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Archived 29 August 2001

Shoreham Air Display – 2nd and 3rd September 2000

Sunday, the weather continued to improve! The team left Shoreham to fly just along the south coast to Folkestone to take part in the Shepway Air Festival, where their display, opposite the cliff-top crowd, went down very well indeed. A great venue for an airshow, the Team are over the sea and can therefore work closer to the crowd than is possible at other sites. Landing back at Shoreham, the Team briefed and flew their second display at the Royal Air Force Association show before returning to Middle Wallop. A busy weekend indeed!


The calm before the storm. A Gazelle....

The calm before the storm. A Gazelle….

....and Lynx parked at Shoreham prior to the displays.

….and Lynx parked at Shoreham prior to the displays.

Jim, Martin, Richie and Tim walkout to the aircraft to begin the displays

Jim, Martin, Richie and Tim, the Gazelle pilots, walkout to the aircraft to begin the days displays. In the background is the original 1930’s terminal building at Shoreham airport.

Close formation for the beginning of the display at Shepway

Close formation for the beginning of the display at Shepway. The Team display over the sea here, opposite the crowd on the clifftops.

The Lynx hovers opposite the display datum at Shepway

The Lynx hovers opposite the display datum at Shepway, a view that shows the size of the crowd at this popular event.

The Gazelles run across the crowd front in pairs to cross

The Gazelles run across the crowd front in pairs to cross, as the Lynx runs back in from depth to begin its solo part of the display.

The Royal Navy also attended the Shepway show.

The Royal Navy also attended the Shepway show, anchoring one of their ships off the seafront.

The Gazelles running in under the Lynx for their final break

The Gazelles, with smoke on, running in under the Lynx for their final break over one of the display support vessels.

Running back in to Shoreham to land

Display over at Shepway, the Team returned to land at Shoreham before displaying there later in the afternoon.

One of the other visitors to the Shoreham show was this immaculate Spitfire

One of the other visitors to the Shoreham show was this immaculate Spitfire in 41 Squadron markings.

 

Keith also managed to capture four short mpg video clips of the Team in action at Shoreham. Click on the names to download them. Windows Media Player or a similar movie viewer is all you will need to watch.

The Show Start. | The Gazelle Diamond. | Tim’s solo flypast. | The Crossover Break.

 

Click here to see pictures from Saturday’s display.


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