…the Breighton shows so brilliantly orchestrated by the Real Aeroplane Company. But Breighton is not Elvington. The scale and content is entirely different. Part of the charm is the limited size of the venue which gives a more intimate feeling and one where communication is easier.
As Skybolt says, there really is no comparison, the vast majority of aircraft seen at Breighton are resident there, and whilst the Magister or Aeronca C-100 can hold most visitors attention within the confines of a small grass airstrip like Breighton, that sort of item would be lost along Elvington’s enormous display line. I don’t think that people expect that sort of display item at an event like Elvington anyway.
Just imagine this thread had the weather been more inkeeping with the season and the if Vulcan had been ready to display! Well turned on its head!!
Ken Cothliffe is quoted in the Yorkshire Evening Press as saying that attendence figures were up by about a third on last year for the Saturday which, given the weather forecast, is some achievement. That said, I was still being asked in the pub on Friday night if I was going to see the Vulcan at Elvington on Saturday…
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