Location: RAF Waddington International Air Show, England
Date: 2 and 3 July, 2005
Images from the two show days and Monday departures from one of the RAF's largest airshows. The show has suffered with a lack of overseas participants, but this time managed to secure a flying display from a hungarian Air Force MiG-29. Also, in the static was an ultra-rare Australian Navy SH-60 Seahawk. The aircraft had flown up from Portsmouth where it's parent ship was docked for the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar celebrations.
Sentry arriving over the BBMF Lancaster.
Exotic tails.
Tiger-schemed Puma of 230 Squadron.
Four Sea Harriers break from echelon before deafening the crowd in the hover
Which way is up?
Yippee! All those years of trying to get a synchro cross finally end...
Will Curtis starred again in his Su.26
Just a little rudder required to keep the knife edge.
All the wheels managed to stay on the Chinook this time!
For many, the highlight of the flying display was the MiG-29 of the Hungarian Air Force.
How many Gazelles?
A new display from the Typhoon, but still a cracker.
8 Squadron 90th Anniversary colours.
Rarely seen in public, the Nimrod R1.
The Australian Navy Seahawk hadn't really traveled that far - just from Portsmouth.
This shot would have been unthinkable not many years ago.
Another view of the Australian Navy Seahawk.
Will Curtis opened the show on Sunday morning. Pity, the sun's in completely the wrong position.
The 'home team' Sentry landing after the opening flypast.
Blue Eagles at rest.
A chance to watch the Merlin display from the active side of the airfield was most welcome.
Lead aircraft from the Blue Eagles is the Lynx AH7.
Merlin shows off to the crowd...
...and then pitches forward
If only the really close-up shots had been pin-sharp!
