Shoreham Airport

Skydivers dropped into Shoreham Airport!

The Team is the "Silver Griffins" and we represent "The Honourable Artillery Company", the oldest Regiment in the British Army!
"We were jumping into a Charity Golf Tournament at the East Sussex Golf Club just south of Uckfield. We jumped at 6,000 ft, and all landed safely on the 18th hole, missing the green!"

RAF Sea King search and rescue Helicopter

Beech Jet 400

RAFA Press Day

RAFA Press Day at Shoreham Airport for the Battle of Britain Airshow 16th & 17th September, coincides with the Airbourne Eastbourne Airshow. For further information www.airshows.org.uk

Diamonds at Shoreham

Shoreham Flying Time

Carolyn Grace - 5th & 6th August 2006

Carolyn Grace visits Shoreham Airport with her famous two seater Spitfire

Harrier and Merlin

Two magnificent images, the Harrier and Merlin bidding farewell to Shoreham Airport after parking here for the Eastbourne Airshow August 11th - 14th 2006.

Photos taken by James Harris

Visit from Merlin

There was a musical "extravaganza" at Glynde House this weekend and several "vintage" planes were due. In the event, the weather was sufficiently bad to prevent some, but Carolyn Grace brought her famous Grace Spitfire here and parked it on the grass. A little while later, a Storch arrived in full colour for refuelling. Mrs Grace seemed to be well acquainted with the pilot and helped balance the Storch while it was being refuelled as it looked as though it could topple in the gusty wind at the time.

Storch visiting for refuelling from nearby Glynde music extravaganza

Refuelling complete. Mrs Grace adding balast in the windy conditions

Photos © by Keith Mason

Monday 23rd May 2005 - Beagle Aircraft - Homecoming

The Miles Aviation Company which became Beagle Aircraft operated on this airfield until the late 1960s. It designed and produced some excellent aircraft. In June there is to be a Miles Celebration day, but today saw the "homecoming" of a real milestone in the history of Beagle.. the prototype of their famous Beagle 206 aircraft.

From left - right: Brian Newby (ex Rolls Royce Engineer), David Cummings (Beagle Flight Test Observer for B206x), John Dickin (Beagle Stress Office), Diane Pollard (Flight Test Department Secretary) and Tom Wenham (Beagle Celebration Organiser)

Photos © by Keith Mason

Shoreham (Brighton City) Airports & The Royal Air Force Association 17th February 2005

A new mini bus has been donated to The Royal Air Forces Association from the Sussex Downs Nursing Home. Shoreham Airport has offered to house the mini bus and share the responsibilities.

The Harrods helicopter pays a visit

Photos © by Keith Mason

A rarity indeed at Shoreham - The Army Air Apache

Photos © by Keith Mason

Flying Flea Taxi Run

Photos © by Keith Mason

New "Gate Guardian" Arrival

Several aircraft have stood "guardian" at the gates of Transair since they moved to Shoreham, including a Harrier GR3 and a Wessex helicopter. On Tuesday December 9th the latest arrival was delivered and assembled. This is a prototype Tornado with the registration XX947. The aircraft arrived in pieces on various lorries and was assembled by a small army of aircraft workers and hoisted into position by a giant crane.

For technical details of the Tornado click here.

Views Around the Airport

A 44 metre high platform arrived at the airport in December to allow maintenance to be carried out on a hangar roof and arials. Keith Mason took the opportunity to pop up to the top and take some pictures from a new angle (next 4 photos).