Sally b is always well impressive going round the bend, like all the big aeroplanes though the Catalina and in particular the Canberra were really good, and the Harrier operating from the grass is always special. Another memory also from 96 is when i was on the way home from the Clophill village fete + flying display i decided to go to an evening display on the way home and it has been the only time i have seen the french memorial flights dassault flammant which was a great surprise and put on a good display to finish the day off nicely after seeing B1’s and 52’s at clophill.

My favourite Shuttleworth shows were the ones where there is a lot of outside displays as they always seem to be closer and a lot of them take advantage of the ‘bend’. My top show has to be the Air Spectacular of 1996 which is the best display they have ever had there in my opinion. I went on the Sunday { the day after the unfortunate fatal accident with Pete Clark in the Slingsby } it was a day tinged with sadness but it was on hell of a line up for old warden….. these are the outside acts on that day…………..
Red Stars Racing Team
Grumman Avenger
FG1 D Corsair – TFC
Crunchie Flying Circus
Folland Gnat – Kennet
Turbulent Team
Spitfire IX – MJ730
B-17 Sally B
Jet Provost – XN637
F8F Bearcat – TFC
Extra 300 – Microlease
Westland Gazelle – RN
Westland Lysander – V9545
Antonov An-2 – Utt Butt
PBY Catalina
Spitfire XVI – TE184
NA Harvard – P5865
Met Police Parachute Team

Add to this the shuttleworth heavies and a WW1 set piece and you have a show that will probably never be repeated at old warden.

Cannot pass comment on how Duxford runs, but have flown with Denny Dobson and Mark Jefferies and worked in the aviation business for several years.

I think the way the BBMF for example display their aircraft is done in a consistant and safe way and before someone jumps down my throat 99.99% of displays are consistant and safe what i am trying to say is they fly elegant and graceful manouvers with limited aeros and don’t try anything too complex but end up with a good, safe and entertaining display.

I’ve been to shuttleworth over 50 times and have never had a problem getting in, though i do come in from the Bedford direction and not from the A1 which i presume is the bussier route.