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29th -31st August 2024.

Quite likely to be the last Air Festival due to the Council pulling funding from 2025 onwards.

Line-up so far.

Flying participants:

RAF:
Typhoon FGR4 - THU/FRI/SAT
Grob Tutor - FRI/SAT
BBMF Lancaster - THU/FRI/SAT

Royal Navy:
Black Cats Wildcat x 2 - THU/FRI/SAT

British Army:
Red Devils Parachute Team - THU/FRI/SAT

Navy Wings Heritage Flight:
Westland Wasp - THU/FRI/SAT
Fairey Swordfish - THU/FRI/SAT

Swedish Air Force Heritage Flight:
SAAB Viggen - THU/FRI
SAAB Draken - THU/FRI

Other:
B17 Flying Fortress Sally B - SAT ONLY
Westland Gazelle x 4 - FRI/SAT
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers - THU/FRI/SAT
Pilots of the Purple Twilight - THU/FR/SAT
Firebirds Rv4 x 2 - THU/FRI/SAT
Jett Pitts - THU/FRI/SAT
Supermarine Spitfire - THU/FRI/SAT
P51 Mustang - THU/FRI/SAT
Hawker Fury - THU/FRI/SAT
Hawker Tempest II - THU/FRI/SAT

Check https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2024/01/pr ... ival-2024/ for latest info.

I wasn't going to bother this year, but with SAFHF involvement I'll be there. 20 years since I've seen a Viggen display. Well done Bournemouth.

Original lineup amended with latest from the Flightline link, although I believe the Jet Pitts will also be in attendance too.

Full lineup for the upcoming show now confirmed.

SE-DXR Draken and SE-DXO Viggen landed at Kleine-Brogel fuel 30 min. ago.

Does anyone know what time flying starts each day please?

eos wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:06 am

eos wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:52 am

SE-DXR Draken and SE-DXO Viggen landed at Kleine-Brogel for fuel 30 min. ago.

Both departed right now at Kleine Brogel. 12.30 local time.

T0RNAD0-GR4 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:23 am

Does anyone know what time flying starts each day please?

The show starts at 1.30pm with The Red Devils Parachute team, but actual flying starts at 2pm.

Bit of a stop start display today, with some long gaps.

Apparently the Tempest has canx altogether and the Fury didn't turn up either. Good flypasts from the Swordfish, Wildcat x2 and Wasp all in formation.

Nice to see the Draken and Viggen together, but their individual displays were very distant most of the time and had a pretty underwhelming use of afterburner.

Dunno if they weren't sure of the display area, but they seemed to use a LOT of sky.

I remember back to this display, and it was the first time I saw the Draken or the Viggen in the air, awesome - But the haze was a issue for photography and It seems like displays seem to be heading further out into the bay.

There is talk of the air festival returning in 2026 after funding was cut by the council..

The California-based Pacific Airshow were in talks with the council - but not sure if that has stalled or is still ongoing, lets hope for a 2026 return.

I am really gutted to hear this is happening being a local, It does not surprise me, its a new council and it does not fit their "green" agenda.

A have great memories of the Vulcan, the Sea Vixen, miss demeanor, the black cats, the red arrows, and so much more. Also some more sombre memories of when Flt Lt John Egging lost his life after a display in 2011.

It would be a great shame to lose the air festival, and I hope someone steps up to take over - but knowing the council is not actively seeking out new partners to run it does not fill me with hope.