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Southend Airshow this weekend
5:00am Wednesday 25th May 2011 in Features
Southend Airshow this weekend
UP, up and away - the Southend Airshow takes to the skies once again this weekend.
The annual show takes place this year on Saturday and Sunday (May 28 and 29) on the seafront.
Now in its 26th year, the Southend Airshow is Europe’s largest free air display.
With flying displays from more than 40 aircraft, both historic and modern, the skies over Southend will be full of thrills and spills.
There will be a full afternoon's flying programme on both days from 2pm, so expect to see firm favourites again this year such as the RAF’s premier display team, the Red Arrows, the daredevil Breitling wingwalkers and the RAF Falcons parachute team, who will make a spectacular entrance on Westcliff beach.
There will also be the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight team including a Lancaster bomber, Hurricane and Spitfire.
Good fun is also to be had on the ground where the Red Arrows Village offers the chance to meet the pilots, try flight simulators and see one of the Red Arrow planes at close range.
There will also be RAF, Royal Navy and Army displays alongside bungee trampolines, inflatable water walkers and displays from the band of the Royal Marines and the RAF Marham ceremonial dog display team.
Comments(50)
carnac
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8:30am Wed 25 May 11
Actually praying for good weather, always good for business, besides I need another Holiday, and it has got to be mentioned, the idiot above learn to spell, Libya, not difficult, no wonder your DARKSUFFERINGX
Alice in Her Own Land :P
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8:43am Wed 25 May 11
V_in_the_Vicinity
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8:48am Wed 25 May 11
captain mannering
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9:12am Wed 25 May 11
knighs1
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9:43am Wed 25 May 11
captain mannering wrote:Hear Hear! Alice should really try to stay in more! One of the very few events to bring a bit of happiness & cash into the area and people knock it! If you want to be environmentally friendly, turn off your PC.
Alice in her own land. be quiet you boring boring person!
PJR
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10:02am Wed 25 May 11
XdarksufferingX wrote:They get out of that by saying 'subject to maintenance, service and weather etc etc...
the timetable on page 4 in the link you provided is wrong, the typhoon is not coming this year due to operations in libea and where is the tornado role demo? please echo stop printing false infomation!
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Think they could have made a bit more of the timetable though - I missed it when I was scanning through!
DannyK86
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10:30am Wed 25 May 11
captain mannering wrote:Completely agree - she's one of the most boring killjoy posters on this site! I'm looking forward to the airshow :)
Alice in her own land. be quiet you boring boring person!
XdarksufferingX
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10:52am Wed 25 May 11
PJR wrote:if i'm right in thinking they'll probably put the tornado role demo in that slot although thats yet to appear on the official airshow website.
XdarksufferingX wrote:They get out of that by saying 'subject to maintenance, service and weather etc etc...
the timetable on page 4 in the link you provided is wrong, the typhoon is not coming this year due to operations in libea and where is the tornado role demo? please echo stop printing false infomation!
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Think they could have made a bit more of the timetable though - I missed it when I was scanning through!
well with cameron and co cutting most of the airforce and libya there isn't much available RAF wise, also like someone said a few weeks ago privately owned classic jets cost a lot so the cheapest thing to do is book civillian stunt plane display teams such as the blades.
at least we're getting the vulcan this year also knowing southends luck that stupid volcano will put a dampner on precidings, hope not becuase i really wanna see the vulcan!
does anyone know if the ash cloud poses a risk to the airshow?
DannyK86
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12:03pm Wed 25 May 11
Baker-Boy
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12:24pm Wed 25 May 11
DannyK86 wrote:possible coming back for the weekend
I doubt the ash cloud will be a risk - it's cleared over the UK now and has gone off to annoy our friends ze Germans!
Max Impact
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1:41pm Wed 25 May 11
DannyK86 wrote:Met office say it will be back Friday and cover the UK all weekend but will be at "airways altitude"
I doubt the ash cloud will be a risk - it's cleared over the UK now and has gone off to annoy our friends ze Germans!
