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Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Since the demise of the Southend Airshow, it has become the biggest such event in Essex. I last visited the Clacton Airshow some six years ago. On initial glances, little has changed with the same showground layout. However, there has been quite a bit of growth in the hotel market with a large Premier Inn now sitting on the seafront plus several other smaller businesses.
The backdrop has also changed significantly though with the completion of the large wind farm off the Essex coast. It is clear that the local Council have realised the potential of the show in developing the town of Clacton and supporting local business. Clacton Airshow has at times been close to the endangered list of airshows when funding for the event was cut.
It was however saved and since then Tendring Council have nurtured the show and its now bigger than ever. Spectators cram the beach front area and the promenade, though some of the best viewing can be had from the Pier or the Martello Tower which bookend the display lines.
On paper, it seems Clacton had booked the very best of the weather too with warm blues skies sitting over the south east of the UK for both days of the show. However Thursday became more and more hazy as the main flying display time approached.
As the flying display got underway, the sea mist had fully rolled in and thin layers of low level stratus cloud were blotted all over the display area forcing may items simply to fly through as neither they or the flying control committee had full views of the display area! Friday fortunately seemed to fare much better! The rebranded show now hopes to launch in The only RAF-organised show, featuring plenty of RAF displays and other airshow favourites: classic and current British and foreign aircraft, lots of static aircraft, entertainment, air museum and trade stalls all on this operational RAF airbase.
Mainly a trade fair exhibiting all types from ultralights through to piston props and helicopters as well as aviation-related technology and accessories. The airfield will be open between and There will be usual airfield activities including flying training fixed wing and helicopter , micro lighting, parachuting, tank rides FV , model flying and some WWII aircraft.
There will also be a chance to meet cadets, service personnel and Veterans. Focus on cars and motorcycles and a few air displays, which usually includes the Red Arrows.
Expect F1 teams to be represented and top F1 and other race drivers from all eras. Entry by advance ticket only - no tickets on the gate. Tickets available from 8th November Battle of Britain display featuring representative aircraft of the Battle of Britain era and family friendly attractions.
Scarborough always holds a successful celebration of the Armed Forces and in will host the National Armed Forces Day event. Expect a formal parade and airshow. Free event along the seafront and in the air above Weston Bay. Once a single-day event, it was extended to 2 days in Long-running series of 'picnic proms' with a 2 hour orchestral programme and other features in a stately home setting, including a parachute jump TBC and Spitfire display. This show used to be held every two years but became an annual show from The biggest military airshow in the world.
Modern military and classic aircraft featuring static and flying exhibits from all over the world, including several national display teams, in around eight hours of spectacular flying each day. Long-running series of 'picnic proms' with a 2 hour orchestral programme and other features in a stately home setting, including a parachute jump and Spitfire display. The Red Arrows are also a staple feature but in they did not display because of their tour of the USA and Canada. The show did, however, include a return of flying at twilight with Otto the helicopter and the Fireflies shooting fireworks off their aircraft and the Tigers Parachute Display Team descending with flares.
Clacton's free two-day seaside airshow has been organised by the local authority, Tendring District Council for 26 years, making it one of the UK's longest running airshows. An estimated , people flocked to the seaside at Clacton-On-Sea for the 27th Clacton airshow.
Although the show itself has been running all those years, night flying is relatively new. The Clacton Airshow introduced it in when the idea was in its infancy and repeated it to great acclaim in Night flying was back for the third year running at the airshow, featuring Brendan O'Brien in Otto the helicopter, the Twisters and the Fireflies and the Tigers Parachute Display Team.
At dusk, before the light was low enough for the pyrotechnics fired by the nightflyers, it was the turn of the Great War Display Team who marked the centenary of the end of World War I with their debut at this show with a rare dusk display. On Friday during their more traditional daytime display, the team dropped between , biodegradable poppies in memory of those who fell in the first war and to mark the centenary of the RAF. Foremost amongst the civilian displays was the king of aerobatics, Richard Goodwin, who was astounding, as always, as was the Strikemaster in which Mark Petrie flew his solo routine but also made passes in the company of the Norwegian AFHS Vampire pair.
Whilst the investigation was ongoing, appearances by the Lancaster and other Merlin-engined BBMF aircraft were paused. The Clacton Airshow is one of the longest-running free airshows and celebrated its 26th year in It is not as big as some other seaside shows but there is always a good mix of military and classic aircraft; exhibition and trade stands, food court and on-site entertainment.
A short evening programme was introduced in on the first day of the show to celebrate its 25th anniversary and was repeated in The night flights, featuring The Fireflies, The Twisters and Otto the helicopter, were followed by fireworks. The RAF supported the show with a display by the Tutor, which has returned to the display circuit after a break last year. The first civilian display to be announced was the Duxford-based Catalina, which had not been seen at Clacton for a few years. Although now a civilian aircraft, owned and operated by Plane Sailing, the Catalina's background is in the military, initially in Canada.
Also returning were Team Raven, the formation aerobatic display team flying Vans RV self-built lightweight aircraft and Gerald Cooper, who has been flying competitively for 17 seasons, and is the holder of numerous British titles.
The Clacton Airshow celebrated its 25th anniversary in Although it is not one of the biggest seaside shows, in the absence of airshows at Lowestoft and Southend it was the airshow showcase for Essex.
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