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  In the second of my films from The Victory Show in 2026 the focus shifts to the Aircraft and the Magnificent flying machines of the era. On the ever popular flight line walk we see the beautiful chrome plated "Hap-penstance" a rare Douglas DC-3/C-47 Skytrain and is famously the last surviving C-41A. Next up we walk the line of smaller aircraft in bright colours etc these where the ones who took part in the famous dogfights of the war. With various aircraft flying high over the showground there is movement on the runway as the Lockheed 12A Electra G-AFTL manoeuvres for take off. Then gliding high overhead we see the Arial ballet of the airborne pyrotechnics display team before the twin propellers of the Bristol Blenheim Mk.IFL6739 (G-BPIV) start up and it makes it's way onto the runway too. Next up a very special Spitfire variant known as the aerolite spitfire a modern take on a classic design and then almost as if to offer a compassion the original version can ...

  The RAF Town Show a recruitment event for the Royal Air Force landed in Leicesters Humberstone Gate with information available to visitors regarding all sorts of facets of RAF life. With serving personnel visitors got first hand advice on perusing a career in the Royal Air Force, The showstopper of the event was a 1:1 scale facsimile of a Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft which stood at one end of the event and gave people the chance to climb aboard and sit in a recreated cockpit, something that was very popular with visitors of all ages. The film begins at the Leicester Clock Tower and we quickly make our way to the event on Humberstone gate with the Lewis`s tower another Leicester landmark marking the start of the display area. Passing along the line of inflatable gazebos we see the various parts of the RAF represented from Transport and logistics to catering and reserves, the RAF Motorcycling team are even represented. We soon come to the Showstopper facsimile of the Typhoon Figh...

On the weekend of the 16th/17th July a rare Blue Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX came to Jubilee Square in Leicester. On a tour of the midlands highlighting the regions links to the famous aircraft it also promotes the RAF Museum Midlands who`s collection the Spitfire belongs too. The unique blue colour refers to it`s use as an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft and features a fully pressurised cockpit for high altitude missions. The event also featured a separate cockpit for visitors to climb into and experience what its like to pilot such an aircraft.

In 2021 after a years break The Victory Show returned to Foxlands Farm in Cosby Leicestershire. Featuring Historical Societies, re-enactments, Vintage Vehicles and Aircraft, history came alive for visitors to the popular annual show. We start our visit to the event with a marching band who lead us into the 100 acre site before a flypast and landing by vintage aircraft. As the action moves back to down to earth we see various vehicles in motion before a masterclass in reversing a tank. To the woods then where we are advised to wear our helmets and to beware of enemy shells. In a German camp they are playing chess whilst listening to a gramophone when a soldier brings news of a possible attack, Over in the allied trenches they are ready for action as they make a push toward enemy lines. We end on a letter (or maybe a report of the days events ?) being typed up, before tents are packed away for another year.

On the evening of Friday 13th, a day long associated with strange occurrences, bright lights appeared above the city of #Leicester performing an aerial dance across the sky. People below wondered what was happening as pyrotechnic flares shot from the Unidentified Flying Objects, calls where made to law enforcement by those trying to work out what the strange lights above them might be. The sky ballet continued as phones and cameras where pointed skyward, all too soon they disappeared. People where clueless as tweets and messages filled social media speculation was rife, first contact with aliens or maybe falling space debris re-entering the atmosphere where all suggested causes. In the end the explanation was far more down to earth, it was a aerobatic stunt display team named AeroSPARX helping BBC Radio Leicester launch their new drivetime show. On board high above the city where presenters Jimmy and Summaya experiencing a very different perspective of Leicester.

Part of The annual Victory Show in Cosby Leicestershire is a full program of airplane displays from the 1940`s era and often other very special displays such as round parachute drops and in 2019 a display from the RAF Falcons parachute display team. My film begins with the round parachutes preparing for the drop before we see the RAF Falcons perform their display against a perfect blue sky allowing them to perform the alternative stack. Also featured are the P-47D THUNDERBOLT, GAZELLE SQUADRON & PBY-5A CATALINA

As Desford In Bloom coincided with the RAF100 celebration in 2018 and with the town playing a big part in the manufacture of various aircraft through the years, the village decided to theme its blooms and decorations accordingly. Two handmade wooden planes compliment the patriotic color planting and a YarnBomb created and organised by the Knit and natter group who meet in the village. Look out for knitted and toy planes having a dogfight under the trees and flowers planted to resemble the famous circular RAF design.

PLEASE BE AWARE THIS VIDEO CONTAINS A NUMBER OF LOUD BANGS AND EXPLOSIONS. Held annually at Foxlands farm in the Leicestershire village of Cosby The Victory Show is a 3 day event held over a 100 acre site featuring re-enactments of various theaters and era`s of war between 1939-45 from Infantry to Airman the show creates a window through time back to the 1940`s. The show has something for all including 1940`s vehicles a large army encampment featuring over 50 re-enactment groups and the spectacular battlefield featuring tanks and more. My film features highlights of the event, the battlefield, A DC-3 aircraft inside and out plus a recreation of the wintry scenes of the Siege of Bastogne in Belgium part of the larger battle of the bulge in December 1944.