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Archived 29 August 2001

Southend Air Show, Essex – Monday 29 May

The 2000 season started with a bang for the Team, almost literally!. The weather at their first display, Mildenhall was so bad and thundery on the Saturday that Team Leader, "Cuz" Curry decided quite rightly that the show simply could not go on. Describing themselves as "gutted" the Team went on to fly perfect displays on the Sunday at Mildenhall, which is also the first day of Southend. Join us now live for the second day of the show at the seaside town, where we bring you the highlights of the day.

The ground crew at work at Southend preparing the aircraft for the rigours of the display.	The ground crew at work at Southend airport checking the gazelle engines and controls.
While the ground crew work, the pilots and Team Manager attend the Flight Safety briefing.	The Lynx in the sun! Yes, Southend and the sun is shining!.
A rear view of the Gazelle, showing the unusual fenestron tail rotor.	The Gazelle cockpit with the rear stowage open.
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