The weather came up trumps for Abingdon’s tenth anniversary show; crystal
clear air and beautiful fluffy clouds, all breathtaking images which Plane TVs high-definition cameras captured.
An RAF C17 flyby and landing for static display astonished everyone with
airborne and ground agility surpassed only by its spirited departure later. At
the opposite end of the power and weight scale Guy Westgate (with a cockpit
camera) did the same with his Swift glider.
More RAF support came from the Tutor, Hawk and the Chinook. The powerful
twin-rotor heavy-lifter performed an extraordinary routine.
D-Day veteran DC-3 Dakota “Drag ‘em-oot”, P-51D Mustang and P40 Kittyhawk
represented WW2. Andrew Dixon’s Pembroke, the North Weald-based DH Vampire and
debut display by Neil McCarthy in his Jet Provost T3 demonstrated post-war
history.
The Dukes of Cassutt racers, Nigel Wilson’s Yak 52 and the Tigers Parachute
Team jumping from the Chinook provided the thrills and spills.
The whole event was made to support the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air
Ambulance.
