Author: Dean West

Airshow Review – RAF Cosford Airshow 2015

With RAF Waddington undergoing runway resurfacing work, 2015 sees just one Royal Air Force airshow. It was the turn of RAF Cosford to step up to the plate and deliver one of the biggest events on the UK calendar. A show that promised so much in the build-up frustratingly suffered a handful of hard-hitting cancellations at short notice, yet still delivered an impressive day out. Dean West reports.

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Airshow Review – Air 14, Payerne

2014 is a bumper year for the Swiss Air Force, with the air arm celebrating its 100th anniversary while its national display teams, the Patrouille Suisse and PC-7 Team, are enjoying their 50th and 25th anniversaries respectively. To celebrate these landmarks, and to say thank you to the people of Switzerland, the Swiss Air Force hosted the huge Air 14 airshow at Payerne Air Base. Dean West travelled to Switzerland to join the party.

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Airshow Review – Danish Air Show 2014

Every two years the Royal Danish Air Force opens the gates to one of its bases, inviting the public in to see what happens on the other side of the fence. This year it was the turn of Karup, home of the RDAF’s rotary fleet, to host the Danish Air Show, and it took place on Sunday 22 June 2014. Dean West made the trip across the North Sea for GAR.

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