How’s this for a fantasy airshow?
Nothing modern RAF or USAF. They’re boring and all off making a mess in the middle east (no offence to their people) Where possible I have tried to stick to aircraft which actually exist and are/could be made available for airshow work.
Aircraft presented in chronological order:
WWI section
1920s/30s civilian/military aircraft-sure OW could help there as well!
WWII section-Europe
Pacific
Russian front
Singleton displays
USAAF B17 and P47/51
BBMF Dak
BBMF 3
Post-War section-RAF immediate post war
Korea
RAF cold-war
Nam
Vulcan
Modern Section
Ray Hanna closes the show
Some ORIGINAL WWI stuff, possibly a three-ship Brisfit/Avro 504/SE5 formation. None of these 2/3 scale jobs! or fibreglass german things with dummies in the back! Maybe let that black Dr1 come and do a solo, but lets face it-ITS NOT REAL!
A few of the Old Warden based 1930s racers go round the pylons, or just do circuits. Mew gull, arrow active etc.
Aerobatic displays in Stearman (NO Crunchies! although one of the wing-walkers is very hot) Jungmann/Jungmeister, at least one flown by Anna Walker (?), Tiger moth. formation flypast by all 3.
All the axis/lookalike aircraft I can find. And some kind of un-PC mock dogfight, why not? say 2 hurricances, 2 spits and a couple of 108s and the Buchon, while the french-based JU52 comes in low and slow for a few passes, maybe ending up with a spit or 2 on its tail. Not authentic but creates a good image. Be entertaining as well as reminding people that yeah-there was combat in these machines not just aerobatics. But none of these massive numbers of British aircraft chasing singleton 108s or 109s around the sky, as i have seen a couple of times.
Then bring in something to represent the pacific struggle-Catalina,with SEAC-marked spit and P40 on each wing, Dutch B25 and P39 Airacobra escort Hellcat-this does a solo display or possibly a mock-dogfight with a zero if we can get one from the states.
A tribute to the US in Europe-Mustang, B17, P47/p51 in 78th FG markings. But keep it breif cos we’ve seen it before! The mustang goes on to fly a solo display.
Mock dogfight or something between a Yak, Polikarpov I-15 or I-16, red star hurricane and one of the new build FW190s, and a big commentary/programme feature about new-build historic aircraft.
A couple of interesting singletons-Swordfish, Storch, Bestmann, Meteor
BBMF Dak parachute drop.
BBMF classic 3-ship concludes WWII section.
Korean War- MiG 15 (if we can find one) with the F86 dogfight, Flypast by Marines Corsair and sharksmouth-painted Mustang. F86 ‘shot down’-Medevac demo with one of those little bubble helicopters in a MASH-stylee.
Post war RAF-Vampire, Venom, Griffon spit formation flypast or 3. Tailchase.
Sea Fury Solo
Cold War Jets-Canberra arrives with four hunters, 2 on each wing, does a pass or two then Hawker hunters fill the sky, tailchases, fast passes, a close formation flypast and a parachute assisted landing.
Then the Vulcan if it ever gets off the ground. Possibly in the company of the sea Vixen.
2+Skyraiders, OV-10s, and a couple of Hueys representing the Vietnam war. Lots of pyros. Lots of noise.
A full on display by a Boeing 747.
Dutch F16 and French Mirage 2000 (I just like the way the F16 displays and the Mirage is a beautiful looking aircraft imho. (politicalism softens) and a Sea Harrier. Because they are good.
Ray Hanna closes the show in classic style in a warbird of his choice.
I could get quite into this airshow planning business!
Jay
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