Odd things at an air display

Each year I try to visit the Old Buckenham air display in Norfolk. This year lots of spectacular happenings were listed, but it seems as if the weather had other ideas.

Certainly on the Saturday the Red Arrows were unable to perform – however the rain turned up on time and gave quite a display.

So I thought rather than ignore the event altogether I would pull together some of the more unlikely scenes from the day.

Just like the Royal Norfolk Show some ladies made a really special effort

And I wondered if this gentleman was hoping to turn himself into a one-man helicopter.

The Boeing B17 Flying Fortress made an appearance, accompanied by this Spitfire.

There was a bit of a noisy interlude with the Typhoon but by this time the weather was beginning to deteriorate.

The pilot of the 1960s American Rockwell was not phased by the weather. This unusual aeroplane was developed to combat guerilla warfare. It could transport armed personnel and could land in a relatively small area. Watch it boys – here he comes.

Another group who were not phased by the weather the young  ladies who performed acrobatics on the wing,

Rather them than me in all the rain we had.

I’m still drying my gear out, but I leave you with Britain’s largest privately owned aerial acrobatic team.

See you.