Blackpool Air Show returns for the summer with Red Arrows

The Blackpool Air Show is back this weekend, and the RAF has announced it will be bringing a life-size replica of the world’s most iconic aerobatic plane on to Blackpool Promenade throughout the free event on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 August.

With its distinctive red livery, the Hawk jet will take pride of place in the Air Show Village on the Tower Festival Headland and will be situated between the RNLI and Central Pier, giving visitors a unique opportunity to climb into the cockpit and get a taste of what it is like to be a pilot of one of the most recognisable planes on the planet.

The “real” Red Arrows will be opening the Air Show on both days, providing an extraordinary curtain-raiser over The Blackpool Tower and seafront.

The Air Show Village, which will be sited between North and Central Piers, will include military vehicles, weapon stands, attractions, and information and official merchandise stalls for various aircraft that will be performing over the weekend, including the RAF Typhoon, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Spitfire, and the Army’s Red Devils parachute display team.

There will be an opportunity to meet the ground crew of some of the aircraft and meet serving members of the forces, ask them about what they do and take a look at the equipment they use on a regular basis.

There will be a wide range of food and drink concessions, both in the village and along the Promenade.

In the skies over the Irish Sea, the Saturday and Sunday afternoon programmes will span almost four hours each day, featuring a whole host of incredible flying machines with an array of civil and military aircraft, including a display by the Aerosuperbatics Wing Walkers and an extraordinary finale from the Typhoon.

The full list of participating aircraft can be viewed here - www.visitblackpool.com/airshow

The Air Show Village will be open from 10am each day giving visitors plenty to see and do before the Red Arrows appear at approximately 2pm.