RAeS Christchurch Branch lecture: Sixty years of Flying: Fast Jets & Flying Displays
19:30 - 21:00 In 2019, attendances at Air Display events were approximately 4.9 million which places them as the United Kingdom’s third largest outdoor spectator activity after football and horse racing. Events vary from small local events featuring one display act right through to major seaside festivals, major trade events and international military displays with up to eight hours of flying displays. Our speaker will take us from his RAF service, through his time as an aerobatic display pilot on Lightning and Phantom, to his involvement with Air Display Management at air shows, including ...