| Bournemouth Air Show | |
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RAF Red Arrows Aerobatic Display Team performing their cupid formation at The Bournemouth Air Festival 2009. |
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| Location: | Bournemouth |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Established: | 2008 |
| Held | Every year, August |
| Events | aerobatic displays |
| Website: | www.bournemouthair.co.uk |
The Bournemouth Air Festival is an annual air show held along the coast of Bournemouth, between Bournemouth pier and Boscombe pier, in Dorset, England. It has featured aircraft from the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, as well as civil aviation displays.
The first Bournemouth Air Festival was held from 28-31 August 2008, attracting over 750,000 visitors.
Its second year, 2009, was held from 20–23 August and attendance almost doubled to an estimated 1,344,000 people.[1] Aircraft at the 2009 festival included:
Aerobatic aerial displays were provided by:
Additional ground displays were provided by:
The 2010 Bournemouth Air Festival was marred by poor weather although the general public still enjoyed the static displays and the small amount of flying that took place.[2]
The 2011 event took place between 18-21 August. On Saturday 20 August, one of the Red Arrows, Red Four, crashed in a field near Bournemouth Airport. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, was killed in the accident.[3]
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