Although this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival won’t be featuring the famous red arrows, there’s still plenty to see in the sky this weekend. Here’s all you need to know about what’s happening over the next four days at the UK’s biggest air festival.
Thursday
- 2.00pm Blades Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.17pm Royal Navy Black Cat
- 2.26pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.40pm The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- 3.30pm Tucano T1
- 3.41pm Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team
- 3.59pm Spitfire XIX G-RRGN
- 4.11pm Strikemaster Pair
- 4.25pm Super Pitts Muscle Plane
- 4.37pm Ultimate Warbird Flights
- 7.50pm Spitfire
- 8.03pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 8.16pm Otto the Helicopter & Piper Cub
Friday
- 1.30pm Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team
- 1.48pm Tucano T1
- 1.58pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.12pm Royal Navy Black Cats
- 2.22pm Blades Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.40pm The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- 3.55pm Ultimate Warbird Flights
- 4.15pm Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers
- 4.25pm RAF Typhoon
- 4.36pm Super Pitts Muscle Plane
- 4.48pm Strikemaster Pair
- 5.02pm RAF Chinook
- 5.16pm Saab Draken
- 7.35pm RAF Typhoon
- 7.48pm Spitfire
- 8.01pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 8.14pm Otto the Helicopter & Piper Cub
- 8.30pm Red Devils Parachute Team
A US Navy Poseidon Surveillance Aircraft is expected to make an appearance on Friday afternoon
Saturday
- 1.37pm Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team
- 1.54pm MiG-15
- 2.04pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.18pm Royal Navy Black Cats
- 2.28pm Super Pitts Muscle Plane
- 2.40pm Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- 3.45pm Ultimate Warbird Flights
- 4.14pm Blades Aerobatic Display Team
- 4.22pm Hawker Sea Fury
- 4.34pm Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers
- 4.44pm Canadair T-33 Silver Star
- 4.54pm Strikemaster Pair
- 5.08pm RAF Chinook
- 5.22pm Saab Draken
- 5.33pm RAF Typhoon
- 7.45pm Spitfire
- 7.58pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 8.11pm Otto the Helicopter & Piper Cub
- 8.26pm Red Devils Parachute Team
Sunday
- 1.00pm Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- 1.20pm Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team
- 1.37pm MiG-15
- 1.47pm Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.01pm Ultimate Warbird Flights
- 2.30pm Blades Aerobatic Display Team
- 2.47pm Hawker Sea Fury
- 2.59pm Royal Navy Black Cats
- 3.09pm Canadair T-33 Silver Star
- 3.19pm Super Pitts Muscle Plane
- 3.31pm Strikemaster Pair
- 3.45pm RAF Chinook
- 3.59pm Saab Draken
- 4.10pm RAF Typhoon
For more information on the weekend, head to Bournemouth Air Festival’s website here