Airbourne 2013 - Eastbourne Air Show

We had a great day yesterday at Eastbourne Air Show, otherwise known as Airbourne.

The Red Arrows were the highlight of course, so here's the best of the photos I got (just using a Canon compact as well!):

Yes, this picture IS the right way up!

A Belgian F16 Fighting Falcon did an impressive show as well:

This picture was taken as it did an incredibly slow fly-by, very close to stall speed - impressive control from the pilot!

He let off a few flares as well, seeing as there weren't any fireworks...

There was of course a Spitfire, doing some impressive acrobatics:

And also the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, with a Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane:

A more quirky, but still impressive, show was put on by two Breitling 'wing walkers', which involved two people doing acrobatics while fastened to the top wing of two 70-year-old bi-planes!

And beneath all of this, a lifeboat was waiting - fortunately their services were not required!

Lastly, we also saw a JetLev...

The video shows how it works, it's a water-powered jet pack!

Looking forward to going to Airbourne again next year...

Mike

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Red Arrows over Rye!

Today was a special day for Rye - we had a Red Arrows display overhead! They were preceded by a Spitfire, and there were also military vehicles on display and various other activities. Let's start with the highlight though:

Here's a video of some of the best bits of the display:

There was a Spitfire too, than came by a little while before the Red Arrows:

Again, I took some video too:

Back down on the ground, there were various other activities, including an impressive array of military vehicles from WW2:

And even a 1940s bike!

All in all, a fun afternoon!

Mike

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