{"id":3222,"date":"2025-08-20T13:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:13:30","slug":"shuttleworth-celebrates-the-very-best-of-british-innovation-at-best-of-british-air-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/shuttleworth-celebrates-the-very-best-of-british-innovation-at-best-of-british-air-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Shuttleworth Celebrates the Very Best of British Innovation at Best of British Air Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Celebrate the very best of British innovation at Shuttleworth on Saturday 30 August with the Best of British Air Show. As regular visitors to Shuttleworth will know, the aerodrome near Biggleswade is also home to an internationally renowned Collection of airworthy aircraft (from the oldest airworthy British aircraft \u2013 the Blackburn Monoplane \u2013 to a genuine Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc), veteran vehicles and more. At the Best of British Air Show later this month, these incredible assets will appear as part of their respective air displays and vehicle parades. Joining them, once again, will be a range of exciting visiting air display acts and vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights in the air include Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron\u2019s de Havilland DH.100 Vampire \u2013 an exceptional example of an early jet \u2013 as well as various helicopters in the form of two Westland Gazelles from the Gazelle Squadron, a Westland Lynx and a Westland Wasp. Unique to this show are some exciting pair formations that see a visiting aircraft team up with their Shuttleworth Collection counterpart. Aircraft Restoration Company\u2019s Westland Lysander will join the Collection\u2019s \u2018Lizzie\u2019, and The Fighter Collection\u2019s Gloster Gladiator will fly with Shuttleworth\u2019s Gladiator, before all four appear together in a tribute to the Bristol Mercury engine. There will also be a formation dedicated to the Cambridge and Oxford University Air Squadron\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Shuttleworth\u2019s new split flying format, visitors can enjoy two air displays for the price of one \u2013 the first taking place at 14:00 and the second at 19:00 \u2013 where you might get the chance to see the Collection\u2019s Edwardian aircraft airborne (if the weather is kind).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of the air display, there\u2019s a brilliant range of ground attractions that are all included in the price of a ticket. Shuttleworth\u2019s Learning Team will present their ever popular interactive Discovery Zones aimed to inspire the next generation of engineers, pilots and enthusiasts. There will also be free rides for children to enjoy. The Cambridge and Oxford University Air Squadron will be on site with three static aircraft on display: a Grob Tutor, a Scottish Aviation Bulldog and a de Havilland Chipmunk. Visitors can browse a stunning range of British vehicles from both the Collection and invited guests, and you can even hop on a vintage bus to travel the site in style. Up at Shuttleworth House, former home of the Collection\u2019s founder, Richard Shuttleworth, there are more activities for children, grand rooms to explore plus guided tours for a small additional fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc Boult, Head of Visitor Operations at Shuttleworth, said<\/strong>, \u201cShuttleworth is itself a British institution, from the Shuttleworth family\u2019s legacy to the Collection\u2019s fascinating working aircraft and vehicles. What better place to celebrate the remarkable British achievements in aviation and automotive history?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are available from shuttleworth.org<\/a> from just \u00a336.00 and children go free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrate the very best of British innovation at Shuttleworth on Saturday 30 August with the Best of British Air Show. As regular visitors to Shuttleworth will know, the aerodrome near Biggleswade is also home to an internationally renowned Collection of airworthy aircraft (from the oldest airworthy British aircraft \u2013 the Blackburn Monoplane \u2013 to a … Continue reading Shuttleworth Celebrates the Very Best of British Innovation at Best of British Air Show<\/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":[341,50,10,356],"class_list":["post-3222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-airshow-news","tag-341","tag-august","tag-news","tag-shuttleworth-best-of-british-airshow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3222","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=3222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3225,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3222\/revisions\/3225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}