Legends soar in for show
This year's Old Buckenham Airshow carried on its reputation of putting on a first class airshow and enjoyed a bumper attendance.
Good weather and the draw of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight helped pull in an estimated crowd of 4,000-5,000.
Airshow organiser Paul Layzell said: "Our ninth airshow was once again very successful.
"Most of the people I saw were really enjoying themselves and it was nice to see so many families."
Mr Layzell said the graceful aerobatic glider display was a real crowd pleaser and the American P40 fighters performed breathtaking manoeuvres alongside other historical aircraft including Spitfires and Boeings.
He added: "The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was an emotional sight for a lot of people, some of whom were pilots themselves in the war."
Trade stands also appeared to have a successful event, and the show's main charity, East Anglia's Children's Hospices were expected to raise a large amount of money thanks to the attendance.
Next year will mark the tenth anniversary of the show but Mr Layzell said fuel prices were becoming a problem.
"We will have to look closely at the cost of fuel next year with aviation fuel already at about 1.70 a litre," he said.
"But we are still hoping for a good event next year."
To see a slideshow of photos from the airshow click here.
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Thursday 02 September 2010
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