Surely not:confused: You’ve got a long approach from the North East over open ground to the racecourse and out over the fishing ponds and shopping on the former Doncaster Airport and nature reserve on the other side of the road. Granted a Vulcan might raise some eyebrows but a small airshow to mark the event would be highly significant.
And when talking about the history of flying at Doncaster, remind your PR people not to skip straight from RAF Doncaster to Aeroventure – I learnt to fly there at the old Doncaster Aero Club. I used to push aircraft around, chase horses off the runway and repainted the crash truck with a large tin of red Dulux paint so I could be paid in flying hours. Happy Days. 🙂 I doubt you’ll get anybody who can remember 1909 but there will be plenty who can reminisce about the 1980s. Trouble was that even then they were in a protracted battle with the council who wanted the site for – well all the stuff that’s there now really. So now Finningley is called Doncaster (Well Robin Hood:rolleyes: ) but we know where the real Doncaster airport was.
BTW – I work in PR and we’re paid to be positive, but do keep pushing your team hard to make sure things actually happen as well. I’d hope you can get a small flying display but at least a nice mix of static aircraft/cockpits brought in by road – that exhibition hall will take a fair bit of filling.
Good luck with it and keep us up to date with the plans
Agreed. I think a fly-in would be an excellent idea, I’m sure some of the Breighton fliers would support it with their presence – certainly some of them cut their teeth at Doncaster Aero Club. Would be sensible to try to get Finningley and DMBC on board early doors too.
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