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Blue Eagles Team Displays – The Cosford Airshow – 13th June 2004

The airshow at RAF Cosford in Shropshire was the first major UK display for the 2004 Blue Eagles. The Cosford show is a popular fixture on the UK airshow calendar, and the hot sunny weather brought the crowds out in their thousands. The Team stand was busy all day, and the Gazelle cockpit proved to be a popular attraction with the younger visitors. The display was flown in a perfect summer sky with a slight off crowd wind, marred only by the heat haze that had built up in the bright sunshine. The enthusiastic applause from the large crowd as the Team taxied in spoke for itself as to the quality of this year’s display.

The good weather brought the crowds out, keeping the stand busy all day.	Matt Graham explains the Blue Eagles merchandise to a stand visitor.

The Gazelle cockpit attracted questons from all ages.	Matt explains the cockpit to Ryan and Simone Tinsley, Jade Timmins and Mark Hackett.

The display begins with all five helicopters running in toward the crowd….	….before excecuting the dramatic cross-over break.

The Gazelles turn after the break for the spectacular pairs cross.	The Lynx then runs in, looping toward the crowd….

….proving that the loop is not an optical illusion as many people think!	The lead pair of Gazelles break with smoke on to form the heart.

The second pair then follow the Lynx in formation….	….before, still moving backwards, the Lynx pulls up out of formation.

The Gazelles then follow in pairs to perform the 90 up/90 down bunts, here the lead pair perform perfectly in unison.	The four Gazelles perform a spectacular finale, reaching some extreme angles…..

….as the Lynx performs a final backflip through the middle.	The Team taxied back in to the flightline to a well deserved round of applause.

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