Travelling with the British Swift Glider Team, we were based on the military side of Al Ain airfield alomst 2km away from the actual airshow. Despite being surrounded by several military rarities all week any photography within military grounds was prohibited which members of the Russian delegation found out to their cost!
First off, some of the local military/goverment types that could be photographed!
Coming to an airshow slightly nearer to home in July, the Saudi Hawks...
Warbirds were also present for the first time courtesy of a Russian group and thier Polikarpov biplanes. The group had a rough start to the week when the I-15bis (the same aircraft based at Duxford for many years) ground looped during practice and then one of Po-2 aircraft lost it's prop over the desert. Through a spare prop, some linen "borrowed" from the hotel and lots of araldite both were airworthy in time for the show!
Show Time!!! - some of the other acts in the flying displays
