Shoreham Airshow took place annually, in the late summer, at
Brighton City Airport
Brighton City Airport , also commonly known as Shoreham Airport, is located in the parish of Lancing in West Sussex, England. It has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying i ...
(commonly known as Shoreham Airport), on the south coast of England. It was organised by volunteers from the local branch of the
Royal Air Forces Association
The Royal Air Forces Association (also called the RAF Association or RAFA) is the largest single service membership organization and the longest standing registered service charity that provides welfare support to the family of RAF members. Th ...
(RAFA), and held in aid of the RAFA Wings Appeal.
The
airshow
An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited.
They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground.
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had flying and static displays by a variety of aircraft such as fast jets, military helicopters, aerobatic aircraft and historic aircraft. There were ground displays by organisations such as local flying clubs and the armed forces, and of classic cars and vehicles. The show raised more than £2 million for the RAFA over 25 years.
Following the
2015 Shoreham Airshow crash
On 22 August 2015, a former military aircraft crashed onto a main road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow at Shoreham Airport, England, killing 11 people and injuring 16 others. It was the deadliest air show accident in the Unit ...
, it was announced in January 2016 that the 2016 event was cancelled, and it has not been held since.
Incidents
* The next year's show featured a special tribute to Brown.
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.shorehamairshow.co.uk/
Shoreham-by-Sea
Airshows in the United Kingdom