Woodford Aerodrome

"Woodford Airshow is one of the best in the UK. It is organised by the Royal Airforces Association and hosted by British Aerospace who build the ATP airliner at Woodford. BAe types therefore feature but so do the Vulcan and Lancaster, with Woodford being the site of the former AVRO company. Other historic types included locally owned and flown Cirrus Moth, BAe's Mosquito and a Lightning F6 (for static display) on a rare outing from BAe Warton. This years stars though were heavy metal.

The British Aerospace airfield at Woodford in Greater Manchester is the legendary home of Avro and their June airshow always presents an exciting line up. This year, Avro's history was well presented and included the Avro 504 - the first aircraft ever to make a planned bombing mission. Avro's most famous bombers are also included - the Vulcan (its 25th Birthday display at Woodford in 1990) and the Lancaster, featuring the event surrounding its emotional poppy-drop for the V.J. celebrations.

On Saturday 29 June 1991 some 150 Shackleton Association members gathered at RAF Waddington to say farewell to these giant aircraft and were witness to a very personal and private flying display captured for all time on this video. A celebration lunch followed at the nearby East Kirkby Museum under the wings of another giant Avro plane, the Lancaster. This video captures the aircraft's airshow performances in those last few weeks at RAF Mildenhall, Southend, Biggin Hill, RAF Cosford and at the historic Avro site at Woodford.

Woodford is the site of an important British Aerospace plant involved in the production of the successful 146 and ATP airliners. Perhaps though it is best known to enthusiasts as the home of the historic Avro Co.The Lancaster, Shackleton and the Vulcan therefore take pride of place in this DVD with BAe types. RAFA NW has a long experience of organising this event and it shows with the scale and breadth of the displays and their ability to attract some rare types including the Merchantman. Spectacular weather combined to make Woodford '91 a vintage airshow.

Includes:

BAe Woodford '90.

Woodford is the site of the historic Avro company and highlights of this years show are the Vulcans 30th birthday plus a rare display by a FRADU single seat hunter.

Army Air Corps Middle Wallop '90

Choppers rule at this beautiful and historic grass strip airfield and the 'mass approach' of over 80 helicopters is spectacular. The veteran Whirlwind and lethal Apache are rare display items.

Includes:

BAe Woodford '90.

Woodford is the site of the historic Avro company and highlights of this years show are the Vulcans 30th birthday plus a rare display by a FRADU single seat hunter.

Army Air Corps Middle Wallop '90

Choppers rule at this beautiful and historic grass strip airfield and the 'mass approach' of over 80 helicopters is spectacular. The veteran Whirlwind and lethal Apache are rare display items.

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.

All the highlights and the very best aviation action from the biggest British airshows of 1996! Spitfire Diamond Jubilee Airshow Duxford, Classic Jets and Fighters Airshow Duxford, Mildenhall Air Fete '96, Biggin Hill International Air Fair, Waddington, Old Warden, Woodford, Middle Wallop, International Air Tattoo '96, Farnborough '96, Fighter Meet, North Weald and more!

Three full hours of the best in British Aviation action!

Over 200 displays in a spectacular all-action cavalcade form 27 events, expertly captured by Aviation Action, the UK's most experienced airshow video producer by far. You'll see aircraft from every era in this video from the pioneers and warbirds at the Shuttleworth Collection's idyllic grass airfield to the heavy metal action at the big RAF and USAF bases. We feature in particular the USAF's official 50th anniversary show with the B2 'Stealth Bomber' and the Thunderbirds display team.

The complete Airshows 98 covers 23 UK events, one in Switzerland and one in the USA and is the best yet in Aviation Action's 10 years of making airshow highlight programmes. Enjoy the exciting action through expert use of multiple ground based cameras plus cockpit cameras in the SU27 'Flanker', Tornado, Meteor, Se5, Constellation, Red Arrows and more...