The Twister Duo were one of only three Civil teams invited to the Yeovilton Airday, marking the 70th Anniversary of RNAS Yeovilton. After 2 years of bad weather, the sun shone on the 28,000 strong crowd.

Pic by Paul Johnson

Pic by Paul Johnson

Pic by Paul Johnson

The Air Day lineup was truly impressive with the Vulcan giving possibly the most spirited display todate. There were several military formation teams, with the Red Arrows, Jordanian Falcons, the Spanish Patrulla Aguila and lots and lots of helicopters.

Firing of flares over land was banned for a few years but this year saw 3 teams indulge. The Danish and Danish F16s both released flares, as did the Lynx helicopter. Yeovilton was also significant for the scale of the pyrotechnics in the Navy’s role demo, the wall of fire burnt almost a ton of fuel in a second!

Pic by Paul Johnson

Pic by Paul Johnson

Pic by Paul Johnson

From Yeovilton the Duo rounded off the day with 2 private displays in Leicestershire and another in Essex.

Particular thanks must go to Matt Robain for ferrying a Twister, and Paul Johnson for crewing at Yeovilton.