Airshow News - RAF Falcons Display Schedule 2018

Below are the 2018 display dates & venues for the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team:

May
• 02 MacMillan Mile - RAF Cranwell
• 06 Welsh FA Cup Final - Newtown Football Club
• 10 C Sqn Graduation - RAF Cranwell
• 12 Rugby 7s Competition - Minety Rugby Football Club
• 17 Landowners Day - RAF Shawbury
• 29 Dam Busters Dinner - Shrivenham Defence Academy
• 31 RAF Valley Families Day

June
• 01 Cotswold Olympics - Chipping Camden
• 03 Royal Flying Corps Air Pageant - Rendcombe
• 05 RAF100 Baton Relay - Menwith Hill, Harrogate
• 06 STEM Event - Cheltenham College
• 07 Royal Cornwall Show - Wadebridge, Cornwall
• 08 Royal Cornwall Show - Wadebridge, Cornwall
• 09 Royal Cornwall Show - Wadebridge, Cornwall
• 09 Air Cadet Muster - RAF Benson
• 10 RAF Cosford Airshow - Shropshire
• 13 Annual Formal Reception - Joint Force Command Chicksands
• 20 Annual Formal Reception - RAF Brize Norton
• 21 Lincolnshire Show - Lincolnshire Showground
• 22 Lincolnshire Show - Lincolnshire Showground
• 22 Basic Fast Jet Training Graduation - RAF Linton-on-Ouse
• 27 Royal Norfolk Show - Norfolk Showground
• 28 Royal Norfolk Show - Norfolk Showground
• 29 School Centenary - Beaudesert Park School
• 30 Wales National Airshow - Swansea
• 30 National Wales Armed Forces Day - Llandudno

July
• 01 Wales National Airshow - Swansea
• 07 DSFC Annual General Inspection - Welbeck College
• 12 Defence Academy Music and Fireworks - Shrivenham Defence Academy
• 14 Royal International Air Tattoo VIP Event - Rendcomb
• 17 RAF100 STEM Event - Carterton College
• 21 Scottish Week - Peterhead
• 24 Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells
• 25 Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells
• 26 RAF Marham Families Day
• 26 RAF Honington Families Day
• 28 Sunderland International Air Show
• 29 Sunderland International Air Show

August
• 10 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
• 11 Wings over Carew Festival - Carew
• 11 Newcastle Festival of Flight Air Display - Northern Ireland
• 16 Community Week - Lyme Regis
• 18 Digby Day - RAF Digby
• 25 603 Sqn RAF100 Open Day - Edinburgh
• 26 Leicester County Show - Market Harborough
• 29 RAF Odiham Families Day
• 30 RAF Wyton Families Day
• 30 RAF Cranwell Families Day

September
• 01 Family Festival - Shackerstone
• 01 Brizefest - RAF Brize Norton
• 02 Scottish International Airshow - Ayr
• 02 Air Waves 2018 - Portrush
• 04 Chief of the Air Staff Commendations - RAF Northolt
• 06 RAF Shawbury Autumn Reception
• 08 Belgian Air Force Day - Kleine Brogel
• 08 Centenary Celebrations - Haywards Heath
• 09 Belgian Air Force Day - Kleine Brogel
• 13 Annual Reception - RAF Cosford
• 23 Warren Classic and Supercar Show - Maldon

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2019 Dates will be available in March 2019.

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The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team is the only centrally funded, professional, military parachute display team in the UK. The RAF Falcons parachute display is both unique and flexible. This is necessary due to weather conditions that will dictate which of the three types of show the team may be asked to perform at very late notice:

• High show: 9000 ft - 12,000 ft above ground level
• Mid show: 5000 ft - 9000 ft above ground level
• Low show: 2500 ft - 5000 ft above ground level

The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team utilises a variety of aircraft, from which to jump, depending on aircraft availability and the nature of the display, including the C-130J Hercules, Chinook, Puma and Dakota.

RAF Falcons Display Team 2018:

Falcon 1 - Team Coach - Flight Sergeant David Worboys
Falcon 2 - Sergeant Paul Smith
Falcon 3 - Corporal Alex Williams
Falcon 4 - Sergeant Mark O'Brien
Falcon 5 - Sergeant Alastair Donald
Falcon 6 - Sergeant John Veitch
Falcon 7 - Corporal Daniel Cartwright
Falcon 8 - Corporal Lee Coonan
Falcon 9 - Corporal Dominic Hodge

Officer Commanding - Flight Lieutenant David Sellers
Deputy Officer Commanding - Flight Lieutenant Mikaela Harrison
Team Manager - Warrant Officer Paul Floyd
Survival Equipment Fitters - Corporal Nathan Fredericks & Corporal Baz Karikari-Ababio