Past displays

Past displays

Since the year 2000, ground displays have included the locally based Williams Formula One team show car, Hawkwalk Falconry demonstration, Ferret Racing, Punch and Judy show, assorted kids' amusements, a 'Living History' village, various arena displays including a motorcycle display team, live music and trade and craft stalls.

Through the years, vintage and classic vehicles of all types have registering to attend. We normally have a selection of MGs, which were built in Abingdon, as well as historic police cars, buses, military vehicles, motorbikes, and miniature steam engines.
We’ve been able to host some of Europe’s best air displays and provide a wide-ranging flying programme that covers all aspects and eras of flight. 

Highlights of years past include:

Fast jets in the form of the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon and the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Demo Team
Locally based RAF aircraft, including TriStar and VC-10 refuelling aircraft & latterly C130 Hercules and C17 transports from RAF Brize Norton and Puma / Merlin & latterly Chinook transport helicopters stationed at RAF Benson
World War II aircraft including the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster & B17 Flying Fortress bombers, Dakota transport aircraft, various Spitfires, Mustangs, Buchon, P47 Thunderbolt and Hurrcianes,
Aerobatics from the Twister Duo, Yak50, Extra 300, Rich Goodwin’s ‘Muscle Biplane & The Blades Aerobatic Display Team’
Helicopter displays from the Army Air Corps’ Historic Flight, the Royal Navy’s Black Cats, the Vietnam-era UH-1 ‘Huey and Historic Helicopters Sea King’
Red Arrows Gnats, the Vulcan bomber & Canberra PR.9 jet reconnaissance aircraft, to the RAF Red Arrows flypast and Great War World War One Display Team.
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