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Aerosuperbatics Wing Walkers confirmed for 2018!
FLYING aces are planning to put on a performance that’s not for the faint-hearted at the Wales Airshow next month.
Wing-walkers from the Aerosuperbatics Display Team will be taking centre stage atop stunt bi-planes high above Swansea Bay as part of the biggest free event taking place in Wales this year.
The Wales Airshow’s already confirmed the return of the Red Arrows, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the RAF Typhoon display team.
Robert Francis Davies,Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Major Projects, said: “Wing-walking is a daring spectacle and will add to the excitement of a brilliant weekend in store for families in the air and on the ground.
“The Aerosuperbatics team are well-known at displays in places as far flung as China, Australia and the Middle East, so it’s great news that they will be coming to Swansea this year as well.”
The Wales Airshow is a flagship in the city’s event calendar and last year attracted around 250,000 people from all over South Wales and the UK.
Apart from world-class entertainment in the skies, there will be ground events going on as well to keep visitors well entertained.
Cllr Francis-Davies said: “As well as generating a bumper weekend of business for our traders, the Wales Airshow helps raise Swansea’s profile as a city of high quality events.”
As well as the Red Arrows there will also be debuts this year for the Catalina flying boat and Bremont Great War Team display team which will be helping commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the RAF and the end of World War I.
A dynamic timetable of display times for the Airshow will be fed into an Airshow App a few days before the event.
The App, which is now available, will be updated in real time to reflect changes in the event schedule and timings that may be caused by the weather and other factors.
RAF Chinook confirmed
A MILITARY helicopter that can be operated from land or ship in the world’s most extreme environments has been added to the line-up for the Wales Airshow.
The RAF Chinook will be among many aircraft performing at this Swansea Council free event, which is taking place in the skies above Swansea on Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1.
With a maximum speed of 160 knots and a maximum altitude of 15,000 feet, the 30-metre long Chinook can be operated in the Arctic, jungle or desert. Its cockpit has a full night-time capability when operated with night-vision goggles, allowing low-level night operations in hostile environments.
The Chinook has been on active service in military and humanitarian operations with the RAF since the 1980s. It saw action in the Falklands War, in Kosovo and in the two Gulf Wars and can carry up to 55 fully-laden soldiers.
Robert Francis-Davies, Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Major Projects, said: “With the Airshow now only about seven weeks away, anticipation is really starting to build.
“This is one of our flagship events in the annual event calendar and it’s the best free event of its kind in Wales, which draws in many thousands of spectators from across South Wales and beyond, thanks to the combination of world class aerobatic displays, vintage aircraft and ground-based entertainment.
“As well as generating a bumper weekend of business for our traders, the Wales Airshow helps raise Swansea’s profile as city of high quality events. It’s one of many events and activities taking place this summer as part of our Enjoy Swansea programme of events and activities.”
The App, which is now available, will be updated in real time to reflect changes in the event schedule and timings that may be caused by the weather and other factors.
Details of premium parking and park and ride for the Wales Airshow are also now available.
Images by Paul Johnson
Catalina Flying Boat set to make a splash at Wales Airshow
ONE of the most famous flying boats of all time is set to make a splash at the Wales Airshow next month.
Photo: Paul Johnson/Flightline
The one visiting the Wales Airshow is celebrating its 75th birthday this year and saw post-war action as a water bomber fighting forest fires in Canada before taking up a new role as a display aircraft.
The Catalina was not the fastest plane to fly in World War II with a top speed around half that of a Spitfire at full-throttle but it was durable, versatile and had a range of 2,500 miles.
Robert Francis-Davies, Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Major Projects, said: “The Airshow is a fantastic opportunity for people to witness the history of flight in action.
“The Catalina Flying Boat coming to Swansea first saw action in the critical days of World War II as a submarine hunter, flying out of western Canada over the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean looking for enemy vessels to be targeted by our surface destroyers.”
This year’s two-day Wales Airshow on June 30 and July 1 promises to be the biggest and best ever and will feature aircraft from the earliest days of flight right up to the 21st century.
Show-goers can find out more about the event by downloading the Wales Airshow App on the Apple App Store and on Google PLAY.
Wales Airshow 2017
The 2017 Wales Airshow saw another incredible weekend of aerial aerobatics, and also saw another record broken!
Record crowds came to Swansea over the weekend of 1 & 2 July 2017 for the Wales Airshow, enjoying an amazing family weekend. Despite rain on Friday, the good weather arrived just in time for the weekend, with the sun shining on Saturday morning. With the Airshow growing in popularity every year, large crowds gathered at Swansea Bay ready for the day ahead, enjoying the great ground displays or simply enjoying the sun on the beach.
Swansea’s own aerial daredevils Team Raven kicked things off on Saturday in spectacular style, wowing the crowds and warming them up for the great weekend ahead. A packed day of action saw other great acts both new and old including the Autogyro, Pitts Special, Bristol Blenheim, RAF Tutor, Strikemaster and more. There was even time for the Tiger Freefall Display Team to drop in, The RAF Typhoon to bring the noise, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to display the iconic Spitfire and Hurricane. And of course, who could forget the RAF Red Arrows.
Sunday saw even better weather, and with a stacked card including the mighty Chinook, the crowds enjoyed an even better day of Airshow than before. With even less cloud, the Red Arrows were able to perform their full high cloud display, providing an incredible sight over Swansea Bay, and some great photo opportunities.
And in the end, records crowds enjoyed the displays, with 250,000 attending over the weekend for the 2017 Wales Airshow! A big thank you and congratulations to everyone who came – you’re record breakers!
We’ll be back for 2018, where we’ll be bringing you another stacked weekend of aerial action over Swansea Bay, and hoping to break the record again! Until then, you can stay up to date with all the latest Wales Airshow information by following us on social media or signing up to our mailing list.
See you in 2018!
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