Which will still hit the airshow as some of the acts such as Vulcan fly high to get to the venue.
Iceland its a pointless country we wanted the cash not he ash...
SARFENDMAN
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1:56pm Wed 25 May 11
Tj Lady
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2:50pm Wed 25 May 11
Thanks..
APR
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3:26pm Wed 25 May 11
It will only come here if the weather is good. I should imagine it is only cleared to fly in VFR conditions.
Rather like the BBMF, it won't fly if the weather is marginal.
The Typhoon is down for both days.
XdarksufferingX
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5:28pm Wed 25 May 11
APR wrote:the typhoon is not coming because of libya, that timetable you've looked at is wrong! we're getting the tornado gr4 role demo though which will be good :-)
The Vulcan is due to fly on the Saturday.
It will only come here if the weather is good. I should imagine it is only cleared to fly in VFR conditions.
Rather like the BBMF, it won't fly if the weather is marginal.
The Typhoon is down for both days.
Max Impact
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6:06pm Wed 25 May 11
But it may return at such high altitude that aircraft may be able to fly beneath it.
The like of 558 are not airways traffic so they will be able to fly below it, as for the weather the MET Office are currently show Saturday as: medium level cloud, dry with good vis however there will be a 20mph wind gusting to 32mph. Sunday Sunny spells with the gusting hitting 39mph.
myhumbleopinion
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7:05pm Wed 25 May 11
Max Impact
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7:11pm Wed 25 May 11
XdarksufferingX
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7:24pm Wed 25 May 11
termite1944
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10:58pm Wed 25 May 11
What a load of cods wallop!
XdarksufferingX
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7:55am Thu 26 May 11
termite1944 wrote:get a life you misreble old g!t
We are told to recycle to help the environment, our cars are tested fro emissions to help the environment, we cannot have coal fires because that helps the environment, we have to keep our radio / TV's at a reasonable level because too much noise affects the environment, then we fill the air with all the pollution pumped out by these planes and spoil everyones weekend with noise that drives us out of homes and the area!
What a load of cods wallop!
XdarksufferingX
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7:59am Thu 26 May 11
beardyman
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9:59am Thu 26 May 11
ally friendly..turn off your computer. Well now does anyone know the answer? I have tried for years to find out how much it costs to leave it running and even the energy companies don't know, or won't tell you. I have been told to leave mine on all the time but I often wondered how much energy is being wasted. Does anybody know? Re the airshow..anything that brings people into S'end must be good for the town. I can put up with a bit of aircraft noise for a few days!
BASILBRUSH
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10:40am Thu 26 May 11
beardyman wrote:It's not just the power of your own computer, its the power needed to run the hundreds of servers used for Google or other networks you may use and the heavy metals used in its manufacture, demolition and shipping.
knighs1,:Environment ally friendly..turn off your computer. Well now does anyone know the answer? I have tried for years to find out how much it costs to leave it running and even the energy companies don't know, or won't tell you. I have been told to leave mine on all the time but I often wondered how much energy is being wasted. Does anybody know? Re the airshow..anything that brings people into S'end must be good for the town. I can put up with a bit of aircraft noise for a few days!
Its funny how the local Green campaigners (one who's business is IT) never mentions IT, but is always willing to have a pop at aviation despite IT's 'so called carbon footprint' being so high.
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As for the serial whingers (Alice in Wonderland). Of course it is not everyones cup of tea, but it brings alot to the area and it is only for a few days.
Considering the short time to put this together, and the lack of an RAF, the programme is very good.
Fingers crossed for the weather.
