EAST KIRKBY 2015

摘要

The 2015 Large Model Association airshow season has finally arrived! It seems a very long time ago since the final 2014 show at Much Marcle. I cannot recall such a big gap between airshow seasons. East Kirkby starts the season off, yet again. The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre always makes the LMA and its members very welcome and 2015 was no different. There was a full model airshow on the Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday. And there was a fly-in for LMA members only on the Sunday. East Kirkby is a unique place to hold a model air show because of its history and also it's the home of Lancaster NX611 'Just Jane'. Nowhere else in the country can members of the public get so close to a working Lancaster. Just Jane did three taxi runs during the show on Saturday. It is a fantastic sound that comes out of those four huge Merlin engines. Another surprise on Saturday was a low fly-past by the BBMF Lancaster 'Thumper Ⅲ', as she returned to RAF Coningsby, which is only a few miles away. There was also a visit from the Lincs and Notts Ambucopter. The Ambucopter is based a short distance away at RAF Waddington and 2015 is their 21st anniversary of operations. The helicopter itself is a McDonnell Douglas MD 902 Explorer, which they have been operating since November 2010.