes (2 in flyast), fast taxying Canberra PR.9, Seafire, and AR213 into a cocked hat!

I think the shows are looking for things to pad a display out now, and the King Air and DA40 fitted.

I’m not knocking the show James, but when someone from Kemble announces there will be a couple of surprises – one being a ‘UK airshow first’ at an airshow that has a reputation for ‘classic jets’ etc, then one naturally thinks it will be a classic jet ‘first’ for the UK. I wasn’t the only one by some way who came to that conclusion.

On a positive note, I thought the airshow was very well organised – we drove in and out of the show with no queueing, toilet facilities were excellent, ticket prices respectable and even the weather played ball (on Sunday at least)!