Armed Forces Day Newtownards 21st June

[JasonT1981]

Red Arrows schedule has them displaying at Newtownards for Armed Forces day on 21st June

[angry turnip]

Newtownards Airfield is a good spot for displays except for photos you are shooting into the sun from mid-day, assuming the sun comes out.

Hopefully this might be a good nudge to bringing an airshow back to Ards,just have to get the NIMBYS onside.

[JasonT1981]

BBMF and RAF Falcons also confirmed today by RAF Northern Ireland

https://x.com/RoyalAirForceNI/status/1902997851342352607?t=7acfDaNZpxARMhehdAJaZw&s=19

[Jimi182]

Newtownards Airfield is a good spot for displays except for photos you are shooting into the sun from mid-day, assuming the sun comes out.

Hopefully this might be a good nudge to bringing an airshow back to Ards,just have to get the NIMBYS onside.

I'd love to see the airshow back there, especially as you could get a good static display going.  Seaside shows seem to be the way forward though, around the UK. 

PS does anyone remember the time a Harrier burst a tyre after a hard landing from a low hover?  Must have been early 2000s or very late 1990s?

[JasonT1981]

Harrier tire was 2000 i think. It was probably the last airshow i went to until 2010

[angry turnip]

I have that on video,there was a big airshow at Baldonnel the same weekend,if I recall correctly a spare tyre/wheel was sent up from there.
I wasn't aware of Baldonnel back then,but it had a great lineup from what I read.

[JasonT1981]

BBMF Dakota will be the BBMF  display

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1064625185710269&set=a.310890001083795

[rookie]

Fingers crossed it makes it. I wonder if they'll send the p8 again too. My mate was at the Larne one when it came over but due to the cloud you couldn't see it he said. The Bangor Armed forces was the last one I attended with my daughter where they had the puma.

[JasonT1981]

Dakota has a  new paint scheme for 2025. It is in South East Asia Command. It looks fantastic

I'm not able to make Armed forces day as I am at Duxford that weekend, but I hope to see it at some other shows this year.
 (photo not mine)