Wales Mountain Flying 2015
Fire Engine
Airshow 2015 – behind the scenes
Airshow 2015 – photos
Bob Jones Memorial Airshow – thanks…
Thanks to all the visitors to this year’s Bob Jones Memorial Airshow. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Thank you also to all our volunteers and helpers. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without your hard work.
We look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Girl Power
Final Vulcan flights
It has been confirmed that the year’s Bob Jones Memorial Airshow will be one of the last times the Vulcan XH558 will be seen flying.
The Vulcan To The Sky Trust have anounced that the Vulcan will be retired in August. Having extended its life for two years, the trust has found it increasingly difficult to obtain engineers with experience of the Vulcan and knowledge of how to maintain this one of a kind.
The Vulcan was designed for the Cold War as a way of delivering the UK’s nuclear arsenal, however ballistic technology and changing geo-politics meant that the Vulcan struggled to find a new place in the country’s defenses. This did not stop its use in the Falklands War, where herioc pilots guided it across nearly 8000 miles of Atlantic Ocean to help regain the islands.
The Vulcan To The Sky Trust intend to retire the Vulcan to a Vulcan Aviation Academy and Heritage Centre to “inspire and educate new generations”.
The Vulcan’s visit to Welshpool on 14th June will be a full display, giving attendees a memorable spectacle and a chance to say goodbye to this iconic aircraft.
For more information on the efforts to keep the Vulcan flying, please visit Vulcan To The Sky.
For details on this year’s airshow, including the new car parking arrangements, please visit its dedicated website.
Flying doctors
Welshpool Mid Wales Airport is host to a revolutionary new helimed service, as critical care practitioners join the air ambulance crew.
Since the beginning of May, NHS consultants have joined the Wales Air Ambulance service at Welshpool, one of only two air ambulance services to offer such a service. This allows the helicopters to carry vital blood and even plasma, something that until now only the military have done. The doctors have advanced expertise in emergency medicine, paediatrics and intensive care.
As many of the air ambulances call outs are to traffic accidents and with new helicopters that can reach any part of Wales within 20 minutes, this enhanced medical service is predicted to save many lives. The air ambulance is also used to stabilise and transfer time-critical patient from district general hospitals to specialist centres around the country.
The new consultant servive is provided by EMRTS Cymru which is funded by the Welsh Assembly. The helicopters and Wales Air Ambulance are totally funded by public donations.
For more information on the flying doctors team, and to donate, please visit the Wales Air Ambulance webpage.