The Photograph Competition has been won by Peter Busby with his photograph of a Czech Air Force Mil 35/24V at Nato Tiger Meet, Zaragoza, Spain 2016, which can be seen on the Homepage and the Photo-Competition page along with all the other entries.
Thanks to everyone that took part in the competition.
The Photograph Competition page includes the winning photograph and all the other entries along with details on sending in your photograph.
Here you can find the 2025 UK Airshow Calendar which contains all the dates and events to help you plan your visit to an air show. There is also help for people who are new to airshows.
There is an RAF Families Day calendar which is usually updated from March/April each year but note that RAF Families Days are NOT open to the general public. There is also an RC Model Aircraft Shows Calendar listing some of the larger outdoor model aircraft shows in the UK.
UK Airshow Calendar 2025
• UK Airshow Venues
• UK Airshow Calendar 2025
• New to UK airshows?
• Previous Airshow Calendars (2000 to 2024)
• RAF Families Days
• RC Model Aircraft Shows Calendar 2025
Previous Airshow Calendars lists all the aviation events that took place in previous years along with any interesting aviation news for each year.
UK Airshows 2025:
UK Airshows (England):
• Shuttleworth Airshows
• Duxford Airshows
• Royal International Air Tattoo
• RAF Cosford Airshow
• Abingdon Air & Country Show
• Midlands Air Festival
• Little Gransden Airshow
• Airbourne (Eastbourne) Airshow
• Southport Airshow
• Clacton Airshow
• Blackpool Airshow
• English Riviera Airshow
• Headcorn Battle of Britain
• Old Buckenham Airshow
• East Kirkby Airshow
• Sywell Airshow
• Manston International Airshow
UK Airshows (Wales):
• Wales National Air Show
UK Airshows (Scotland):
• International Ayr Show
UK Airshows (Channel Islands):
• Jersey International Air Display
• Guernsey Air Display - TBA
Flypasts/Events 2025:
• King's Birthday Flypast
• King's Birthday Flypast Rehearsal
The following pages include the schedules for Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army Aircraft Display Teams. The Red Arrows Display Team and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) schedules will contain Timings and the Red Arrows Schedule will also include Google Maps of the approximate route.
In 2024, the Red Arrows will be available for displays in the UK until mid-August when they will go on a 5-week Tour to Canada to mark the centennial of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The UK F-35B Lightning will perform a Role Demo. The 2024 RAF Typhoon Display Aircraft has a new paint scheme to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. The RAF Chinook will see a reduced programme of events in 2024 which will involve a role demonstration. The Royal Navy Black Cats will perform a Display with one or two Wildcat helicopters.
• Red Arrows Display Schedule 2024
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Schedule 2024
• RAF Typhoon Display Schedule 2024
• RAF F-35B Lightning Role Demo Schedule 2024
• RAF Chinook Role Demo Schedule 2024
• RAF Tutor Display Schedule 2024
• RAF Falcons Display Schedule 2024
• RN Black Cats Display Schedule 2024
Here you will find information on many UK Military bases which operate aircraft including the Royal Air Force, United States Air Force, Royal Navy, and Army Air Corps. There are details on current UK Military aircraft & squadrons, history of the base, maps, scanner frequencies, Military aircraft trackers, and photos of the aircraft for each base.
• UK Military bases
• UK Military base photographs
RAF Bases
• RAF Benson
• RAF Brize Norton
• RAF Coningsby
• RAF Cranwell
• RAF Leeming
• RAF Linton-on-Ouse
• RAF Lossiemouth
• RAF Marham
• RAF Northolt
• RAF Odiham
• RAF Scampton
• RAF Shawbury
• RAF Valley
• RAF Waddington
• RAF Wittering
RAF Bases operated by USAF
• RAF Fairford
• RAF Lakenheath
• RAF Mildenhall
Fleet Air Arm Bases
• RNAS Culdrose
• RNAS Yeovilton
Army Air Corps
• Aldergrove
• Dishforth
• Middle Wallop
• Wattisham
MoD
• Boscombe Down
Information on cameras and airband scanners. There is a guide to using a DSLR camera at airshows and selecting a suitable lens. There are also details on selecting an airband scanner.
• DSLR cameras & lens for airshows
• Airshow photography basics
• Digital dark room
• Airband scanners
• Uniden Bearcat UBC3500XLT Airband Scanner
• Uniden Bearcat UBC125XLT Airband Scanner
• Icom IC-R6 Airband Scanner
• UK Airshow Scanner Frequencies
• UK Airport Scanner Frequencies
• Buy Airband scanners or DSLR Camera & lenses
There are various competitions on this website including the monthly Aviation Photograph Competition where you can send in your aviation photo, an Aviation Quiz where you have to identify several aircraft, and sometimes Airshow Ticket Competitions etc.
