Aviation Gazetteer UK aviation museums, aircraft hubs and airshow calendar updates https://airmuseums.co.uk/feed.xml 2026-08-30T12:00:00Z Marcus Greenwood mg@ub.io International Ayr Show — Festival of Flight — 2026-09-04 to 2026-09-05 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#ayr 2026-09-04T12:00:00Z Scotland’s big free coastal display, flown over the water with Arran on the horizon — the northern answer to Eastbourne. Guernsey Air Display — 2026-09-09 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#guernsey 2026-09-09T12:00:00Z An island display flown over St Peter Port, traditionally paired with Jersey’s the following day so crews can do both. Jersey International Air Display — 2026-09-10 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#jersey 2026-09-10T12:00:00Z One of the longest-running over-water displays in the British Isles, flown along St Aubin’s Bay to a crowd on the sand. Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show — 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-13 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#duxford-bob 2026-09-12T12:00:00Z Spitfires, Hurricanes, and the September light that suits them. One of the biggest military airshows / Battle of Britain weekends in England — Fighter Command country, still flying. Hampshire Air Festival — 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-13 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#hampshire-air-festival 2026-09-12T12:00:00Z A weekend show on a former wartime airfield turned motor-racing circuit — flying by day, camping among the paddocks by night. Goodwood Revival — 2026-09-18 to 2026-09-20 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#goodwood-revival 2026-09-18T12:00:00Z Period dress, period racing, and Spitfires flying from the field Douglas Bader left in 1941. The best aviation atmosphere at any event that is technically about cars. Sywell Classic: Pistons & Props — 2026-09-26 to 2026-09-27 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#sywell-pistons-props 2026-09-26T12:00:00Z A 1930s art-deco aerodrome given over to vintage aeroplanes, hot rods and a quarter-mile of drag strip — the most enjoyably incoherent weekend of the season. Duxford Flying Finale — 2026-10-03 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#duxford-finale 2026-10-03T12:00:00Z The last big flying day of the year on the Cambridgeshire grass — a chance to catch warbirds before the hangars swallow them for winter. Shuttleworth Race Day — 2026-10-04 https://airmuseums.co.uk/airshows#shuttleworth-race-day 2026-10-04T12:00:00Z Air racing round the pylons at Old Warden to shut the season down — vintage machinery flown competitively rather than politely. Best aviation museums in the UK https://airmuseums.co.uk/best-aviation-museums-uk 2026-08-31T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Best aviation museums in the UK Where to see a Spitfire in the UK https://airmuseums.co.uk/where-to-see-a-spitfire 2026-08-30T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Where to see a Spitfire in the UK Where to see a Lancaster https://airmuseums.co.uk/where-to-see-a-lancaster 2026-08-30T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Where to see a Lancaster Where to see a Vulcan https://airmuseums.co.uk/where-to-see-a-vulcan 2026-07-18T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Where to see a Vulcan Where to see Concorde https://airmuseums.co.uk/where-to-see-concorde 2026-07-18T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Where to see Concorde The Spitfire at 90 https://airmuseums.co.uk/spitfire-90 2026-08-30T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: The Spitfire at 90 Aircraft hangars in the UK https://airmuseums.co.uk/aircraft-hangars-uk 2026-08-30T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Aircraft hangars in the UK Lincolnshire aviation museums https://airmuseums.co.uk/lincolnshire-aviation-museums 2026-08-30T12:00:00Z Aviation Gazetteer guide: Lincolnshire aviation museums