Sunderland air show: BBC pictures

[Rheged]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-23476606

Lancaster, Red  Arrows etc

[Mossie]

Got a personal display today from the Red Arrows.  Every year on the weekend of the Sunderland Air Show, the Reds transit the edge of my little town.  I've seen other stuff in previous years, but I can't see it well since we moved less than quarter of a mile.

Heard nine adours and managed to catch them as they passed y the back garden.  As an added bonus, my girls were playing with the inflatable ones I bought them from Waddington at that moment!

[The Wooksta!]

Saw the Sparrows fly over Newcastle yesterday but had four Spitfires fly in to Newcastle Airport on Friday, saw the BBMF fly past later that day.  More Spitfires yesterday and then the Lancaster flew low and banked over St James Park later in the afternoon.  Saw them again about 2ish when waiting for the bus and saw an Apache fly towards Mackemland when I was on my way back.

[Mossie]

Lanc came about an hour and half after I posted this, could hardly have been in a better position to see it.  Came nearly head on, then turned slightly so it was in perfect profile.

Didn't see anything else though, heard a few interesting noises but nothing was visible.