Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain for all of you aviation lovers this August
1-3 British Aerobatic Association Sports and Intermediate British National Championships, Peterborough-Conington, Cambs. aerobatics.org.uk
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2-4 Wing Walking Flights, Compton Abbas, Wilts. Tel: 01747 811767. Email: fly@abbasaair.com comptonabbasairfield.com
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3 Light Aircraft Club Bonus Day, IWM Duxford, Cambs. Tel: 01223 833376. Email: AirTraffic@iwm.org.uk
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3 East Kirkby Air Show 2019, Lincs Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincs. lincsaviation.co.uk
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3-4 Wing Walking, Breighton, North Yorks. Tel: 01757 289065.
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3-11 British Gliding Association Open, Standard and 15m Classes National Championships, Lasham, Hants. members/gliding.co.uk/competitions/
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4 ‘Lundy Sunday’ Fly-Out, Lundy Island. PPR essential, contact Pete White on tels: 01752 406660 or 07805 805679. Email: pete@aeronca.co.uk
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4 The Shuttleworth Collection Family Air Show, Old Warden, Beds. PPR essential on tel: 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
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4 Echoes of the Past, exhibition at Rougham Tower Aviation Museum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
rctam94th.co.uk/upcoming-events
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7 Starlight Foundation Charity Day, Popham, Hants. By invitation only for Starlight children and their families, airfield NOTAMed closed to visiting aircraft not participating in Starlight flights. Tel: 01256 397733.
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8 DH Moth Club Gathering of Moths, Old Warden, Beds. This is a public event (RAF Henlow on 9 August for a private DHMC members’ gathering). dhmothclub.co.uk
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8-11 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, Ashton Court Estate, Bristol. bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk
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10 US Classics Fly-In, hosted by the Aeronca Club UK, Oaksey Park, Wilts. Tel: 01752 406660 or 07805 805679. Email: pete@aeronca.co.uk aeronca.co.uk
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10 Vintage Piper Aircraft Club Eastern Meet, Stow Maries Aerodrome, Essex. (11th if weathered off.) vintagepiper.co.uk/events
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10-11 Combined Ops Military and Air Show, Headcorn, Kent. headcornevents.co.uk
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10-11 British Aerobatic Association Golding-Barrett, Roy Legg and Duxford Trophies Competitions, Sleap, Shropshire. aerobatics.org.uk
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10-11 Blackpool Airshow 2019, Blackpool Seafront, Lancs. blackpoolairshow.com
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11 Model Show, Boscombe Down Aviation Museum, Hangar 1 South, Old Sarum, Wilts. Tel: 01722 323636. boscombedownaviationcollection.co.uk
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11 Motorcycle Megameet, Jumble and Fly-In, Popham, Hants.
Tel: 01256 397733.
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11 Brooklands Relived 1907-1939 and Fly-In (Fly-In subject to operational conditions), Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey. Tel: 01932 857381. Email: events@brooklandsmuseum.com brooklandsmuseum.com
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11 Wings & Wheels, Fenland, Lincs. Email: events@fenlandairfield.co.uk fenlandwingsandwheels.co.uk and fenlandairfield.co.uk
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11-12 Navy Wings Weekend, The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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15-18 Airbourne Eastbourne International Airshow, Eastbourne Seafront, Sussex. eastbourneairshow.com
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16 Beer and BBQ, The Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Beds. Fly-In or Drive-In, 1700-2030. PPR essential on tel: 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
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16-18 Scottish Aero Club Fly-In and Meet The LAA Day, Perth, Ayrshire. scottishaeroclub.org.uk
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17 The Shuttleworth Collection Flying Proms, Old Warden, Beds. PPR essential on tel: 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
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17-18 Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, London Biggin Hill Airport. yourairport.co.uk/airshow2019
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17-18 Copter Fest, Newark Air Museum, Newark, Notts. No fly-in visitors. Tel: 01636 707170. Email: enquire@newarkairmuseum.org newarkairmuseum.org
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17-18 British Aerobatic Association RV Gunpowder Trophy Competitions, Leicester Airport. aerobatics.org.uk
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17-25 British Gliding Association Junior Class National Championships, Nympsfield, Glos. members/gliding.co.uk/competitions/
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18 World Helicopter Day, The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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22-23 Clacton Seafront Airshow, Clacton, Essex. clactonairshow.com
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24 Vintage Fly-In, Henstridge, Somerset. henstridgeairfield.com
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24-25 Dunsfold Wings and Wheels 2018, Dunsfold Park, Surrey. wingsandwheels.net
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24-25 Royal Aero Club Air Racing Weekend, Leicester Airport. royalaeroclubrrra.co.uk
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24-25 Wing Walking, Breighton, North Yorks. Tel: 01757 289065. realaero.com/events.htm
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24-25 RV Fly-In, Glenforsa Airfield, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Tel: 01680 300377. Email: hotel@glenforsa.com glenforsaairfield.com
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25 Little Gransden Air & Car Show, Fuller’s Hill Farm, Little Gransden, Cambs. littlegransdenshow.co.uk
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25 Cold War Jets Open Day, Bruntingthorpe, Leics. bruntingthorpeaviation.com
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25 Fly-In and Summer BBQ, Breighton, North Yorks. Tel: 01757 289065. realaero.com/events.htm
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29-1 September Bournemouth Air Festival, Bournemouth Seafront, Dorset. bournemouthair.co.uk
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30 Late Flying Day, Compton Abbas, Wilts. Tel: 01747 811767. Email: fly@abbasaair.com comptonabbasairfield.com
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30 Bomber County Photography Day, Lincs Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincs. lincsaviation.co.uk
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30-1 September Light Aircraft Association National Rally and Exhibition, Sywell, Northants. lightaircraftassociation.co.uk
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31-1 September Shackleton Boys 2, Newark Air Museum, Newark, Notts. Reunion of former Avro Shackleton air and groundcrew. No fly-in visitors. Tel: 01636 707170. Email: enquire@newarkairmuseum.org newarkairmuseum.org
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31-1 September Airwaves, Portrush Portrush Seafront, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. airwavesportrush.co.uk
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