The RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show team is excited to announce that a Chinook and an Apache helicopter from the MOD Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) will be coming to the event on Sunday 9th June.

RAF Cosford Air Show Confirm Eye-Opening Helicopter Displays

22 April 2013

The RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show team is excited to announce that a Chinook and an Apache helicopter from the MOD Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) will be coming to the event on Sunday 9th June.

The Chinook helicopter, operated by the Royal Air Force primarily to support troop movements, will be joined by an Apache attack helicopter from the Army Air Corps. Although operated by different services, the two aircraft are far from strangers as they operate alongside each other regularly whilst on overseas deployments. The heavily-armed Apache helicopters usually work in pairs to act as escorts for the Chinook and the personnel onboard, offering an extra layer of protection whilst being transported.
The focus of the displays will be to demonstrate the outstanding work carried out by the Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERT) who are frequently called into the firing line on military operations in order to save the lives of injured personnel. In addition to the MERT demo, both the Chinook and Apache helicopters will show off their stunning individual flying displays that promise to thrill the crowd with dazzling performances of agility and grace.

Visitors to this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo will have the opportunity to enjoy some tea-time treats courtesy of one of the unsung heroines of World War Two and a popular TV presenter.

Spitfire Lawn Attracts Tea-Time Treats

18 April 2013

Visitors to this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo will have the opportunity to enjoy some tea-time treats courtesy of one of the unsung heroines of World War Two and a popular TV presenter.

The airshow is inviting guests in its new Spitfire Lawn enclosure to join veteran Spitfire pilot Joy Lofthouse and BBC TV Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, both from the Cotswolds, for afternoon tea. Joy will be in the enclosure on Saturday, July 20 and Adam on Sunday, July 21.
As a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), plucky Joy Lofthouse became one of a forgotten army of women during World War Two who flew Spitfires to the front line ready to join the action.
Known affectionately as ‘Attagirls’, the women from the Air Transport Auxiliary delivered more than 308,000 aircraft from factories to airfields, also returning damaged aircraft for repair. Sometimes the ‘Attagirls’ would be given only 30 minutes with a handbook before taking off in an unfamiliar plane. Losses were considerable, with one in six becoming a casualty at one stage.