Lydd Air Show 09-09-2006

Kent – The garden of England.

Lydd – the compost heap at the end of the garden! 😀

I always expect to see tumbleweed blowing across the airfield and doors banging in the breeze like some 1960s American road movie whenever I go there..

😀 😀 😀

I’m afraid Lydd is a bit like the forgotten city, it’s not the sort of place you go to unless necessary although, believe it or not, Dungeness is even more dire. The airfield used to be a bit more lively, I worked there 1979-1982 for Skyways who ran a freight-only service to Beauvais, Antewerp and Rotterdam. Dan-Air were also flying out of Lydd at the time, but they were on a rapid decline and went bust I think. Skyways went under too, I would never have left otherwise.

There has been talk recently about expanding the airport but it’s met with much resistance from the locals unfortunately.

I thought the airshow was great and I love your pix Semae, I hope it becomes a regular event.

Steph – not quite a Lyddite, but live 5m down the road 😀

Great stuff 🙂

Was the Coastguard Islander just there for the airshow do you know? Its normal based at Manston 🙂

James

It did not take part in the airshow and it was not on the list to display. It landed back later in the afternoon. I do not know why it was at Lydd. Perhaps it may have been for maintenance purposes but I speculate.

Interestingly, when I checked G-INFO I found out that the plane is on charter and is registered to Atlantic Transport Ltd at Coventry airport which came as a surprise to me.

Was the Coastguard Islander just there for the airshow do you know? Its normal based at Manston 🙂

James

Thanks everybody for all your kind comments re the pics.

Does not appear to be any Lyddites in the forum!

Kent – The garden of England.

Lydd – the compost heap at the end of the garden! 😀

Lydd always looks like it’s stuck in a late ‘fifties time warp

I always expect to see tumbleweed blowing across the airfield and doors banging in the breeze like some 1960s American road movie whenever I go there..

Good stuff Martin!
The rolling Mustang catching the sunlight is very nice.

There are more images of the Lydd airshow on my small pixel site.

The Coastguard Islander was indeed G-BCEN.

Out of four displays by this Canberra I have seen this year, the one at Lydd is the best so far.

It looked like it had gone verticle but I think the angle of view from my position just gave a misleading impression. In reality it was probably more of a dumbell type climb with a wingover at the top. But a very good one one!

A few more pics including G-BCEN taking off just before the show.

Click on thumbnails

No doubt about it, for one so big the Canberra is an agile old bird.

V.Good shots Martin, thanks for sharing ’em.

I love that place….. just wish it were a tad closer to me.

Last time I was there, we were on holiday (w/family staying at Camber Sands)
& I took my old V.6 ‘Granny’ Scorpio around the place with a moderately interested family aboard……

How times change, now the kids are teenagers, it’s all moans & groans any time I go near an Airfield……
hence why tomorrow, I’ll be going to the old Coastal Command base at Bircham Newton (Heritage Room) on me ‘Jack Jones’, with no family members to spoil the day.

Lydd always looks like it’s stuck in a late ‘fifties time warp – thats why it always conjures up Bristol 170 Superfreighters to me. 😎

Alas, on the few times I’ve been there, it’s as ‘dead as a Dodo’ flightwise.

Camber sands, now there is an exciting place. Had just over a fortnight working there a couple of months ago, the best thing apart from the beach was the road out of there. Nice pic’s looked like a good show.

Thank you.There did not appear to be much in the way of arrivals and departures. Based aircraft on Saturday consisted of a few Trislanders, a few GA and a Coastgaurd Islander but I believe the the airport want to expand their activities. It does look rather underused at the moment.

Hope you had a nice day at Birchum Newton.

The Coastgaurd Islander was it G-BCEN.

James

V.Good shots Martin, thanks for sharing ’em.

I love that place….. just wish it were a tad closer to me.

Last time I was there, we were on holiday (w/family staying at Camber Sands)
& I took my old V.6 ‘Granny’ Scorpio around the place with a moderately interested family aboard……

How times change, now the kids are teenagers, it’s all moans & groans any time I go near an Airfield……
hence why tomorrow, I’ll be going to the old Coastal Command base at Bircham Newton (Heritage Room) on me ‘Jack Jones’, with no family members to spoil the day.

Lydd always looks like it’s stuck in a late ‘fifties time warp – thats why it always conjures up Bristol 170 Superfreighters to me. 😎

Alas, on the few times I’ve been there, it’s as ‘dead as a Dodo’ flightwise.

Thank you.There did not appear to be much in the way of arrivals and departures. Based aircraft on Saturday consisted of a few Trislanders, a few GA and a Coastgaurd Islander but I believe the the airport want to expand their activities. It does look rather underused at the moment.

Hope you had a nice day at Birchum Newton.

Thanks Gary, Lookng forward to your shots.

Martin

Great shots Martin,

I’m off their this morning, just debating what time to get there.

Septic.

A very colouful display. Tank you:D

V.Good shots Martin, thanks for sharing ’em.

I love that place….. just wish it were a tad closer to me.

Last time I was there, we were on holiday (w/family staying at Camber Sands)
& I took my old V.6 ‘Granny’ Scorpio around the place with a moderately interested family aboard……

How times change, now the kids are teenagers, it’s all moans & groans any time I go near an Airfield……
hence why tomorrow, I’ll be going to the old Coastal Command base at Bircham Newton (Heritage Room) on me ‘Jack Jones’, with no family members to spoil the day.

Lydd always looks like it’s stuck in a late ‘fifties time warp – thats why it always conjures up Bristol 170 Superfreighters to me. 😎

Alas, on the few times I’ve been there, it’s as ‘dead as a Dodo’ flightwise.

Some more. Click on thumbnails.