Shuttleworth 2024 Airshows

[Professor_M]

The airshows taking place at Shuttleworth this year are as follows...
BEST OF BRITISH - 12 MAY 2024

• Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV (G-SPIT) – Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd

MILITARY WEEKEND - 1 & 2 JUNE 2024 (Air Show Sunday 2nd)

• Albatros D.Va – WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust

• Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXe – 517 Limited

• P-51D Mustang ‘Jersey Jerk’ – Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd

FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT - 28 & 29 & 30 JUNE 2024 (International Fly-In Friday 28th / Air Show Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th)

• Hawker Tempest II – Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd

• PBY-5A Catalina – Plane Sailing Air Displays Ltd

SUMMER EVENING - 20 JULY 2024

FAMILY WEEKEND - 10 & 11 AUGUST 2024 (Air Show Sunday 11th)

• Lockheed 12A Electra Junior (G-AFTL) – Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd

PROMS WEEKEND - 31 AUGUST & 1 SEPTEMBER 2024 (Flying Display Saturday)

RACE DAY - 6 OCTOBER 2024

https://www.shuttleworth.org/airshows2024/

They are fairly reliably making aircraft announcements every Friday just after 4pm, on Facebook and adding them onto the website.
Tickets are already on sale.

The D-Day Weekend Fly-In event takes place on 25 & 26 May.

[Professor_M]

Yesterday they added the list of collection aircraft participating at the "Best of British" show (12th May). Of particular note are returns of the Blackburn Monoplane Type D and Bristol M1C.

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/be ... tish-2024/

[Professor_M]

Vampire T11 has been added to the line-up for the "Best of British" show.

Collection aircraft have been added to the list for the Military Weekend in the past few weeks.

[Professor_M]

BBMF appearances at the Military Airshow, Festival of Flight & Flying Proms have been announced today...

Air Show Announcement!
We are excited to announce the addition of multiple full displays from the BBMF (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) over the course of the upcoming air show season! Check out the details below .
Sunday 2nd June – Military Air Show – Spitfire and Hurricane
Saturday 29th June – Festival of Flight – Lancaster
Sunday 30th June – Festival of Flight – Spitfire x2
Saturday 31st August – Flying Proms – Lancaster
Tickets continue to sell fast, book and secure yours now
www.shuttleworth.org/airshows2024

Also, the Red Arrows (Saturday) and RAF Typhoon (Sunday) have been announced for the Festival of Flight and the HAC Hawker Fury for the Best of British show over the past few weeks.

[Professor_M]

The Blenheim has been added to the line-up for the season opening "Best of British Show" (https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/be ... tish-2024/), whilst the Gazelle Squadron's Four-ship display and Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd's P-47D "Nellie B" have been confirmed for the "Military Weekend" flying display (https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/mi ... kend-2024/).

[Professor_M]

BBMF Hurricane Pair Flypast and Bristol Scout are the latest additions for the Best of British show on 12th May.

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/be ... tish-2024/

[Professor_M]

Navywing's Swordfish has been added to the lineup for the Best of British show, whilst Newcastle Jet Provost's XM479 replaces the Vampire Preservation Group's WZ507 for that show too - these changes announced on Shuttleworth's Facebook page, but not yet showing on the website - https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/be ... tish-2024/

"The Titans" added to the line-up for the Festival Of Flight - https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fof24

[Professor_M]

TG-3 Glider debut, Auster Pair and Fokker DR1 the latest additions for the Military Airshow on 2nd June

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/mi ... kend-2024/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=44 ... 5791271518

[Professor_M]

W Air Collection's Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe and Les Casques De Cuir's Vought F4U-5NL Corsair will be displaying at the Festival of Flight next month. The Stampe Formation team have been added for the Sunday of that show too.

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fof24/

[Professor_M]

They've been busy announcing other participants for the Festival of Flight next weekend - Huey & Birddog pairing (Sunday), Gnat (Saturday), Tiger Club CAP-10B (Saturday), Mysteryship & Travel Air 4000 pairing (Saturday), ARCo Spitfire PRXI (with Sea Hurricane on Saturday, RR Spitfire PRXIX on Sunday), Curtiss Hawk 75A-1 (Sunday) & Swordfish.

P-51D Miss Helen replaces the Tempest that is not yet ready for display flying.

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fof24/

[Professor_M]

Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's Vampire FB52 is the latest addition to the line-up for the Family Airshow on Sunday 11th August.

The Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's de Havilland FB.52 Vampire will be debuting at Shuttleworth at this years Family Air Show on Sunday August 11th in what will be a formation first displaying alongside our own DH.88 Comet in a thrilling showcase centred around de Havilland's innovation in aviation!

https://www.facebook.com/Shuttleworthtr ... 43HyT74xrl

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fa ... kend-2024/

Also listed are Electra Junior G-AFTL, Letov LF-107 Lunak, Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers, a relatively rare UK appearance from the Little Gransden-based Global Stars team, Pitts Duo and the Shuttleworth-based Magister N3788 and flypasts from the BBMF Lancaster, alongside an assortment of collection aircraft.

[Professor_M]

Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's Vampire FB52 is the latest addition to the line-up for the Family Airshow on Sunday 11th August.

The Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's de Havilland FB.52 Vampire will be debuting at Shuttleworth at this years Family Air Show on Sunday August 11th in what will be a formation first displaying alongside our own DH.88 Comet in a thrilling showcase centred around de Havilland's innovation in aviation!

https://www.facebook.com/Shuttleworthtr ... 43HyT74xrl

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fa ... kend-2024/

Also listed are Electra Junior G-AFTL, Letov LF-107 Lunak, Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers, a relatively rare UK appearance from the Little Gransden-based Global Stars team, Pitts Duo and the Shuttleworth-based Magister N3788 and flypasts from the BBMF Lancaster, alongside an assortment of collection aircraft.

Aerial Speed Icons' Spitfire FRXIVe RN201 is the latest addition to the line-up...

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fa ... kend-2024/

[Professor_M]

The first five visiting aircraft have been announced for Race Day...

• Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing – Private

• Hawker Fury II – Fighter Aviation Engineering

• Miles Messenger – Private

• Percival Mew Gull – Private

• Slingsby Petrel – Private

Fingers crossed that the Fury isn't quite as distant as last year...

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/race-day-2024/

[Professor_M]

There's been another substantial update today for Race Day at the start of October that will see the Bronco Demo Team's Bronco and The Fighter Collection's Bearcat making return appearances at Shuttleworth, as well as a Cassutt Racer III, Spartan 7W Executive and Stampe SV.4...

https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/race-day-2024/

[Professor_M]

A couple more additions for Race Day tomorrow...

In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the MacRobertson Air Race, we are pleased to announce the line up for our mock air race in tribute - which our very own de Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS won.
de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth - P&A Wood (Representing VH-UQO)
de Havilland DH.88 Comet - Shuttleworth
de Havilland DH.89 'Scillonia Airways' Dragon Rapide - Southern Sailplanes (Representing ZK-ACO)
Desoutter Mk.I - Shuttleworth (Representing OY-DOD)
Miles Magister - Private (Representing ZK-ADJ)

[Taken from Shuttleworth's Facebook page].

Particularly good news is that the Bronco (99+18/ G-ONAA) has landed at Old Warden today so it can't be too wet there.

[Noted from Bronco Demo Team's Facebook page].

[Rick]

The gusting wind forecast could restrict flying tomorrow unfortunately. I hope not.