I guess you are right, Elliott Marsh. I’ll withdraw my comments, attend and have a great time! 🙂 I hope you all do too!!! …

No need to withdraw the comment, we’re all entitled to our opinions!:)

The Vulcan’s one day appearance is a nice compromise – just hope the show’s blessed with some decent weather this year! Last year was a good show but it wasn’t half dull over the top!

The line-up is much like any other year! Don’t get me, wrong, it is a nice friendly and open show but, really, how about something different and, Amarok is right, if it is to be a Dambuster’s anniversary where are the Dambusters other than the Lanc that goes to pretty much every show elsewhere too!!

RR

The Skytrain, Thunderbolt, TF-51, Hurricane Mk.X, Sea Fury, Strikemaster, Hunter, Sabre & Sea Fury are all types which either haven’t appeared for several years or are débuting at Shoreham. Yes, there’s a lot of familiarity on the list – as there always is at Shoreham, and as there is for pretty much every British airshow – but there’s also plenty going to keep things fresh. I think it’s looking cracking at this stage and generally, even the familiar acts are ones which always put on a great display.

They’ve mentioned elsewhere that the Vulcan’s appearance is pending sponsorship etc., so it’s not like they’re neglecting it – after all, it’s been there for the last few years, might freshen things up a bit for it to miss 2013…:D

Tonight’s Global Aviation Resource article on the Eagle Squadron is now live – photographs from the whole weekend from a whole range of angles (including Saturday’s practice, Sunday’s airshow display and Monday’s commemorative flypast), images from Madingley, archive photographs and comments from Dan Friedkin & Bud Anderson. Hope you’ll take a minute to have a read!

http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/05/31/remembering-the-mighty-eighth-pt-7-iwm-duxfords-eagle-squadron-soars/

Full details of the Eagle Squadron formation – including aircraft histories, pilot details and an overview of the weekend’s plans – can be found in the Global Aviation Resource profile below. This should be pretty special…

IWM don’t want the flypast timings published in the piece itself, but the NOTAMS posted in this thread should give a good indication of where you want to be and when. Here’s hoping for blue skies, sun, and excellent, safe flying all weekend.

http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/05/23/remembering-the-mighty-eighth-pt-4-profile-iwm-duxfords-eagle-squadron/

Lovely stuff as always, chaps! Hoping the weather holds for Snafu to get to La Ferte-Alais later this week!

If I may do a little ‘shameless promotion’, I’ve written an article on the 1942-45 history of the 78th Fighter Group, the ‘Duxford Eagles’; particularly appropriate given the forthcoming Duxford Spring Airshow, and indeed, Snafu’s involvement. To me, it’s what that weekend’s all about – remembering. Take a look if you have a few minutes…

http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/05/15/remembering-the-mighty-eighth-pt-3-history-78th-fighter-group-the-duxford-eagles/

DCW… You have mail! 😉

Presumably one of the two Gnats delivered to the Gnat team at North Weald today – I think there may be photographs on their Facebook page, but I can’t access that at work. I know they’d said yesterday that they were expecting them to arrive by road today.