What’s on this month
Compiled by Mike Jerram
UK & IRELAND
AUGUST
15 Starlight Children’s Day Popham, Hampshire. By invitation only, airfield NOTAMed closed to visiting aircraft not participating in Starlight flights. popham-airfield.co.uk
15-18 Airbourne Eastbourne International Airshow 2013 Eastbourne Seafront, Kent. eastbourneairshow.com
17 Feet Off Ground Bader Braves Day Bodmin, Cornwall. pete@aeronca.co.uk
17 The Shuttleworth Collection Flying Proms Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
17 Light Aircraft Association Fly-In Fenland, Lincolnshire. fenlandairfield.co.uk
17 Robin Hood Vintage and Classic Fly-In Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. merlinflyingclub.co.uk/robinhood.html
17 Open Landing Competition Lancashire Aero Club, Manchester City (Barton) Airport. lancsaeroclub.co.uk
17-18 Wings and Wheels Dunkeswell, Devon. southwestairfields.co.uk
17-18 Combined Ops 2013 Headcorn, Kent. combinedops.co.uk
17-18 de Havilland Moth Club International Moth Rally Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Strictly PPR, DH aircraft types and invitees only. dhmothclub.co.uk mothsatwoburn/co.uk
17-18 British Women Pilots’ Association Bonus Day Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Limited slots, pre-booking essential on 01223 833376.
17-18 Royal Aero Club Stewards’ Cup and King’s Cup Air Race Weekend Shobdon, Herefordshire. britishairracing.com
18 Helicopter Museum Open Cockpit Day The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
18 Annual Motorcycle Mega Meet & Vintage Aircraft Fly-In Popham, Hampshire. popham-airfield.co.uk
18 Shuttleworth Collection Summer Music Concert Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
18 Military Fly-In and East England Military Museum Vehicles Display Old Buckenham, Norfolk. oldbuck.com
18 Ulster Flying Club Fly-In Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Free landings. Tel: 0289 181327. ulsterflyingclub.com
22-23 Clacton Airshow West Greensward, Clacton Seafront, Essex. clactonairshow.com
24 Dawlish Air Show Dawlish Seafront, Devon. dawlishairshow.co.uk
24 Vintage Aircraft and Classic Cars Open Day Henstridge, Somerset. henstridgeairfield.com
24 Microlight Fly-In Fenland, Lincolnshire. fenlandairfield.co.uk
24-25 Dunsfold Wings and Wheels Dunsfold Park, Surrey. wingsandwheels.net
24-25 British Aerobatic Association Tiger Trophy Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire. aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
26 Cold War Jets Open Day Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. bruntingthorpeaviation.com
25 Little Gransden Air & Car Show Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire. littlegransdenshow.co.uk
26 Props & Pistons and Lancaster Taxy Runs Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire. lincsaviation.co.uk
27 Vintage Aircraft Club All-Hallows Rally Wellesbourne Mountford, Gloucestershire. vintageaircraftclub.org.uk
28 Helicopter Museum Open Cockpit Day The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
29-1 September Bournemouth Air Festival Bournemouth Seafront, Dorset. bournemouthair.co.uk
30-1 September Light Aircraft Association Rally Sywell, Northamptonshire. lightaircraftassociation.co.uk
30-8 September Prestwick World Festival of Flight Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland. worldfestivalofflight.com
31-1 September RAFA Shoreham Airshow 2013 Shoreham Airport, Sussex shorehamairshow.co.uk
31-1 September Rhyl Air Show Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. rhylairshow.co.uk
31-1 September Northern International Air Show Portrush Seafront, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. www.niinternationalairshow.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
TBA Aeronca Club of GB Scramble Venue TBA. 01752 406660.
1 The Shuttleworth Collection 50th Anniversary Pageant Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
1 Autumn Wings & Wheels Fly-In, Cockpitfest and Aerojumble Wolverhampton (Halfpenny Green) Airport. wolverhamptonairport.co.uk
1 Autumn Fly-In Lincoln Aero Club, Sturgate, Lincolnshire. lincolnaeroclub.co.uk
6-8 The Victory Show 2013 Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire. thevictoryshow.co.uk
6-8 British Aerobatic Association Saltby Open Glider Aerobatic Competition Saltby, Lincolnshire. aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
7 Flying Club Fly-In Compton Abbas, Wiltshire. comptonabbasairfield.co.uk
7 Metropolitan Police Flying Club Open Day Biggin Hill, Kent. Hangar BBQ, all welcome. Tel: 07720 809633. metpoliceflyingclub@met.police.uk
7 Open Landing Competition Lancashire Aero Club, Manchester City (Barton) Airport. lancsaeroclub.co.uk
7 RAF Leuchars Airshow Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. airshow.co.uk
7-8 Royal Aero Club Grosvenor and SBAC Trophies Air Race Weekend Headcorn, Kent. britishairracing.com
7-8 RAF Kenley Empire Air Day Kenley, Surrey. kenleyairshow.co.uk
7-8 The Shuttleworth Collection Model Flying Weekend Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
7-8 The Duxford Air Show IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire. iwm.org.uk/events
7-8 Autumn Fly-In North Coates, Lincolnshire. northcoatesflyingclub.co.uk
8 Helicopter Museum Open Cockpit Day The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
8 International Auster Pilot Club Fly-In Popham, Hampshire. popham-airfield.co.uk
8 Open Day North Weald, Essex. Tel: 01992 564501
8 Aerobatics Day Panshanger, Hertfordshire. northlondonflyingschool.com
8 de Havilland Moth Club, A Day in the Country Mk I Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Lincolnshire. dhmothclub.co.uk
8 Seething Airfield Charity Air Day Seething, Norfolk. seethingcharityairday.com
8 Light Aircraft Association and Homebuilts Autumn Fly-In Old Buckenham, Norfolk. oldbuck.com
8-9 North Weald Airfield Open Day North Weald, Essex. 01992 564501.
