{"id":3090,"date":"2025-03-17T18:24:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/?p=3090"},"modified":"2025-03-17T18:32:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:32:52","slug":"red-arrows-return-to-shuttleworth-festival-of-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/red-arrows-return-to-shuttleworth-festival-of-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Arrows return to Shuttleworth Festival of Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/article-images-25\/Shuttleworth-Red-Arrows.jpg\" alt=\"Shuttleworth Festival of Flight\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">photo by <em>Nick Blacow<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Arrows are set to make a welcome return to Shuttleworth, in Biggleswade, this summer on the Saturday of their Festival of Flight air show (Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June). Better still, tickets start from \u00a339, and kids go free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An iconic staple of British culture \u2013 from flying over Buckingham Palace to featuring in the film version of Roald Dahl\u2019s Matilda the Musical \u2013 the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, is the public face of the Royal Air Force, representing the service\u2019s speed, agility and precision. The display team fly distinctive Hawk fast-jets in thrilling formations, using red, white and blue smoke to add to their stunning displays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Festival of Flight air show is the jewel in the crown of Shuttleworth\u2019s air show season, spreading across two days and featuring the most extensive line up of thrilling visiting aircraft \u2013 including the Red Arrows on the Saturday of the Festival. All the Shuttleworth Collection\u2019s own iconic aircraft will also appear across the weekend*. As well as the thrilling aerobatic performances, Festival of Flight also offers visitors a free fun fair, vintage vehicle parade and bus rides, tours of the stunning Victorian mansion, Shuttleworth House, STEM activities and a 9-acre Regency Garden to explore. The site will feature a range of fantastic catering outlets and trade stalls too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>James Butt, Air Display Organiser at Shuttleworth, said<\/strong>, \u201cWe are so excited to see the Red Arrows back at Shuttleworth for the second consecutive year. They returned last year for the first time since 2019, so we\u2019re delighted to welcome them back again in 2025. If you\u2019re looking for an incredible display of incredible technical skill, this one is not to be missed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Festival of Flight air show takes place at Shuttleworth, Biggleswade, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June \u2013 the Red Arrows appear on Saturday. Tickets start from \u00a339 and kids go free, with ground attractions included in the price of your ticket. To book, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Shuttleworth.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.Shuttleworth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*All aircraft and vehicle appearances are subject to weather and serviceability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Arrows are set to make a welcome return to Shuttleworth, in Biggleswade, this summer on the Saturday of their Festival of Flight air show (Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June). Better still, tickets start from \u00a339, and kids go free. An iconic staple of British culture \u2013 from flying over Buckingham Palace to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/red-arrows-return-to-shuttleworth-festival-of-flight\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Red Arrows return to Shuttleworth Festival of Flight<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[341,61,10,347],"class_list":["post-3090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-airshow-news","tag-341","tag-march","tag-news","tag-shuttleworth-festival-of-flight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3092,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3090\/revisions\/3092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}