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Friday, August 19, 2016

Bournemouth Air Festival, 2016: Day 2








The Bournemouth Air Festival was, at one time, my favourite air show - it being local. However, over the past 8 years the programme has become somewhat predictable and needs an injection of imagination. The time-proven crowd pullers are in attendance, but gaps left by iconic aircraft need plugging to keep things fresh.

It is the ninth such event along the coast of Dorset, but for the first time I venture along to the cliff tops in the evening; something that until this year just didn't pique my interest. I now wish it had. Drawn in by the fact that the Eurofighter Typhoon was set to make a second appearance of the day (always welcome), I decide to stay on for the pyrotechnics of the Night Air display, and they damn-well nearly stole the show. Featuring O'Briens Flying Circus starring Otto the Helicopter as well as Team Fireflies and Aerosparx, the neon-clad aircraft made a stunning display in the dusk sky.

The weather is playing its part, as always, and flying was put back an hour today to allow a storm front to pass, but tomorrow (Saturday), unseasonably strong winds of up to 45 mph are expected to prevent flying of any value.

More images from day two can be viewed by clicking on the Gallery tab near the top of this page.


Top to bottom:
                        The Red Arrows making their entrance (wide angle lens).
                        The Red Arrows - smoke on
                        Eurofighter Typhoon
                        One of the four aircraft of The Blades
                        Team Fireflies

Lens: 300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor with TC-14EII converter. Tripod and gimballed head



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