Im getting deja vue again! I actually suggested this on the Scampton pages on this site and was pooh poohed. Im not crowing, not much Im not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is clearly a desire to restrict air shows and therefore public access to RAF Bases to those which do not have an operational function, so Fairford, Cosford and now Scampton
So all about security
I doubt there is a suitable location in Scotland that meets the criteria
But why doesnt the RAF charitable trust run the show at Cosford? And I notice its all gone quite about an RAF airshow in Scotland.
I'm wondering with the Scampton show set to be held in September, if it'll be on the Battle Of Britain weekend that Leuchars was once held.
The RAFCTE do play a part in Cosfords show by providing an Air Show Director and for support the commercial side of the shows organisation. The operational side of the show however is ran by the RAF & the staff of the airshow office.
As for Scampton, I think this is great news especially in a year when airshows (smaller charity ones at least) are dropping like flies due to the massive new fees by the CAA. A new RAF show at an RAF station is fantastic.
It's nice to have some promising news in the UK airshow world right now for a change. Here's an update courtesy of the scampton airshow website (scamptonairshow.com/ ) -
The Scampton Airshow will be a two-day event with organisers looking at the second weekend in September, 2017, as the likely date for the first show.
The announcement by airshow organisers was made during the annual Station Commander's Reception at RAF Scampton on Thursday, May 26.
In February, the RAF Charitable Trust announced it had reached an agreement in principle with the Royal Air Force to organise an airshow at the Lincolnshire airfield. Since then, work has been taking place behind-the-scenes to build the team who'll deliver the airshow.
Andy Armstrong, Chief Executive of the new organising company, said: "An immense amount of planning has already taken place to get us to the point however we need to start engaging with the many stakeholders whose support will be essential to delivering a successful Scampton Airshow. I am very grateful to Wing Commander Joanne Campbell for giving us the opportunity to attend her reception and meet some of the people we'll no doubt be working closely with over the coming months."
Mr Armstrong confirmed that the airshow would take place over two days, with September 9-10, 2017 the most likely dates. He said: "For the purposes of planning, we are looking at staging the airshow on the second weekend in September. We now have to go out to all those people and companies we'll be relying on to ensure we have everything in place to stage an exciting and safe airshow. Once this is done, we'll confirm the dates and hopefully have tickets on sale by the end of the year."
Wg Cdr Campbell said: "We are absolutely delighted that RAF Scampton has been chosen to host the Scampton Airshow here in Lincolnshire and we are working closely with the RAF Charitable Trust to help them deliver what promises to be a fantastic two-day event."
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