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Blue Eagles Team Displays – Yorkshire Air Show – 21st to 22nd August 2004

The Yorkshire Air Show is held at one of the few remaining wartime Bomber Command airfields still largely extant. The reason the airfield is still able to be used as such is that it is also home to the delightful Yorkshire Air Museum, a collection which boasts among its prize exhibits the only complete Handley Page Halifax in the world. The crowds were out in force on the Saturday for what proved to be an exciting and dramatic show. Participants like the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 and the RAF’s Tornado F3 provided the roar of heavy metal, the Utterly Butterly flying circus thrilled the crowd with their aerobatics with acrobatics and the Blue Eagles and Red Arrows provided the elegance and excitement of close formation team flying. All in all a well balanced show including something for everyone. Even the weather complemented the show, as the large thunderstorms prowling the area provided a dramatic backdrop, but with enough bright sunshine to keep the crowds happy!

One day….	….there is going to be….

….the most almighty bang!	Unusual view of the Lynx with Ed and Graham in a pedal turn.

Al Rickers pulling up….	….and around the 270 turn.

Graham and Ed poised at the top of a loop in the bright sunshine.	Nige and Stewart showing that they really know about CLOSE formation flying….

….before they split pulling up for the heart.	The Lynx Chase formtion has a dramatic backdrop….

….before Ed and Graham reverse forwards out of it….	….reaching a really steep down angle!

Als Rickers and Scott in the 90 up 90 down bunts.	Graham and Ed really got stuck into the Eagle Roll.

Running in for the finale in fine style….	….which went flawlessly in the middle of a large blue hole!

Al Scott running out with smoke on.	The helicopters were parked among some interesting and very rare company!

Meanwhile, back at the stand, the world’s biggest Blue Eagle fan John and his mum paid a visit….	….and Adrian got down to some serious post-commentary poster signing!

Richard caught up with some old freinds from 4 Regiment….	….while Adrian tried to figure out where the starter was in Peter Teichman’s immaculate P-51 Mustang!

The chance to get the Team together in front of the mighty Lancaster was not to be missed, especially not on an ex-Bomber Command airfield!

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