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admin · « **on:** August 05, 2013 »

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Down District Council is delighted to announce that the forthcoming B/E Aerospace Festival of Flight on Saturday 10 August in Newcastle will be a ‘five star’ attraction. We can confirm that the Red Arrows will return to the fantastic arena of Dundrum Bay and will be joined by the amazing Typhoon which was so popular at last years event.

Commenting on the forthcoming displays, Flight Director Jeff Salter says “there will be three further jet displays which will make this years event the fastest and most exciting yet with five of the most iconic jet aircraft dating back to the 1950’s. This will be the largest collection of jets in one display that Northern Ireland has seen in a dozen years!” With more details to emerge in the coming weeks and months it certainly is a date worth noting in your diary. We are also delighted to continue the partnership with the Kilkeel based company, B/E Aerospace who have helped to drive this event to new heights. The company will be the headline sponsor of Down District Council’s enormously successful ‘Festival of Flight’ which will attract tens of thousands of visitors to the seaside town in August.

The B/E Aerospace Festival of Flight has emerged as one of Northern Ireland’s major festivals which draws huge crowds in excess of 100,000. The spectacular air displays are the major event alongside numerous exhibitions, music, street entertainment, vintage vehicles and finishing with an open air concert on promenade in this crowd-pleasing event. The overall extended programme will deliver themed family entertainment from Saturday 3 August to Saturday 10August.

Neil Cairns, Vice President and Managing Director of the B/E Aerospace plant at Kilkeel, which manufactures seating and interior products for the global commercial airline industry, is delighted to help the event take off. He says, “As one of the area’s largest private sector companies, employing over 650 people, we have a huge stake in the local community and we are pleased to support an event which is, clearly, so important to the local economy.

http://www.downdc.gov.uk/Leisure---Culture/Festivals/Festival-of-Flight-2012.aspx

http://www.downdc.gov.uk/Documents/Festivals/Festival-of-Flight-2013.aspx

seamusgi4szw · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2013 »

Ulster Aviation Society
Long Kesh / Maze
Halftown Rd
Lisburn

Open Day 24th August 2013 12.30pm - 5pm
A great day out,,, For all the family..

LandyLiam · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2013 »

Looks interesting, only £5 in for adults and kids free

more info here http://www.ulsteraviationsociety.org/#/open-day-2013/4578181294

LandyLiam · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2013 »

Some pics from Newcastle yesterday

the people at the quarry got a good close up here

you can see the pilot has the sunroof open and is waving

afterburners on in the typhoon

not a great pic but notice the bee

i think this one is runnning on red diesel

a couple of times the planes flew through the saddle, would have been amazing up there when that happened

the vulcan

It was a good show, if going next year i'd recommend parking a car in the Downs Rd car park with all your gear (chairs etc) early that morning. The grassy slope beside the car park is a good viewing spot and you can pop onto the beach for an unobstructed view to get some photos. You could also go up the hills (the quarry is good) but then you don't hear the commentary which brings a lot of explanation to whats happening making it a better experience.

Also traffic is a nightmare going home (2 hrs to get to Bryansford!) so pre-book a table in a local restaurant for 5ish and sit back and enjoy the day instead of fighting the traffic.

clairebear · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2013 »

I was on top of commedagh for the red arrows and the big slow plane at the end. The one that took atom bombs. The big one flew through the saddle. Amazing to be up that high, got pics will post later.

phil_b · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2013 »

We were coming down from the saddle whilst the red arrows and the vulcan were on. They did come over us a couple of times and shook the place. Cool stuff!

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