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Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day
Royal Naval Air Station YeoviltonThe annual Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day in Somerset will take place on Saturday 2 July. Planning is well under way for this popular airshow which will take ‘Naval Aviation - Past, Present & Future’ as its over-arching theme.
There will be a number of Fleet Air Arm milestones during the year and Air Day’s acknowledgement of these will include:
Bismarck 75 – The Swordfish, regarded as an obsolescent aircraft during WW2, participated in the pursuit and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck 75 years ago.
Lynx Farewell – The venerable Lynx maritime helicopters which will be out of service in March 2017 will be making their last appearance, and a fitting one, in front of their home crowd at Air Day.
Tomorrow’s Fleet Air Arm – Air Day will provide an insight into what the future holds for the Fleet Air Arm. The next five years are indeed exciting times as the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares to enter service. This will mark the return of the Royal Navy’s carrier strike capabilities as well as providing another helicopter assault ship platform.
Over five hours of flying displays and an extensive static display will feature historic naval aircraft and their modern day counterparts in spectacular role demonstrations to acknowledge the Fleet Air Arm’s contribution to Protecting Our Nation’s Interests. Invitations have also been sent out to other UK and foreign military formation and solo display teams to participate at the airshow.
The flying display might be Air Day’s centrepiece but there will also be a huge array of ground attractions. From engineering fairs to the latest defence technology exhibitions and Service displays to trade stalls and arena displays. For the thrill seekers - simulators, fairground rides and helicopter pleasure flights cannot fail to excite.
Air Day tickets are now available to order at a discounted ‘Earlybird’ rate with no booking fees from http://www.store.yeoviltonairday.co.uk/ for a limited period. These are priced lower than the usual advance tickets which will go on general sale in the New Year.