Duxford Vs shuttleworth

TFCs gladiator now not going to old warden.

Venom added to shuttleworth

T28
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a Fighter
Avro 504k
Sopwith Pup Sopwith Triplane
Avro 19
DH 60 Moth
Blackburn B2
Bucker Bestmann BU 181
Klemm 35
FW44 Stieglitz
Team Quinot – Aerobatic Wing Walking Display Team
de Havilland Venom
Bucker Jungmann
DH51 “Miss Kenya”
de Havilland Chipmunk
Miles Magister x 2
Avro Tutor
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth
PT22 Ryan x 2
Fairchild Cornell
Curtiss P40 Kitty Hawk
Percival Piston Provost
Gloster Gladiator
Westland Lysander
Hawker Hind
Hawker Sea Hurricane 1b
Bristol Boxkite
Avro Triplane
Deperdussin
Blackburn Monoplane Type – D

Looks like its a winner

Im won over

Not sure yet what we are launching for the October Air Day at Duxford but we do have confirmation that the Gladiator will be going to the Shuttleworth display on the 5th of October.

Just hope weather plays ball and i can get there

As 668 has said Old Warden is always the first Sunday, Duxford last year was on the 14th So Duxford has moved the date, Also no Vulcan at Duxford either now.:(

Or vice versa.

You’d think that someone at Duxford would think “Hey, the display at OW will effect attendance at ours-lets move it!”

I’d prefer to do both, but ridiculous scheduling denies that opportunity. :confused:

Me and all, the fault lies with duxford i believe as shuttleworths display is always the first sunday.

I’d prefer to do both, but ridiculous scheduling denies that opportunity. :confused:

Shuttleworths list seems to have got smaller

Its a great line up and id happily go but theres nothing therre i havent seen before. Im going with the family and a few little children and i cant see that being a wow for them. Give it 10 mins and the interest will have gone.
I wouldnt mind it my self if i was going alone or with someone else with an interest but i think duxford might have won.

Don’t forget we also have the birds of prey, the swiss gardens and the very enjoyable jubille play centre on site, to be honest you could be with your kids in the playground during the display and still be about as close to the action as you would be at Duxford.

And don’t forget should the weather turn at OW you can watch the display in your car, can you do that at Duxford?

Also I think a possible 31 aircraft display is quite respectable really but then maybe I’m biased see you at OW. 😀

But isn’t the point that we have two shows in the same general area on the same day. Surely the two organising teams could get together and de-conflict their show dates. It’s asking a bit much of even the diehard fans to do Sywell, Little Gransden, OW twice and Duxford twice in 6 weekends.

I suspect what 668 is saying is that small kids won’t differentiate between any of the selection of unique survivors at OW and the Tiger Moth that follows, whilst at Dux there will be some with propellors, some with noisy jet pipes and quite possibly some with ceiling fans.

Moggy

Where else in the world would you see a line up like Shuttleworths?
When you go to Shuttleworth you have to step back and just think at what you are watching fly ……….. chances are it would be the only example of that type in the world that can fly !!!!! I for one take Shuttleworth forgranted as is just up the road;)

There is talk of TWO Gladiators.

Might be worth a trip to see that!

Very true.

Ahh 😀

There is talk of TWO Gladiators.

Might be worth a trip to see that!

Shuttleworths list seems to have got smaller

T28
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a Fighter
Avro 504k
Sopwith Pup Sopwith Triplane
Avro 19
DH 60 Moth
Blackburn B2
Bucker Bestmann BU 181
Klemm 35
FW44 Stieglitz
Team Quinot – Aerobatic Wing Walking Display Team
Bucker Jungmann
DH51 “Miss Kenya”
de Havilland Chipmunk
Miles Magister x 2
Avro Tutor
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth
PT22 Ryan x 2
Fairchild Cornell
Curtiss P40 Kitty Hawk
Percival Piston Provost
Gloster Gladiator
Westland Lysander
Hawker Hind
Hawker Sea Hurricane 1b
Bristol Boxkite
Avro Triplane
Deperdussin
Blackburn Monoplane Type – D

Its a great line up and id happily go but theres nothing therre i havent seen before. Im going with the family and a few little children and i cant see that being a wow for them. Give it 10 mins and the interest will have gone.
I wouldnt mind it my self if i was going alone or with someone else with an interest but i think duxford might have won.

OW have had a cr*p couple of years weather-wise which has probably affected attendance and income.

They need your support more.

Moggy

I prefer Old Warden as a venue (cosier, somehow) but like to wander through Stephen Grey’s ‘Alladins Cave!’- Love seeing the restoration progress-guess i’m undecided, too!-sorry, i’ve been no help whatsoever!