PICTURES: AirSpace users capture the action at Waddington air show

The annual Waddington air show took place at the Royal Air Force's main intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft base in Lincolnshire on 2-3 July, attracting around 65,000 visitors.

AirSpace users Duncan Monk, M_Needham and Sunshine Band were among those to capture the action involving attractions such as the Vulcan to the Sky Trust's Avro Vulcan XH558, the US Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-16-equipped Thunderbirds aerobatic display team and the British Aerospace Hawk T1s of the RAF's Red Arrows.

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Among the other aircraft taking to the skies were rareties including Boeing B-17 bomber "Sally B" and a Rockwell OV-10B Bronco. The latter is due to also be on show at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire from 16-17 July.

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Also on static display at Waddington was the RAF's recently-retired British Aerospace Nimrod R1 electronic intelligence aircraft, two of which were flown operationally for the last time in late June, after recently participating in NATO-led campaigns in Afghanistan and Libya.

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Source: FlightGlobal.com