Bournemouth Air Festival 18-21st Aug 2011

[cptsideways]

We shall be out to sea on a wee boat, watching from underneath I guess.


That's if Bournemouth has'nt been washed away in the floods!

[HoHoHo]

cptsideways said:

We shall be out to sea on a wee boat, watching from underneath I guess.


That's if Bournemouth has'nt been washed away in the floods!

Look on the bright side.

If the town is flooded, you'll still be able to use your boat!

[y2blade]

Lovely day today

[HoHoHo]

y2blade said:

Lovely day today

Looks great

Shame about yesterday as I had a single seater experience booked at Thruxton which got cancelled

[Scott W]

Well cannot complain about anything today. The weather was good and the air displays were impressive. Looking forward to tomorrow already!

[y2blade]

latest update on fb page :
battle of britain display at 19:35.

[igiveup]

Off down there tomorrow, went last year but it was a wash out!!

[theboyfold]

Is this why I saw an Avro Lancaster and a pair of Spitfires (?) over the A4 in Berkshire today? Simply stunning sight

[Scott W]

It sure would have been. I thought the dusk display wasn't as good as last years which was a shame. Hopefully the rain due tomorrow will be over by lunch.

[y2blade]

Scott W said:

It sure would have been. I thought the dusk display wasn't as good as last years which was a shame. Hopefully the rain due tomorrow will be over by lunch.

aye
flying tomorrow is from 13:00-18:00 isn't in?

[cptsideways]

Being buzzed by the Lancaster directly overhead as it banked steeply round back to the beach was something else. And we also also got buzzed by the two seater spit.

Fantastic display from the water anyway, the crowds lining the seaside was a sight too.

[y2blade]

Fiona Harris
Breaking news on the BBC - one of the #RedArrows has crashed at the Bournemouth airshow - hope the pilot ejected and no one hurt on ground

[69 coupe]

Pilot pulled from river after ejecting, LBC radio, not sure on staus.

[anonymous-user]

I was there yesterday - such a lovely day! Got a seat on the outside deck at Aruba on the pier for lunch and champers - great place to watch!

I really hope no one was injured today.... they flew over my house during their display. Awful news

[y2blade]

@BBCBreaking #redarrows -Pilot ejected/landed in river..being airlifted to Hospital.crash site at back of Bournemouth Airport

[69 coupe]

BBC says Red4..

"RED 4 that crashed in an open area at Throop village, near the Castlepoint shopping centre."

[anonymous-user]

69 coupe said:

BBC says Red4..

"RED 4 that crashed in an open area at Throop village, near the Castlepoint shopping centre."

Residential area!!! Really hope no one was hurt on the ground but does seem pretty unlikely. Hope I am wrong

[Eric Mc]

Eyewitness on BBC seems to think that there was no ejection.

Not looking good I have to say.

[Roo]

Just read about this on twitter.

We've got some people working there this weekend but obviously in the public area so should be well out of the way.

Hope the pilot is OK.

[cptsideways]

Have heard it was fatality for the pilot RIP, there was'nt any flying happening this evening.

To think I watched that chap out there yesterday