Southport Airshow 2008

 

Working for the Southport Airshow is certainly different from everyday air traffic control and the change is very enjoyable, if a little exhausting.

 

The "Black Cat" Lynx pilot had fun. He always gave us our own private display before landing.

 

The Vulcan display was on and then it was off, several times during the course of the weekend. Then we finally found out it was on again when he called up in the overhead fifteen minutes before his slot!

 

(Photos by Air Traffic Control Assistant, Ian K.)

 

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Woodvale AirTraffic Control Staff

 

 

 

Blades Aerobatic Team

 

Red Arrows

 

 

Army Lynx

 

Black Cat Navy Lynx

 

 

Typhoon

 

Beech B200 Super King Air

 

 

 

Hornet Moth

 

Swift Aerobatic Display Team

 

 

E-3D Sentry and Tornados

 

The RAF Role demonstration involved simulated attacks using two Tornado GR4s, two Tornado F3s, two Hawks and an E-3D Sentry, plus Chinook and Apache helicopters.

 

Hawk

 

 

Apache

 

 

 

Chinook

 

 

Pyrotechnic explosions for "Tornado Attack".

Vulcan

 

 

Due to the cancellation of the Royal International Air Tattoo, earlier this year, there were plenty of pyrotechnics that had to be used up - Kablooie!

 

 

 

 

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