Published:
7:00 PM May 18, 2021
Wingalkers take to the skies over Clacton during the annual air show in 2004
- Credit: Jamie Niblock/Archant
Have you thrilled to the high-flying displays at air shows around Suffolk and Essex over the years?
After so many events were cancelled in 2020, there are plans for Clacton Airshow to return in August this year.
Clacton Air Show with the Red Arrows watched by thousands from the beach and promenade in 2002
- Credit: Nick Strugnell/Archant
In our gallery we are looking back to previous airshows which drew huge crowds, with amazing displays including wing walkers.
Amazing headgear at Mildenhall Air Fete in 1982
Published:
6:00 PM March 15, 2021
A crowd watching as a B-17 does a low fly-by at Woodbridge Air Show in 1976
- Credit: Archant
Do you remember air shows around Suffolk in the 1970s, 80s and 90s?
Unusual headwear at Mildenhall Air Fete in 1982
- Credit: Ian Hulland/Archant
In today s Days Gone By feature, we are looking back to events which brought out the crowds - including the hugely popular Mildenhall Air Fete, with photos from 1982.
A squadron of helicopters hovering close to the ground at Mildenhall Air Fete in 1982
- Credit: Ian Hulland/Archant
Queuing to see the cockpit of an F-5E jet at Woodbridge Air Show in 1976
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