11-12 Business Aircraft Europe Convention Biggin Hill, Kent. miuevents.com/bae2013
12 Jersey International Air Display St Aubin’s Bay, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. jerseyairdisplay.org.uk
13 Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. www.guernseyairdisplay.co.uk
13-14 Light Aircraft Association Devon Strut Fly-In Belle Vue, Devon. Tel: 07971 278984. devonstrut.co.uk
13-15 Goodwood Motor Circuit Revival Meeting Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex. goodwood.co.uk/revival
14 AOPA Day Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Limited slots, pre-booking essential on 020 7834 5631 or at aopa.co.uk
14-15 September Battle of Britain Weekend RAF Museum, Hendon, London NW9 5LL. Free entry. rafmuseum.org.uk
14 WWII Themed Hangar Dance The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
14-15 Light Aircraft Association ‘Reach for the Sky’ National Aviation Day Countrywide. lightaircraftassociation.co.uk
14-15 Southport Airshow Southport Seafront, Merseyside. southportairshow.com
15 Solent Aviation Society Fly-In and Pietenpol Gathering Popham, Hampshire. popham-airfield.co.uk
15 Aerobatics Day with Mark Jeffries North London Flying Club, Panshanger, Hertfordshire. northlondonflyingschool.com
21-22 Behind the Scenes Spotters Weekend The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
22 Bangers & Beans Fly-In Brighton-Shoreham Airport, West Sussex. shorehamairport.co.uk
22 The Shuttleworth Collection Uncovered Flying Day Period costume encouraged. Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
22 Heli-Day Breighton, Selby, Yorkshire. realaero.com
24-26 Helitech International 2013 ExCel Centre, London. helitechevents.com
28 WARG Museum Open Day Sleap, Shropshire. shropshireaeroclub.co.uk
28-29 Classic Pistons & Props Sywell, Northamptonshire. sywellclassic.com
28-29 Royal Aero Club Aurigny Air Services Trophy Air Race Weekend Alderney, Channel Islands. airrace.co.uk
OVERSEAS
AUGUST
16-18 International Oldtimer Fly and Drive-In and 30th Annual Gathering of Stelio Frati Designs Schaffen-Diest, Belgium. www.dac.be
17-18 Roskilde Airshow 2013 Roskilde Lufthavn, Denmark. airshow.dk
17-18 Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
17-18 Chicago Air and Water Show North Avenue Beach, Chicago, Illinois, USA. www.chicagoairandwatershow.us
23-25 Tannkosh 2013 Tannheim, Germany. tannkosh.de
23-25 EAS 50 Celebrating 50 Years of Experimental Aviation in Switzerland Grenchen, Switzerland. eas50.ch
24 Hunterfest 2013 St Stephan, Switzerland. hunterverein.ch
24-25 Radom Air Show 2013 Radom-Sadkow Air Base, Poland. airshow.sp.mil.pl
24-25 Wounded Warriors Day (24th) and Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
30-1 September Watsonville Fly-In and Airshow ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ Municipal Airport, Watsonville, California, USA. watsonvilleairshow.org
31-1 September Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
31-2 September Canadian International Air Show Toronto, Ontario, Canada. cias.org
SEPTEMBER
1 Fundación Infante de Orleans Flying Day Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain. fio.es
3-6 39th European Rotorcraft Forum Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow, Russia. russianhelicopters.aero/ru
6-8 Oldtimer Airshow and Meeting Hahnweide, Kirhheim-unter-Teck, Germany. oldtimer-hahnweide.de
6-9 International Seaplane Meeting Kirchseem, near Wismar, Poel, Germany. Amphibians can also use Wismar Airfield (EDCW) with fuel and overnight parking available. Pre-registration essential by 10 August. Tel: 00 49171 8349521 email: frank-air@t-online.de
7-8 Czech International Air Fest Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. airshow.cz
7-8 Model Meet and Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
11-15 50th Annual US National Championship Air Races Reno, Nevada, USA. www.airrace.org
13-15 Sanicole International Airshow (Sunset Show 13th, no show 14th) Sanicole, Hechtel, Belgium. www.sanicole.com
14-15 Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
15 Fundació Parc Aeronàutic de Catalunya Flyby Day Barcelona-Sabadell Airport, Spain. fpac.org
21-22 Fly Venice 2013 Nicelli Venezia Lido Airport, Venice, Italy. www.aeroportonicelli.it
21-22 Authors, Artists and Photographers Weekend and Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
22-27 US National Aerobatics Championships North Texas Regional Airport, Sherman/Denison, Texas, USA. nationals.iac.org
27-1 October MAKS 2013 International Air & Space Salon Moscow-Zhukovsky, Russia. aviasalon.com
28-29 Malta International Airshow Luqa International Airport, Malta. maltairshow.com
28-29 Spirit of St Louis Weekend and Pioneer and World War I Air Displays Old Rhinebeck, New York, USA. oldrhinebeck.org
