Gracing the blue skies just to the south of Blackpool Airport mid morning,this USAF TC-135 Stratolifter inbound RAF Waddington after its transatlantic journey; captured by the long lens of Blackpool Aviation Society.
Blackpool Airport variety:- RAF Typhoon arriving today(8th July), for the Southport Airshow, Hawker Hurricane (carrying Polish AF markings) departing 1st July after visiting Hangar42(WW2 Museum) and an ‘adapted’ B727 of the Oil Spill Response fleet overhead on a training exercise
@ladyrobinbudd Yes, I believe the Canadian Lancaster is the only other ‘airworthy’ example;(unless someone knows differently ?); and the two of them (side by side) made fantastic photos when the Canadian Lanc visited these shores.
BBMF Avro Lancaster departing Blackpool Airport to display at the Southport Airshow (note the airport’s historic WW2 control tower, still in use to this day - in the background) … two fitting tributes to that era, side by side.
The Red Arrows arriving in their usual style at Blackpool Airport; where they will be based throughout the weekend for their displays at Southport Airshow.
Boris Johnson’s aircraft being refuelled at Blackpool International Airport after the UK Prime Minister arrived in the resort on Friday evening to attend the Conservative Party Spring Conference at the Winter Gardens Conference Centre.
JAL Japanese Airlines B777, Tokyo to Heathrow captured earlier today over the Blackpool & Fylde Coast - now just started to circumnavigate the globe in the opposite direction to avoid flying over Russia (we wouldn’t normally see such a flight); photo by Andy D, BAS