Guernsey Air Display 2013: Low cloud flattens show
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The four-man aerobatic team the Blades were the first to perform at the 2013 Guernsey Air Display after the cancellation of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight due to bad weather in the UK.
The F-16 was a crowd favourite due to the noise created by the jet fighter's engine, which allows it to travel up to speeds of Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound.
The two-man RV8tors display team performed a range of high-speed passes and synchronised turns in their two-seater homebuilt kit RV-8 aircraft.
The Jet Prevost, used by the RAF as a training plane for more than 30 years, was a newcomer to the island's air show.
The acrobatic and aerobatic wingwalkers returned performing using two biplanes, which were originally built as training aircraft in World War II.
The 800ft visibility was not far off the Red Arrows limit of 700ft, below which they are not allowed to perform, and as a result the team did its flat display.
Thousands of people lined Guernsey's east coast to watch the air show, which through donations raises money for the Royal Air Forces Association.
- Published11 September 2013