The small but dedicated team at Abingdon are finalising the preparations for the 9th Abingdon Air and County Show, this show heralds the arrival of the 2008 UK Airshow season and is to held on the May Day Bank Holiday weekend (4th May) at Abingdon airfield, Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, Oxon. For the second year in succession it will be raising awareness and funding for the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance based at RAF Benson.

As well as the hoped-for appearance of the Air Ambulance helicopter the team will be staging a full three hour flying display in the afternoon. Aircraft involved should include historic aircraft like the Douglas Dc-6,Percival Pembroke, Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and the legendary Supermarine Spitfire. From today's armed forces we hope to have a RAF Hawk and Royal Navy Lynx in the flying display with RAF Merlin helicopter and Grob Vigilant on static display.
People will be able to actually take to the skies one of the historic aircraft of the Air Atlantique Classic Flight which were very popular in 2007.Several other aircraft will be on static display and private pilots will be able to fly their own aircraft into Abingdon on the day.The day is expected to finish with a mass launch of hot-air balloons in the early evening.

As well as the aviation attractions, we hope to have a wide selection of historic vehicles including the welcome return of the MG Works Car Rally that proved popular in 2007.Another locally produced car which marks a significant anniversary in 2008 in the Morris Minor(first produced in 1948) and we hope to be having a gathering of these present. As well as cars there should be buses, steam engines and ex-military vehicles on show...the latter including three tanks available for pleasure rides on the all-terrain course on the western edge of the main show site.
A number of childrens amusements will also be available in keeping with the County Show spirit.

Gates open at the Barrow Road entrance to the airfield at 10 o' clock in the morning and the day ends at 5 .30 in the evening. For more information and updates participant lists lookup www.abingdonfayre.com

Public admission costs are;-
Adult £10
Child 5-15yrs £5
Senior Citizens  £5

 Will Moore / Checksix UK

Release 3.1/2008

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