Swordfish

Historic Airshow presents ten highlights from 6 of the UK's premier events in 190 minute feast of spectacular action spanning the whole spectrum and history of powered flight from priceless biplane great to retired military jets.

The all action style will bring hours of pleasure to any aircraft enthusiast.

Narrated by Jerry Mead and Sean Maffett.

In March 1993 the last airworthy Vulcan XH558 was retired to Bruntingthorpe joining a brace of Lightnings from the same era. Though these aircraft are unable to fly, the prospect of simply hearing them start up and make high speed runs was enough to attract a huge crowd

The airfield, once the home of the giant B47 Stratojet bombers again echoed to the sound of "Big Thunder".

Part 1

Vulcan, Lightning, Jet Provost, Vampire, Orion, Nimrod, Hawk, Tornado, Jaguar, Harrier, Buccaneer

Biggin Hill International Air Fair is a two day event held every year. The organisers excited themselves for the 1994 show, attracting a huge range of participants and this full 82 minute video, featuring every aircraft displaying, does full justice to one of the best ever airshows at this historic Battle of Britain fighter station.

The Royal Naval Air Stations at Yeovilton and Culdrose are the two biggest in the UK and they each out on a massive show to thousands of visitors in 1994.

The brand new Sea Harrier FRS 2 launches from Yeovilton's 'ski jump' and the Italian Tornado does nearly the same from a hard runway! Indeed, the Italians were out in force at these events with rare and spectacular displays by the new Avanti, G222, MB339 and iced by the Frecce Tricolori, arguably the world's best national aerobatic team.

Airshow aficionados have long held Woodford's June show in great regard for both the variety and the rarity of the display items assembled. For hundreds and thousands though, it's been the Vulcan, the Lancaster and, recently, the Flankers of the Russian Test Pilots that have attracted them to Avro's famous historic site near Manchester.