XdarksufferingX
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10:55am Thu 26 May 11
knighs1
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3:21pm Thu 26 May 11
BASILBRUSH wrote:Yeah! While the Greenies tell us to turn this off and shut down anything coal fired or we are all doomed (Well they had to moan about something after Greenham Common!) the rest of the world carry on chucking out what they like into the air, But good old Britain has to lead the charge up a blind alley with nobody really following, Now our Electricity bills are rocketing up like a volcano on steroids! and going to get much much higher! The Greenies sit on their Electricity using laptops/PC's/Tablets
beardyman wrote:It's not just the power of your own computer, its the power needed to run the hundreds of servers used for Google or other networks you may use and the heavy metals used in its manufacture, demolition and shipping.
knighs1,:Environment ally friendly..turn off your computer. Well now does anyone know the answer? I have tried for years to find out how much it costs to leave it running and even the energy companies don't know, or won't tell you. I have been told to leave mine on all the time but I often wondered how much energy is being wasted. Does anybody know? Re the airshow..anything that brings people into S'end must be good for the town. I can put up with a bit of aircraft noise for a few days!
Its funny how the local Green campaigners (one who's business is IT) never mentions IT, but is always willing to have a pop at aviation despite IT's 'so called carbon footprint' being so high.
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As for the serial whingers (Alice in Wonderland). Of course it is not everyones cup of tea, but it brings alot to the area and it is only for a few days.
Considering the short time to put this together, and the lack of an RAF, the programme is very good.
Fingers crossed for the weather.
/Mobile Phones telling us we are all very naughty.....anyway rant over got to go and fill the kettle up to the neck for only one cup of tea! Tut Tut!
ShoeburyCyclist
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6:36pm Thu 26 May 11
carnac
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8:35pm Thu 26 May 11
It's gonna be a wet one
which will upset the sellers.
Wind cloud and rain, is the order of the day
but at least on here, we can all have a say..
APR
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9:36pm Thu 26 May 11
APR
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9:50pm Thu 26 May 11
Max Impact
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11:18pm Thu 26 May 11
carnac wrote:Met Office are now saying dry, wind 21-31mph with medium level cloud so within limits of 99% of aircraft taking part, the Ash cloud is now said not to be any effect to UK airspace all Bank Holiday weekend.
Take your umbrellas fellas It's gonna be a wet one which will upset the sellers. Wind cloud and rain, is the order of the day but at least on here, we can all have a say..
Max Impact
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11:20pm Thu 26 May 11
APR wrote:Two aircraft should be displaying as its a role demo, one will stay high in a protecting role whilst the other preforms bombing runs at high speed thete use pyros but don't know if the MoD have signed off on using them at Southend.
Seems there are three Tornados already at Manston (one displaying I assume), and the Hawks are at the airport.
XdarksufferingX
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6:49am Fri 27 May 11
APR
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9:16am Fri 27 May 11
XdarksufferingX wrote:Anyone's guess, but maybe somewhere in the middle of the programme ?
does anybody know where on the timetable the tornadoes are due to appear?
XdarksufferingX
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10:00am Fri 27 May 11
APR wrote:thanks ;-) hopfully they'll update the programme on the official airshow website at some point today!
XdarksufferingX wrote:Anyone's guess, but maybe somewhere in the middle of the programme ?
does anybody know where on the timetable the tornadoes are due to appear?
Jarv79
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4:15pm Fri 27 May 11
pussycats
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6:37pm Fri 27 May 11
carnac
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6:55pm Fri 27 May 11
pussycats wrote:Hello you ****, do you wear a white poppy, yet enjoy your freedom, thanks to the sacrifices made by others??????
I choose not to go the air show, for the fact it, mainly, glorifies war planes that killed so many people in the war. I accept that it is a good crowd puller for Southend, but do you not think that rejuvination of the pier, back to it's old Victorian days, would be a well spent council project and would bring a CONSTANT touristic revenue to Southend. Just for the record, there was a tornado in Aveley, on Thursday. A real one!
carnac
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6:58pm Fri 27 May 11
carnac wrote:You PU55Y you enjoy your freedom, thanks to the sacrifice of others, bet you wear a white Poppy.
pussycats wrote:Hello you ****, do you wear a white poppy, yet enjoy your freedom, thanks to the sacrifices made by others??????
