Category: 2012 Season Review

The Republic of Korea Air Force’s Black Eagles appearances at the RAF Waddington International Airshow and the Royal International Air Tattoo in July were the undoubted highlights of the 2012 season. Not only was a brand...

One of the biggest surprises of the 2012 season was the appearances at Duxford and Old Warden of the RAF RE8a and Albatros DVa reproductions from New Zealand based The Vintage Aviator Ltd. The aircraft had been built for display...

The late 1990’s were golden times for the Royal International Air Tattoo, and nigh on impossible to repeat. Not only had the thawing relations between East and West produce some stunning appearances by the Air Forces of...

2012 saw an iconic shape return to UK skies with the public display debut of The Fighter Collection’s Curtiss P-47G Thunderbolt SNAFU at Flying Legends. The P-47 Thunderbolt has always been a favourite of mine. TFC’s...

A highlight of the Bournemouth Air Festival for the past couple of years has been the Night Air flying displays held on the Thursday and Friday evenings. 2012 saw the first time the displays had been held over both evenings and...

The Duxford Autumn Airshow closes the season with a relaxing and entertaining flying display. It does however often provide some of the season highlights; past events have seen the debut of the Meteor Flight’s Meteor T7...

East European hardware is always a welcome addition to any UK airshow, and there have been some great examples in 2012 with visits by Polish Air Force MiG-29s to RIAT and the participation of the new Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten also...

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was one of the events that really made 2012 so special, and it was only natural that the UK’s armed forces played a crucial role in the celebrations. The main flypast for the Jubilee...

2012 saw the return of the thunderous SAAB Viggen to the skies over Europe. Sweden has long been home to some very exciting jets such the Tunnan, Lansen and Draken. The Viggen shares a trait of all SAAB jet designs, that of...

With the dark long winter nights set in, it’s time to look back at some of the outstanding moments of the 2012 Airshow Season, one of the best seasons of recent times. There can be no doubt that 2012 has been a very...