• The Photograph Competition has been won by Peter Busby. Thanks to everyone that took part.
• Plans for Manston International Airshow 2025 unveiled.
• UPDATED: Abingdon Air & Country Show 2025 new format.
• Training begins for two new Red Arrows pilots.
• Lord Mayor's Show Flypast (Sat 9 Nov 2024).
• RAF Odiham Remembrance Flypasts (Sun 10 Nov 2024).
• Airbourne: International Airshow returns for its 31st year on 14th to 17th August 2025.
• Tickets for RAF Cosford Air Show 2025 now on sale.
• RAF Cosford Air Show returns in 2025.
• Another training aircraft acquired by Newark Air Museum.
• RAF Wedgetail E7 AEW Mk1 Information.
• BBMF Spitfire PM631 ready to fly again.
• Provisional 2025 Air Show Calendar.
• Duxford Air Shows 2025 line up.
• Shuttleworth Air Shows 2025 line up.
• Eastbourne Airshow 2024 Photos by David Hackney.
• Farnborough Airshow 2024 Photos by David Hackney.
• Shuttleworth Festival of Flight Photos by David Hackney.
• Newark Air Museum:- Aircraft taken on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum.
• Participating Aircraft for the King's Birthday Flypast on Saturday 15th June 2024.
• RAF Cosford Air Show 2024 Photos.
• Red Arrows Route for the King's Birthday Flypast on Saturday 15th June 2024.
• King's Birthday Flypast Rehearsal - 3 June 2024.
• D-Day Squadron Google Maps of North Weald & Duxford Transits.
• Shuttleworth Best of British Air Show 2024 photographs by David Hackney.
• Grob Tutor Display Team Schedule 2024.
• Royal Navy Black Cats Display Team Schedule 2024.
• RAF Falcons Display Schedule 2024.
• Newly painted aircraft revealed by Typhoon Display Team ahead of 2024 season.
• King's Birthday Flypast 2024.
• AAC Apache AH1 Farewell Flypast - Mon 25 March 2024.
• RAF Chinook Role Demos instead of Displays in 2024.
• Red Arrows Canada Tour Dates.
• Red Arrows launch 60th Diamond Season plans.
• Clacton Airshow will go ahead for the next four years.
• Flying Legends Airshow 2024 Cancelled.
• Torbay Airshow to become even bigger as exciting future announced.
• More News & Press Releases...........
Please click here to send us air show press releases.
Many thousands of Airshow and Aircraft Photographs & Reviews can be found on this website from many different air shows and events.
• Airshow Photographs & Reviews
• Puma Flypasts with Santa on Friday 8th December 2023.
• RAF's Protector flies in the UK for the first time.
• RAF Odiham & Benson Remembrance Flypasts on Sunday 12th November 2023.
• Farewell to the AAC Gazelle (5 Regt AAC Gazelle Flypast).
• First Protector aircraft has arrived at RAF Waddington.
• Two new F-35B Lightnings to RAF Marham (22.6.23)
• The King's Birthday Flypast took place on Saturday 17th June 2023.
• Eastbourne Airshow 2023 Photos - David Hackney.
• RAF Hercules Retirement Flypast took place on Wed 14th June 2023.
• RAF Cosford Air Show 2023 Photos.
• NAF El Centro, MCAS Yuma & Luke AFB visit in 2023 by Peter Busby.
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight commemorate 80th anniversary of Operation Chastise 16th May 2023.
• The King's Coronation Flypast - Saturday 6th May 2023.
• BBMF Lancaster Liberation Day Flypasts (Belgium/Netherlands) on 4th May 2023.
• Red Flag 23-1 article & photos - Peter Busby.
• Boeing 747 launched rocket on Monday 9th January 2023 but failed to put satellites into orbit.
A list of UK Civilian Airport Scanner Frequencies, and UK Airshow Scanner Frequencies, along with UK Military Aerodromes & Display Team frequencies can be found on this website.
• Airshow & UK Military Frequencies
• Airport Frequencies (updated Jan 2022)
Here you will find information on the main UK airports along with scanner frequencies, airlines, arrivals, departures, aircraft trackers, location (maps), history of the airport, how to get there, satnav postcodes, weather forecast, and hotel accommodation.
