Next was another section named “Celebrating Victory”. This time the section was divided into three parts. First…
…a very special two-ship in tight formation, consisting of…
…one Spitfire Mk Vb (AB910) from Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and…
…a Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from 29 (R) Squadron, RAF Coningsby. This special Typhoon has been painted to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It also bears a red devil emblem in honour of the only RAF Fighter Command pilot awarded a Victoria Cross in the conflict.
Flt Lt James Nicolson was awarded the Victoria Cross because of an incident where his Hurricane was damaged, he was wounded and was in the process of bailing out when an enemy aircraft appeared in front of him; -“So he climbed back in – shot down the enemy aircraft – then continued with his bail out.”
Next was the “Aerostars Acrobatic Display Team”…
…with 4 Yak 50 in a…
…splendid show…
…flown with timing…
…and precision!
Finally we were given a demonstration on…
…how you can handle a Boeing Chinook helicopter…
…and walk away afterwards.
Hi everybody, enjoying the show?
“-Yes, sir!”
