Cockpit-Fest 2015 proved to be another great event at the Newark Air Museum site in eastern Nottinghamshire, which taking into account the terrible weather on the Saturday was quite well attended by the public.

Last minute changes the layout on Saturday to get some displays inside provided a boost to exhibitors in Hangar 2 and the weather did not seen to dampen everyone’s enthusiasm for this ever popular gathering of cockpit owners from around the UK.

The museum trustees were particularly thankful to a host of people: all of the Cockpiteers and Exhibitors, their friends and families; the Aeroboot stall holders; the museum staff, aircraft openers and volunteers who helped during the build-up, during and after the event. A special thank you goes to everyone who stuck it out in the wet conditions on Saturday

For this year’s event they would also like to extend a big thank you to the following people and organisations:

Ken Ellis (‘Wrecks & Relics – Spirit of Cockpit-Fest’ Awards)

David Gledhill

Pen & Sword

The Museum Shop

Everyone who displayed at the event was a winner and a credit to this wonderfully diverse hobby, with some tremendous exhibits proudly displayed around the site; the 2015 results are as follows:

Grand Champion (Visitors Award) – de Havilland Hornet project – David Collins

Visitors Award Non-Cockpit – Lightning panel display – Darren Swinn

Cockpiteers Cockpit Award (Joint Winners) – Beagle Pup HB-NAV – Bill Fern; and Lightning F6 XR754 – Matt Buddle

Cockpiteers Award Non-Cockpit – Women in World War II – Karen Wilson

Wrecks & Relics Spirit of Cockpit-Fest Award (Ken Ellis) – HS125 G-AVAI – Andy Rawden

Wrecks & Relics Spirit of Cockpit-Fest Award (Ken Ellis) – Harrier AV8B – Robbie Burgess

Peter Green, Wrecks & Relics Spirit of Cockpit-Fest Award (Ken Ellis) – Sopwith Camel project – Tony Dyer

We would like to add a special thank you to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight for persevering with the weather to provide an excellent Spitfire flypast. Also thank you to Vulcan XH558 for the unexpected low level transit flight over Vulcan XM594.

We will be back with the 2016 event, which will take place on 18 & 19 June, 2016

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