Blackpool Air Show 2016
7th August 2016
Blackpool's annual air show was first run in October 1909.
Lord Northcliffe of the Daily Mail is credited with suggesting the event to Blackpool Town Hall in August 1909. The Corporation was very enthusiastic and set a date of 18-23 October 1909 which made it the first official aviation meeting in the UK under the auspices of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom (now the Royal aero Club) [BBC].
The Breitling Wingwalker Team. Wingwalkers Nikita Salmon and Florence Rolleston-Smith perform part of their display as pilots David Barrell fly in close formation.
The Boeing Stearman aircraft are operated by Aerosuperbatics Ltd. out of Rendcomb Airfield Cirencester.
Blackpool's annual air show was first run in October 1909.
Lord Northcliffe of the Daily Mail is credited with suggesting the event to Blackpool Town Hall in August 1909. The Corporation was very enthusiastic and set a date of 18-23 October 1909 which made it the first official aviation meeting in the UK under the auspices of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom (now the Royal aero Club) [BBC].
