RAF Cosford Airshow Sunday 8th June

[neil65]

On Sunday i went to RAF Cosford for the Air Show, which featured the BBMF, 3 Sptfires, 1 Hurricane and the Lancaster Bomber
To keep a Railway interest i have added some previous photos i took of 91110 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/June-2025/RAF-Cosford-air-show/i-rW7ZPzs

BBMF Flying display starts here
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/June-2025/RAF-Cosford-air-show/i-zPFztwr

Also some phone camera videos of the Red Arrows from here
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/June-2025/RAF-Cosford-air-show/i-RF5Jbw5

By far the loudest aircraft was on of the RAF's new F35 Lightning Jets hovering over the runway
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/June-2025/RAF-Cosford-air-show/i-qQr3X5C

Rest of the Airshow from here, including P51 Mustang, P47 Thunderbolt, and Royal Netherlands Air Force Spitfire displays
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/June-2025/RAF-Cosford-air-show/i-9njnqmt

Neil

 

[MalaiseForever]

Great pics

 

[birchesgreen]

Superb, the F-35 must have been terrific thrash

 

[Sun Chariot]

Nice one. Good shots in what looks like challenging weather conditions.
It's been years since I enjoyed an air show (RNAS Yeovilton in 2013 and Eastbourne "Airbourne" a few years prior).
Saturday 21-June we had a formation of 6 WW2 era aircraft fly over Portsmouth area - likely for Armed Forces Day. They were a bit too far away from me, to see what they were; but their engines sounded like Spirfires.

 

[Dr Strider]

Great photos, thanks!

I too was at Cosford on the 8th. (My first ever air show!). I managed to get a spot near the runway fence. Main surprise was how much closer the action was than I expected it to be. Watching aerobatics on TV or youtube is fine, but nothing prepares you for seeing it all play out in three dimensions in front of you, at such speed and accuracy, and with such wonderful noise. (I had ear defenders on during the F35 and it was still deafening!)

On a railway note, I thought the arrangements at Cosford station were very well handled, with extra services calling and lots of marshalling. Altogether a great day out!

Dr Strider

 

[ac6000cw]

Saturday 21-June we had a formation of 6 WW2 era aircraft fly over Portsmouth area - likely for Armed Forces Day. They were a bit too far away from me, to see what they were; but their engines sounded like Spirfires.

Spitfire, Hurricane and P51 Mustang fighters, the Lancaster bomber and some other WW2 aircraft were all Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered (a US licence built version in the case of the Mustang), so tend to sound similar.

(I live relatively close to the Duxford museum, so get to hear some of them if they fly my way)