The afternoon Flying Program is normally of around 3 hours duration, including some of the best military and civilian performers on the airshow circuit.

Planning for the Abingdon Air & Country Show is now in full swing:

2011 Flying Display aircraft: (as at 29/4/2011)

Avro Vulcan XH558
RAF C-130 Hercules flypast (tbc)
RAF C-17 Globemaster III (tbc)
RAF VC-10 (tbc)
Pembroke
Swift Glider Display team
Piston Provost
Army Tigers Parachute Display Team
Bucker Jungmeister
Team Osprey (3 x Russian Yaks)
WWII Harvard
RAF Hawk
RAF Tucano
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire
Jet Provost T.3
Team SWIP (2 x Twister prop aircraft)

Static:

RAF Merlin Helicopter
RAF Puma Helicopter
RAF King Air
T-28 Fennec
Army Historic Flight Scout & Sioux Helicopters
Harvard
Chipmunks
Bulldogs
Extra 300
based Vigilants (RAF)
OV-10 Bronco
Pembroke
RAF Tucano
RAF Tutor
Yak

Ground displays include 300 MGs for the Ab Car Works rally, plus the usual farmers market , Crafts, Daleks & Stormtroopers, re-enactment groups etc.

With vintage and classic vehicles of all types attending there will be a bumper selection ranging from classic cars, police cars, buses, ex- military vehicles, miniature steam engines, a steam roller and much more. The Abingdon MG Car Works Rally join us, with road runs from locations around the region to meet at the show, with over 200 assorted MGs expected to be on display, with the 2010 rally attracting owners from as far as Norway.

Public admission costs have been frozen at the 2010 prices in recognition of the current economic climate;-

Advance tickets:
Adult £10, Senior Citizens £6, Child 5-15 £5, under 5s Free, Family ticket (2 adult & 2 children) £27

On the gate:
Adult £13, Senior Citizens £8, Child 5-15 £6, under 5s Free

Advance tickets can be pre-ordered NOW from the website http://www.abingdonfayre.com/tickets.php.
These will be ready for despatch early in the New Year(late January/early February)

Tickets will also be available from 1st February 2011 at:
The Warehouse, Coxeters Yard, Stratton Way, Abingdon; The Wantage Information Centre (within Vale & Downland Museum), Church Street, Wantage The Abingdon Information Centre,close to the Abingdon Town Council's offices in Old Abbey House and various Tourist Information Offices (to be confirmed).

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