I choose not to go the air show, for the fact it, mainly, glorifies war planes that killed so many people in the war. I accept that it is a good crowd puller for Southend, but do you not think that rejuvination of the pier, back to it's old Victorian days, would be a well spent council project and would bring a CONSTANT touristic revenue to Southend. Just for the record, there was a tornado in Aveley, on Thursday. A real one!
pussycats
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7:10pm Fri 27 May 11
http://www.causes.co
m/ and a dear friend of mine lost her son in Afghanistan 2 years ago. I admire all who have made sacrifices for the good of our nation, but that doesn't mean that one has to glorify, as to how it was achieved.
APR
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10:09pm Fri 27 May 11
pussycats wrote:It doesn't glorify warplanes at all. It helps us to remember those who lost their lives to give us our freedom.
I choose not to go the air show, for the fact it, mainly, glorifies war planes that killed so many people in the war. I accept that it is a good crowd puller for Southend, but do you not think that rejuvination of the pier, back to it's old Victorian days, would be a well spent council project and would bring a CONSTANT touristic revenue to Southend. Just for the record, there was a tornado in Aveley, on Thursday. A real one!
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As well as seeing how some of our taxes are spent.
BASILBRUSH
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10:50pm Fri 27 May 11
I believe the Hawk display pilot began her flying career at our local Airport too. ;)
BASILBRUSH
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10:53pm Fri 27 May 11
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There you go.
pussycats
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11:07pm Fri 27 May 11
BASILBRUSH wrote:Bad wording Basilbrush.
It's also a great entertainment, and a very good Recruitment tool for 'our' Armed forces (what's left of them). I don't see it a glorifying war in anyway at all. I believe the Hawk display pilot began her flying career at our local Airport too. ;)
"Help For Heroes"
http://www.causes.co
m/ and a dear friend of mine lost her son in Afghanistan 2 years ago. I admire all who have made sacrifices for the good of our nation, but that doesn't mean that one has to glorify, as to how it was achieved.”
BASILBRUSH
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6:37am Sat 28 May 11
I hope HforH have a stand on the front within the static displays, or the RAF Benevolent fund.
carnac
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6:49am Sat 28 May 11
pussycats wrote:How dare you use the oldest trick as a form of defence, for your inept comments, regarding lost friends and servicemans charities, just because you drop coins into a collection tin, does not distance you from being the hypocrite we have all to often seen, from people who all too often enjoy their freedom, at the expense of others.
BASILBRUSH wrote:Bad wording Basilbrush.
It's also a great entertainment, and a very good Recruitment tool for 'our' Armed forces (what's left of them). I don't see it a glorifying war in anyway at all. I believe the Hawk display pilot began her flying career at our local Airport too. ;)
"Help For Heroes"
http://www.causes.co
m/ and a dear friend of mine lost her son in Afghanistan 2 years ago. I admire all who have made sacrifices for the good of our nation, but that doesn't mean that one has to glorify, as to how it was achieved.”
Pangs of guilt? oh well, drop another tenner in the tin.............
APR
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11:43am Sat 28 May 11
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Fingers crossed for a good airshow.
catamaran man
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5:34pm Sat 28 May 11
Plenty of attractions on the ground from flight simulators to the top gears stig - simulator.The air display programme looked a little thin on fast jets with the hawk and vampire trying desperately to bring some noise to the event - but that all changed when two tornado gr4,s turned up totally unannounced and did a stunningly noisy display with wings folded back the entire time.And then along came the avro vulcan - there is something about the vulcan that makes the jaw drop - its futuristic shape,noisy and graceful..if you looked at the flying programme and decided not to go - you missed a great show.
SaveOurStanford
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12:09am Mon 30 May 11
The Only BIG BIG plus was the VULCAN did arive last and it was AMAZING !!!! then the rush of people just left. I Hanged around as i am no lemming i saw the Traders struggling to sell the FAKE perfumes and Tooty Stalls of Rubbish, Food Traders are having a girraffe £2 for a cone of chips £5 a burger NO WAY i went to Bootys got a nice meal deal for under £3 Happy Days :) Roll on Clacton and More Dissapointments :(
XdarksufferingX says...
8:26am Wed 25 May 11