Wow What A Day! - Been To See The Red Arrows At An Air Display Today! :D

I LOVE air shows, Ellie! My second daughter is in the RAAF, and one of the courses she did was at East Sale RAAF base, which is the home of the Roulettes (an aerobatic team). They are brilliant! It's also brilliant watching fighter jets - Hornets, F111s, etc. When I was a child, we used to go out and park at the side of the road near the end of the runway in Darwin and watch the Mirages come in - whoa! They were a mean looking machine!

Hey babes I saw the london show in june it amazes me how they keep so tight in formation! They look spectacular and the manouvers they make them look so easy! I prefer cars if i'm honest but my nephew really wanted to be a fighter pilot so we go to shows whenever they are on in Manchester. Bolton doesn't have any shows or carnivals we're a boring town the most we get is a firework display on bonfire night apart from that switching the lights on is the only other big event we have.

Hi ellie, We also go to the airshows here in california. We always go the Miramar airshow. The airplanes are great, my favorite is the Harrier. They have all kinds of food, drink, and we get to meet all kinds of people. Do you have the website where I can see what the Red arrrows are?

I saw them just the other day Ellie. They gave an impromptu display as we drove along. Well, we parked up to watch. Sounds like you've had a lovely day. I bet your son loved it all. I love to see all those aircraft, but I still don't think that you can beat the Battle of Britain Flight with Lancaster along too. I am afraid that we have nothing so wonderful here. Just the Police helicopter (currently grounded for safety checks) and usually later on, a display of bad behaviour by the local boys and squaddies in town for the clubs!

I have seen the red arrows display many many times, one place that I used to live was near where there were a lot of displays and we knew where we could stand so we did not have to pay! I was only about 12 at the time. I absolutely love air shows, I have been after going to one for years, but so far have not got to go. If I could drive then I would take myself but I have to rely on hubby!

I loved watching the Red Arrows as a kid. My dad was in the RAF so we would go to the air shows and other events that were happening locally!! I havent seen them for ages now, but would love to go!! I loved watching them make patterns in the sky and the displays were always fab!! Thanks for sharing x

The red Arrows is the best Display I have ever seen and I would watch them over and over again I used to love watching their Displays when we where attached to the Raf they where always doing their Displays I have also had the Chance once to watch them practise

I have not seen the Red Arrows, but I did see a display of the Snow Birds here in Canada, but it was not a close up display. We were looking out our back door and we saw them in the sky from the exhibition or air port or where they had the display and I also saw them on television. But we never went to the exhibition to see them, and a good thing to, I would have craned my neck. Oh and I did see the American version on tv. I heard it is dangerous. There was an accident once when one of the pilots slammed into the audience. I do not know what one it was because we do not get the paper, but there was quite a write up on it - oh it was in our Winnipeg Press, they seem to sensationalize deaths, write about point of view of the families, whether the accident could have been prevented, was the pilot to blame or not, etc.

Hi Honey We used to take the kids to the air show every year when the AF base was near us but they closed when they were closing bases some years back. xoxoxoxoo

I have seen the blue angels.....they are probably alot like your red arrows...We haven't had a carnival for a while..just the county fair. But they did have alot of displays etc. Sounds like you had a very good time!

Hello ellie333. Of all the experiences I've had, I've never been to an air show! So, I've not seen the Red Arrows or anything like that. I think it would be a pretty exciting show, at least it sounds like it would. When such a show takes place at the airport not too far from our home, I see and hear all the jets flying over the house and wonder if it's a fun time to watch them over at the airport. I may need to check one of these shows out. It sounds like the one you just saw at your carnival was quite entertaining.

Hi Ellie that sounds fantastic the Red Arrows are brilliant and love to see them I saw them my way a few years ago they were brilliant...am gald you had a lovely day-each year in the village we have a carnival and floats of all kinds its lovely this year my grandson was in it as a Pirate on a pirates ship he was so cute that was a lovely day too lots of love and Huggles littleowl

Hi Ellie, I was at an air show at an air forc base about a month ago and I love watching the fighter jets doing there manuvers. They had the Air force Tunderbirds there which I guess would be the American equvalant and they put on quite the show. My favorite is watching the fighter jets doing there high speed fly by when you see the plane fly by really fast and the very loud sound follows them about a half a second behind. I'm not much of a photographer but I have a pic of the Thunderbirds. Huggles, Tianna

Hi ellie, That must have been fantastic, I love the Red Arrows display and every time its on I try to go and watch it but this hear we won't be getting it here in our area but I can still go to Hi ellie, We have not got any air display where I live but the nearest one to us is in Kent Biggin Hill and when I go and visit my sister we can see the going across from her garden. I do love the Red Arrows display. Hope you enjoyed yourself. Love & Huggles Tamara bi

Sounds like fun! Hope you enjoyed yourself. How long did it last?