Eastbourne Airbourne Airshow, Sussex - August 2003
For the second year in a row we went to be enthralled
by the annual free Airbourne Airshow on Eastbourne seafront in Sussex -
and unlike before the Red Arrows were flying this time! On a warm
and and sunny day we enjoyed many amazing flying displays in the air
and aircraft on the ground.
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We start with an audience reaction - and there were plenty of 'ooos and
'ahhs' as the various aircraft went through some pretty impressive
manoeuvres in the sky over the sea at Eastbourne Airbourne.
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Here's the Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers zooming in overhead; we saw
them last year at
Eastbourne airshow - and those girls were still just as fearless
doing their headstands on the wing (and a prayer!).
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That looked close! The valiant Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers team,
trailing smoke, buzzed the kiddies play area on the Eastbourne seafront
in Sussex.
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Our best view of the Chinook helicopter at Airbourne, we were a bit
back in the crowds, but even so we still felt the sea spray thrown up
by the downdraught.
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Here's Mike enjoying the action at Airbourne, filming it all. The
crowd in the background gives an idea of the popularity of this annual
Eastbourne event, the only disappointment was the lack of the Lancaster
on the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Next...
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...the Nimrod flew over the Eastbourne crowd, exposing the aircraft's
innards. There was a running commentary over the PA system to
keep everyone informed of what was going on at the Airbourne Airshow -
and next up was the famous Red Arrows!
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The Red Arrows were the highlight at Eastbourne Airshow and was as
brilliant a display of skilled flying and awesome aerobatics as you
would expect from the crack RAF Team in their Hawk T1 aircraft.
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'I love you' was drawn in the sky by the Red Arrows for a couple in the
Airbourne audience celebrating their wedding anniversary. Now, we
wonder how much ‘g’ the Team pulled for that manoeuvre?
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This was a favorite manoeuvre by the Red Arrows at Eastbourne
Airbourne. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team's fascinating
website is in our tourist
resources section and includes the Team's display calendar for the
current year's summer display season.
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Now the spectacular finale as the fearless Red Arrows formation broke
away over the sea, trailing their coloured vapour trails. Our airbourne video clips of the
Eastbourne Airbourne Airshow includes a rather dramatic Red Arrows
moment!
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