• UK Airports
• UK Airport photographs
• UK Passenger Airlines
• UK Cargo Airlines
UK Airports:
• Aberdeen Airport
• Belfast Airport
• Belfast City Airport
• Birmingham Airport
• Bournemouth Airport
• Bristol Airport
• Cardiff Airport
• City of Derry Airport
• Doncaster Sheffield Airport
• East Midlands Airport
• Edinburgh Airport
• Exeter Airport
• Glasgow Airport
• Guernsey Airport
• Humberside Airport
• Inverness Airport
• Isle of Man Airport
• Jersey Airport
• Kirkwall Airport
• Leeds-Bradford Airport
• Liverpool Airport
• London City Airport
• London Gatwick Airport
• London Heathrow Airport
• London Luton Airport
• London Southend Airport
• London Stansted Airport
• Manchester Airport
• Newcastle Airport
• Newquay Airport
• Norwich Airport
• Prestwick Airport
• Southampton Airport
• Stornoway Airport
• Sumburgh Airport
• Teesside International Airport
You can find information on the Supermarine Spitfire which includes the different variants, photographs taken at various airshows, and a detailed list of all the airworthy Spitfires that can be seen around the world.
• Supermarine Spitfire
• Airworthy Spitfire List
Here you will find information on over forty UK Aviation Museums. including location, maps, travel, opening hours, history, photographs and a list of the aircraft exhibits.
• UK Aviation Museums
• UK Museum Photographs
England:
• Aerospace Bristol
• Army Flying Museum
• Avro Heritage Museum
• BBMF Visitor Centre
• Bentwaters Cold War Museum
• Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
• Bournemouth Aviation Museum
• Brooklands Museum
• City of Norwich Aviation Museum
• Cold War Jets Collection
• Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre
• de Havilland Aircraft Museum
• East Midlands Aeropark
• Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum
• Fleet Air Arm Museum
• Gatwick Aviation Museum
• Imperial War Museum Duxford
• Jet Age Museum
• Kent Battle of Britain Museum
• Lashenden Air Warfare Museum
• Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
• Midland Air Museum
• Museum of Berkshire Aviation
• Newark Air Museum
• Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
• North East Aircraft Museum
• Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
• Royal Air Force Museum London (Hendon)
• Shoreham Aircraft Museum
• Shuttleworth Collection
• Solent Sky Museum
• Solway Aviation Museum
• South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum - AeroVenture
• Sywell Aviation Museum
• Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
• The Helicopter Museum
• Wattisham Station Heritage
• Wellesbourne Wartime Museum
• Wings Museum
• Yorkshire Air Museum
Wales:
• Caernarfon Airworld Museum
Scotland:
• Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
• Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
• National Museum of Flight
Northern Ireland:
• Ulster Aviation Society
• Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Here are details about several international display teams as well as smaller display teams along with the Royal Air Force display aircraft and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).
AAC, RN & RAF Display Teams 2024
• Red Arrows Display Schedule 2024
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Schedule 2024
• RAF Typhoon Display Schedule 2024
• RAF F-35B Lightning Role Demo Schedule 2024
• RAF Chinook Display Schedule 2024
• RAF Tutor Display Schedule 2024
• RAF Falcons Display Schedule 2024
• RN Black Cats Display Schedule 2024
• Display Teams
International Display Teams
• Red Arrows
• Frecce Tricolori
• Patrouille de France
• Patrouille Suisse
• Thunderbirds
• Blue Angels
• Patrulla Aguila
• Royal Jordanian Falcons
• Turkish Stars
• Midnight Hawks
• PC-7 Team
• Team Orlik
• Team Iskry
• Esquadrilha da Fumaca
• Halcones
• Snowbirds
• Black Eagles
• Al Fursan
• Saudi Hawks
Display Teams
• Royal Air Force
• BBMF
• Black Cats
• RNHF
• AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers
• Aerostars
• Breitling Jet Team
• The Blades
• Great War Display Team
• Turbulent Team
• Team Raven
• Twister Aerobatics Team
• Fireflies Aerobatics Display Team
• Trig Aerobatic Team
• Wildcat Aerobatics Team
Live Aviation includes Airport Webcams, Air Traffic Control, Real-time Flight Trackers, NOTAMS etc..........
• Live Aviation
• Live Air Traffic Control (ATC)
• Live Airport Webcams
• Realtime Flight Trackers
• NOTAMS (NATS/AIS, FAA.Gov & Notaminfo)
• How to find and understand NOTAMS
• Live Ship Tracker
• Live ISS Tracker (Astronomy)
• G-INFO Search (UK Aircraft Register)
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• Models & Military Aircraft
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