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Hi folks, I run a small side hobby digitising old video tapes from various interests including aviation. I have some archive clips of my own and have recently been given a stash of tapes with a ton of local footage from the late 80s and 90s. I'm sure some of you will enjoy the trip down memory lane from the Ards/Ulster Airshows - we have both amateur camcorder recordings as well as some of BBC TV coverage from the post-event shows. There's some camcorder footage from the Buccaneer arriving at Langford, as well as some Wessex footage of the 72 Squadron farewell in 2002.

Our first upload to share here is from what I understand to be a UAS visit to Aldergrove Apron. This was at some stage in 1996 just before the Merchantman retirement, but after the Parcelforce Vickers Viscount had a gear up landing at Aldergrove in March 1996. It makes me feel old to think I was alive when these old birds were still doing the cargo runs, but the highlight for me is the British Midland. That's the livery I remember most from childhood.

If anyone has any similar footage I'd love to digitise the tapes and share the footage. If anyone can help find videos of spotting at Aldergrove in the 1990s I'd be well chuffed.

Enjoy.

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Best not get into what they are carrying.

Two aircraft arrived Antonov An-12BK UR-CKL landed 1251 as CVK7030.

Followed by Antonov An-12BP UR-CKM landed 1430 as CVK7032.

Do we know what these flights are for? Regularly running up and down to Turkey now

Looks like a 12:38ish arrival.

Nice to see this old footage of the Tornado F3 and Jag at Aldergrove in 2005. Anyone have any pictures from this visit?

A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air PH-ZAZ has crashed shortly after taking off at Southend Airport.It had arrived earlier in the day from Croatia.
The aircraft burst into flames after hitting the ground.No details as yet on casualties but it looks unlikely the accident was survivable.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jw71kjx14o
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/526794

I've not ventured down to that show,it's N of Dublin as opposed to Bray,but I've read it has the same problems,traffic chaos and not a great lineup,however I do enjoy watching a Strikemaster display.

The airshow takes place in Rush on Sunday 3rd August and has the following lineup

Irish Coast Guard King Air 200
Team Raven
Aerosuperbatics WingWalkers
Rich Goodwin Airshows Jet Pitts
Strikemaster Display UK Strikemaster
Irish Air Corps Airbus EC135
Irish Historic Flight Chipmunks, Boeing Stearman & Cessna 172
Gerry Humphreys – Vans RV-7
Irish Parachute Club
Eddie Goggins – CAP232