Friday 19 August 2011

Bournemouth Air Display

After the flash floods that wiped out the air show yesterday, the local council put up signs warning the public about the possibility of health hazards due to the amount of pollution that ended up on the beach. Of course everyone stayed off the beach...



The Wing Walkers were fantastic - something I would love to have a go at! They put on a really excellent show




The Red Arrows were very much the highlight of the day - such skill by these pilots. They really were a pleasure to watch after arriving straight above where we happened to be standing. Awesome!!

Note added on Saturday 20th: We have just learned on the news that one of the pilots has been killed in a crash on the approach to Bournemouth Airport after the show today. We cannot believe it - I feel so sad for the pilot Flt Lt Jon Egging's family.

1 comment:

  1. I really like all your air show pics Tor, amazing stuff, much better than mine. I keep thinking of Jon Egging too, such a tragedy, saw his wife interviewed on TV this morning, she was so composed but must have been grieving terribly.

    ReplyDelete