The Midlands Air Festival is a good, old-fashioned airshow with something for everyone. Held in the picturesque grounds of the Ragley Hall estate, it attracts a varied line up of barnstormers, solo aerobatics, warbirds, classic jets and modern RAF assets, as well as more than 100 hot air balloons, model aircraft, fireworks and a night show.
As one of the first major UK airshows of the season, it featured the 2023 debut of the Red Arrows’ new 8-ship display and the incoming RAF Typhoon display pilot, who performed a solo display as well as a duo display with the BBMF’s Lancaster. The Saab Draken was another standout act – a short display, but a watershed moment for the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight’s relationship with British airshows.
| Time | Display |
| 00:02 |  RAF Red Arrows (x8 Hawk T.1A) |
| 00:09 | Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Lancaster B.1, Spitfire Mk.Vb, Hurricane Mk.IIc) |
| 00:14 | RAF Typhoon FGR.4 |
| 00:18 | RAF Tutor T.1 |
| 00:20 | C-47A Dakota “Drag ’em Oot” |
| 00:22 | Rolls Royce Heritage Flight (Spitfire PR.XIX, P-51D Mustang) |
| 00:25 | F8F-2P Bearcat |
| 00:28 | Auster AOP.6 |
| 00:29 | Stampe Formation Team (x3 SV-4C Stampe) |
| 00:32 | AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers (x2 PT-17 Stearman) |
| 00:34 | Turbulent Team (x4 D.31 Turbulent) |
| 00:35 | Team Mono (x2 JT-1 Monoplane) |
| 00:37 | Bob Grimstead RF-4D |
| 00:38 | Airborne Pyrotechnics (x2 Grob 109b) |
| 00:39 | Peter Davies Rotorsport Calidus |
| 00:41 | Chris Burkett Extra 300S |
| 00:43 | Team Raven (x6 RV-8) |
| 00:46 | Gazelle Squadron (x2 Gazelle HT.2, x2 Gazelle HT.3) |
| 00:50 | OV-10B Bronco |
| 00:52 | Vampire T.11 |
| 00:54 | J-35 Draken |
| 00:56 | RAF Falcons |
