Wings Over Illawarra 2017

[PaulST]

While this isn’t really a trip report, it’s a collation of footage from a trip I took to the Wings Over Illawarra airshow in Wollongong (Albion Park technically) last weekend which I understand is now Australia’s second largest air show. Some of you may be familiar with HARs and the show is based at the same airport and obviously HARS supply a lot of the aircraft although sadly not Connie this time.
Unlike Avalon, it’s a yearly event and this was the first time I visited.
I went on both Saturday and Sunday and it was a really great day. Highlights include (of course) the F/A 18, Mustang, Spitfire and the Focke Wulf FW-190 (the first Australia air show demonstration I believe). Saturday was overcast but the weather was near perfect on the Sunday.

[video=youtube;2btWP9LW59s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2btWP9LW59s[/video]

 

[bwhouse]

Great footage!!

I was down there on Saturday. It was a great day and the weather was perfect.

 

[PaulST]

Great footage!!

I was down there on Saturday. It was a great day and the weather was perfect.

Thanks. Really? I thought the weather on Saturday was pretty bad. The morning was OK but the afternoon was wrecked by heavy clouds.
The Sunday, on the other hand, was really fantastic.

And here's a shorter video of the Focke-Wulf 190, which was a real highlight of the show:
[video=youtube_share;Pl7SlZoPP_I]https://youtu.be/Pl7SlZoPP_I[/video]

 

[bwhouse]

Thanks. Really? I thought the weather on Saturday was pretty bad. The morning was OK but the afternoon was wrecked by heavy clouds.
The Sunday, on the other hand, was really fantastic.

And here's a shorter video of the Focke-Wulf 190, which was a real highlight of the show:
[video=youtube_share;Pl7SlZoPP_I]https://youtu.be/Pl7SlZoPP_I[/video]

I had to leave around 3pm so must have missed the heavy clouds, they were starting to come in when we left but it was still pretty good.