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.
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