Flightline UK - RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 2009

RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day - PREVIEW
11th July 2009

What?

RNAS Yeovilton is at the heart of the Fleet Air Arm and is one of Europe's busiest military airfields. It is home to the Royal Navy's Commando Helicopters and Small Ships' Flights (Lynx) Squadrons. Many of these aircraft saw recent action in the Gulf. The Royal Navy Historic Flight also resides at RNAS Yeovilton and their aircraft such as the Swordfish and Sea Hawk. The Air Day has become famous for providing a highly varied and entertaining international flying display culminating in the traditional commando assault ultilising Yeovilton's based aircraft with pyrotechnics to demonstrate the potential of the Fleet Air Arm and the the rest of the Royal Navy. Elsewhere, there are field gun competitions, hanger exhibtions and a static display.

How much?

Adult Advance	Ł17
Adult On-The-Day	Ł21
Child Advance	Ł5
Child On-The-Day	Ł8
OAP Advance	Ł14
OAP On-The-Day	Ł21

More Information

Official Website

Where?

RNAS Yeovilton is 5 miles north of Yeovil. Click Here for Airshow Maps

Weather Information

BBC Five Day Forecast
The Weather Channel 10 Day Forecast

Previous Shows

Aircraft Participation
(Last Updated: 01/07/2009)

The organisers of RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2009 regret to announce that – due to operational demands and budgetary constraints - the Spanish Air Force aerobatic team, Patrulla Aguila, will no longer be participating in the show. According to a representative from the Spanish Embassy, the team’s pilots were looking forward to displaying at RNAS Yeovilton, in what would have been their sole appearance in the UK this year.

The Spanish Navy’s Air Day participation involving two EAV-8B Harrier IIs is still set to go ahead, according to the latest official update.

Although Aguila’s loss is an unfortunate one, visitors to Air Day can still look forward to seeing three other world class international display teams in action, along with a number of modern jet fighters, the official Fly Navy 100 flypast, the spectacular Commando Assault and much, much more. Discounted advance tickets can be purchased online and by calling 08445 781 781 until 4 July. Participating Tourist Information Centres will sell advance tickets until 5pm 10 July.

Military Participation

Civilian Participation

Royal Navy

Black Cats - Westland Lynx HAS3/HMA8 x 2 (F)

BAE Systems Harrier GR9 (F/S)

Westland Lynx HAS3/HMA8 (F/S)

Westland Sea King Mk.1 (S) FAAM

Westland Sea King Mk.2 (S) FAAM

Westland Sea King HC4 (F/S)

Westland Sea King HC4 (S) Arctic CHF

Westland Sea King HU5 (S) (Anniversary Scheme)

Westland Sea King HAS6C (F/S) (Green CHF)

Westland Sea King ASaC7 (F/S)

Westland Merlin HM1 (F/S)

BAE Systems Jetstream T2/3 (S)

BAE Systems Hawk T1 (F/S)

Royal Navy Historic Flight - Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6 (S)

Royal Navy Historic Flight - Fairey Swordfish (S)

Royal Navy Historic Flight - DHC Chipmunk T10 (F)

Royal Navy Historic Flight - Hawker Sea Fury T20/FB11 (S)

Westland Sea King HU5 (S)

Westland Wessex HC5 (S)

Royal Navy Raiders Parachute Display Team (F)

BAE Systems Hawk T1 x 2 (F) FRADU

Dassault Falcon 20ECM x 2 (F) Cobham

Royal Marines

Westland Lynx AH7 (F)

Royal Air Force

Red Arrows - BAE Systems Hawk T1 x 9 (F)

Eurofighter Typhoon F2/T1A (F) 29(R) Solo

Boeing Chinook HC2 (F)

Beechcraft King Air B200 (S)

BAE Systems Nimrod MR2 (S)

Westland Sea King HAR3/A (S)

Army Air Corps

Westland WAH-64D Apache (F) Blue Eagles

Westland Lynx AH7 (F) Blue Eagles

Westland WAH-64D Apache (F) Flying in Commando Assault

QinetiQ

Westland Sea King (S)

Belgian Air Component

Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon (F)

French Air Force

Dassault Rafale B/C (F)

French Navy

Westland Lynx HAS2FN (S)

Dassault Rafale M (S)

Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye (S)

Dassault Super Etendard (S)

Italian Air Force

Frecce Tricolori - Aermacchi MB339PAN x 10 (F)

German Navy

Breguet Atlantic (S)

Portuguese Navy

Westland Lynx Mk95 (S)

Royal Jordanian Air Force/Royal Jordanian Airlines

Royal Jordanian Falcons - Extra 300L x 4 (F)

Royal Netherlands Air Force

Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon (F)

Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon x 4 (S)

Spanish Navy

Boeing AV-8B+ Harrier II+ x 2 (S)

Classic Jets and Cold War Era Aircraft

De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 (F) De Havilland Aviation

Hawker Hunter F58a/T7 x 2 (S) Hawker Hunter Aviation

De Havilland Vampre T11 (F) VPG

Percival Sea Prince (S)

Avro Vulcan B2 (F) VttS

Folland Gnat T1 (S) De Havilland Aviation

Hawker Hunter (S) Classic Jet Aviation

Westland Wasp (F) Kennet Aviation

Westland Wasp (S) Boscombe Down Collection

BAE Systems Sea Harrier FA2 (S) Boscombe Down Collection

De Havilland Sea Vixen (S) Cockpit Section

AgustaWestland (UK)

Westland WAH-64D Apache AH1 (S)

Warbirds

Hawker Nimrod II (F) HAC

Hawker Hurricane IIb (F) Hanger 11

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (S) Plane Sailing

North American T-6 Texan (S)

Stinson AT-19 Reliant (S) Remko Sijben

Fairchild 24R-46A (S) Remko Sijben

Supermarine Seafire XVII (F) Kennet Aviation

Supermaine Spitfire XIX (F) Rolls Royce

Civilian

Pitts S-1 x 2 (F) Lt Andy Durston

Yakovlev Yak-50/52 x 3 (S)

De Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth (S)

AIRCRAFT = New addition, (F) = Flying Display, (S) = Static Display, (F/S) = Aircraft type in flying and static displays, (SP) = Support Aircraft, (C) = Charter, (V) = Visitor, (TBC) = To Be Confirmed