Woodford Airshow 1985 and 1997

Apologies – in the above posting, I meant to say that this was in the 1985 show.

Not a great deal of help but I can tell you that PBY-5A Catalina G-BLSC/’JV928′ flew in the show because I was in it. It flew in from North Weald and landed before flying off to Hawarden. It landed at Hawarden, displayed there then flew back to Woodford and displayed there without landing before going back to North Weald.

Loads of old airshow memories/lists including many Woodfords etc here….

http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=1;t=25261

In programme order:

AAC Eagles Helicopter Team (Lynx, Gazelle, Sioux, Scout)
RAF Jet Provost
BAe Jetstream 31 (company demonstrator)
RAF Tornado GR1
BAe 146 (TNT Airways)
RAF BBMF
BAe 125 (company demonstrator)
RN Lynx
German Navy Tornado IDS
Folland Gnat
Patrouille Martini (3x PC-7)
Hunter GA11 (FRADU)
BAe ATP (company demonstrator)
RAF C130 Hercules Tactical Demo
Mosquito
Extra 300
RAF Hawk
PT Flight
RAF Phantom
RN Historic Flight Firefly
Team Toyota (2x Pitts/1x Extra 300)
RAF Vulcan

Hi EGCD could you tell me what flew at the 1990 woodford airshow any help would be appreciated:)

many thanks EGCD for taking the time to answer my posts

1988: Red Arrows, BBMF, Vulcan, Phantom, Tornado F3, Buccaneer, Harrier, Nimrod, Shackleton, German Navy Tornado, BAe Hawk 200, ATP, Jetstream 31, BAe 146, BAe 125, Skyhawks, Iveco Truck Top Landing, Yugo Cars Stearman and wingwalker, Vladivar Yak-50, Marlboro Aerobatic Team (Pitts x2), Toyota Pitts Special (Brian Lecomber), Mosquito, PC-9 (BAe), P47 Thunderbolt (TFC), P40 Kittyhawk.

1989: Red Arrows, BBMF, Vulcan, Tornado F3, Harrier, Jaguar, Buccaneer, Nimrod, Hawk T1A, Jet Provost, BAe ATP, BAe 748 Turbine Tanker water-drop, Jetstream 31, BAe 146, BAe 125, Skyhawks, Yugo Cars Stearman and wingwalker, Vladivar Yak-50, Diamond 9 Tiger Moths, Harvard Formation Team, Team Toyota, B17 Sally B.

just to add one to 1988. i was there with a couple of RAF GR1 Tornados from TWCU/45sqn. it absoloutely chucked it down, and i think we may have been the only fast jet to be based there for the weekend as i remember after our jet took off all you could hear were car alarms!

and on a side not, it was that weekend i had my first ever go on a mobile phone. one of our pilots had one and he let us have a go.

1988: Red Arrows, BBMF, Vulcan, Phantom, Tornado F3, Buccaneer, Harrier, Nimrod, Shackleton, German Navy Tornado, BAe Hawk 200, ATP, Jetstream 31, BAe 146, BAe 125, Skyhawks, Iveco Truck Top Landing, Yugo Cars Stearman and wingwalker, Vladivar Yak-50, Marlboro Aerobatic Team (Pitts x2), Toyota Pitts Special (Brian Lecomber), Mosquito, PC-9 (BAe), P47 Thunderbolt (TFC), P40 Kittyhawk.

1989: Red Arrows, BBMF, Vulcan, Tornado F3, Harrier, Jaguar, Buccaneer, Nimrod, Hawk T1A, Jet Provost, BAe ATP, BAe 748 Turbine Tanker water-drop, Jetstream 31, BAe 146, BAe 125, Skyhawks, Yugo Cars Stearman and wingwalker, Vladivar Yak-50, Diamond 9 Tiger Moths, Harvard Formation Team, Team Toyota, B17 Sally B.

cheers EGCD any info from the 1988 and 1989 shows at Woodford would be most appreciated

Regards

Eddie Winch:)

The following site will fill in a lot of gaps, but unfortunately not 1985!

http://www.scramble.nl/showreports.htm

Unfortunately I can’t help you with regard to 1985, as that’s a bit before my time.

However, in 1997 there were following in the flying display:
RAF Red Arrows, Nimrod, C130 Hercules, Hawk T1A, Harrier GR7, Jaguar GR1A (No 16 Sqn), Jaguar GR1A Recce Demo (No 41 Sqn), AAC Blue Eagles, USAF B-1B Lancer, Britanny Ferries Shuttle (Broussard/Cri-Cri double act), Mitsubishi Shogun Cri-Cri (Cri-Cri launched from the top of a Shogun), Spitfire TD248, Royal Netherlands AF Bell 412 SAR Demo.

The 1997 show was hit by absolutely appalling weather – it chucked it down all day and there was next to nothing in visibility. The following items either cancelled or didn’t make it to the show: B17 Sally B, OFMC Mustang, TFC P47 Thunderbolt, TFC B-25 Mitchell, Scandinavian Historic Flight A26 Invader, Golden Apple F-86 Sabre, USAF KC-135R, Irish Air Corps Silver Swallows, RAF BBMF, Tornado F3, Airtours Boeing 757, solo Fox Glider.

Even there were a few items which few in the display (listed above), even some of these were weather-affected. The Red Arrows were restricted to just one pass, and the Hercules and Nimrod didn’t fly their full display sequences – they were limited to ILS approaches. The other items I’ve listed which flew were able to complete their displays, although the B-1B Lancer was only scheduled to do a couple of overshoots anyway.

Thinking back on that day, it was actually a wonder anything flew at all! Probably the worst weather I’ve ever seen at an airshow.

BTW, if you’d like any other details about what appeared at Woodford in 1987-2000, I’ll be happy to oblige!