The weather came up trumps for Abingdon’s tenth anniversary show; crystal clear air and beautiful fluffy clouds so our high-definition cameras captured some breathtaking images.

An RAF C17 flyby and landing for static display astonished everyone with airborne and ground agility surpassed only by its spirited departure later. At the opposite end of the power and weight scale Guy Westgate (with our cockpit camera) did the same with his Swift glider.

More RAF support came from the Tutor, Hawk and the Chinook. The powerful twin-rotor heavy-lifter performed an extraordinary routine.

The Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest and it’s free!

It takes place on the seafront at Seaburn and always attracts a big crowd; not just families looking for a day out and hoping to see regulars like The Red Arrows and Falcons Parachute Team but enthusiasts too drawn by rare appearances by Merlin, Apache and fast jets from Europe.

This year the star for everyone was the newly restored Vulcan bomber tearing the sky apart with its spine-tingling ‘howl’.

The Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival is one of the UK’s biggest shows and it’s free!

It takes place midweek during the summer holidays and always attracts a big crowd; not just families looking for a day out and hoping to see regulars like The Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight but enthusiasts too drawn by rare appearances by USAF Nighthawk helicopter and KC135 and fast jets from Europe.

This year the star for everyone was the newly restored Vulcan bomber tearing the sky apart with its spinetingling ‘howl’ backed by several other classic jets.

Priceless historic gems share the sky with modern military machines and some of the UK’s most gifted pilots showcase breathtaking aerobatics in one of the biggest airshows in the UK. Crown all that with the eagerly anticipated return of the Vulcan and the iconic sight of the Virgin Atlantic 747 in formation with the Red Arrows – all in fabulous clear weather - and you have a truly classic event. The Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Army Air Corps all supported in strength. Even the USAF mustered a rarely seen KC-135 tanker.

Over 100 displays in a spectacular all-action cavalcade from 20 events, expertly captured by PlanesTV the UK’s most experienced airshow DVD producer. We had planned this as a Double DVD but we shot so much great material it's now on 3 DVDs and runs for nearly 6 hours!

2008 was an extraordinary year for British Airshows and will be remembered for some extreme weather conditions.

Each year RAF Waddington plays host to one of the biggest airshows in the UK. The undoubted highlight in 2008 was the return to the airshow scene of Avro Vulcan XH558. This program includes the Vulcan’s emotional return to Waddington and practise display before the event, as well as the aircraft’s main display and formation flypast with the Avro Lancaster.

The RAF Role Demonstration also provided a thrilling spectacle and material from onboard the E3D, Tornado F3s, Chinook and Apache add to the excitement.

The worlds oldest flying Spitfire displayed as did the only Mk1a Spitfire – with a cockpit minicam.

As if that were not enough the event boasted the only Hurricane Mk1, a genuine Battle of Britain veteran.

Several ‘Cold War’ jets on display complemented the new and award winning Cold War Museum hangar and the RAF supported the event in force to mark their 90th anniversary; history from the BBMF, team excellence from The Falcons and the Red Arrows, breathtaking performance from the Typhoon and an explosive Role Demonstration of RAF air power.

The Biggin Hill International Air Fair is not only one of the most famous worldwide aviation events but it is also the largest privately organised airshow in Europe.

2008 was testament to that with the airfield reaching capacity as thousands flocked to the former World War Two fighter station for a great mix of flying display participants.

Everything that displayed is included, several with on-board mini-cams including most of the aircraft in the role demonstration.