One of the most impressive displays I ever saw at the Farnborough International Airshow was given by the sole British Aerospace EAP (Experimental Aircraft Program) demonstrator ZF534 that had only first flown around 3 weeks prior to the show. The aircraft is now on display at the RAF Museum at Cosford. A scan from one of my negatives taken with a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 70-210 zoom lens.
Probably the best display of a RAF Harrier that I ever saw was given by this GR7 at the 1999 Eastbourne Airshow whilst operating out of nearby Shoreham Airport. The jet performed very close to the seafront producing massive amounts of sea spray during some parts of its routine. A scan from one of my slides taken using a Pentax SFXn DSLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens.
A pair of Swedish Air Force JA-37 Viggens depart RAF Fairford on 27th July 1999 after attending RIAT '99. Taken using a Pentax SFXn DSLR fitted with a Sigma manual focus 400mm prime lens.
Czech Air Force Mil Mi-24D Hind 4011 from 51 VRP during its display at IAT '94 at RAF Fairford on 31st July 1994. A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
Czech Air Force Sukhoi SU-22M4 7310 25/NA-2A starts its take-off roll for its participation in the excellent SU-22 4-ship display during IAT 1995 at RAF Fairford. A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
The 6 Aero L-39C advanced trainers of the Slovakian Air Force White Albatross aerobatic display team during their performance at IAT 1993 at RAF Fairford. A scan from one of my slides taken using a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
Powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 turbofans, Boeing 757-224 N19130 of Continental Airlines is captured during an early morning easterly arrival into London-Gatwick on 9th June 2006.
Airbus A330-302 A7-AEG of Qatar Airways wearing its Asian Games special scheme arrives into Manchester Airport during the late afternoon of 30th June 2006.
USAF Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0061 from 28th BS 7th BW based at Dyess Air Force Base lands back at RAF Fairford after performing a flypast at Farnborough on 14th July 2006.
An early morning arrival into Manchester Airport on 30th June 2006, sees Boeing 757-2T7 G-DAJB being prepared for its next flight on the adjacent stand.
Not necessarily the best airshow that I've attended but certainly the most memorable, was the Russian Air Force 100th Anniversary Show at Zhukovsky during August 2012. One of those memories was the only time that I've seen the mighty Antonov AN-22 'Cock' in the air. Equally memorable was the fantastic noise produced by its contra-rotating props.
A nostalgic and scenic view of London-Gatwick airport during an early morning departure on 30th June 2006, with Airbus A340-311 V5-NME taking centre stage whilst on tow.
Fokker 100 PH-OFL of KLM Citihopper arrives into Manchester Airport during the late afternoon of 30th June 2006. This airframe had a varied life prior to being acquired by KLM during December 2005 that probably explains the hybrid nature of the scheme that it wore then.
