Dick and I drove down to Shoreham for the Royal Air Force Association's Airshow. Everyone participating is a volunteer and the proceeds finance the associations activities and charities. It was my first airshow and a rather pleasant day. It is a family airshow. The large venue is split between displays of aircraft, an 'amusement park' and bazaar selling a myriad of different objects. The spectators sit or stand at the edge of a field and watch the aerial displays while chatting and picnicking.
There were many different types of aircraft flying. I recognised many from my days of purchasing model kits at Laurie Dash. There were booths doing brisk trade selling such kits. I'm afraid model kit building seems to be a male thing. I saw no girls purchasing and I am ashamed of myself for not purchasing one for my granddaughter. One of the pilots of one of the modern jets was female though.
One our way home we heard a news report that a pilot of a Red Arrow taking part in the the airshow at Bournemouth crashed. The Ministry of Defence subsequently announced that the pilot died.
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