2nd – 3rd May 2009 – The First Bank Holiday weekend in May saw a last minute rush to participate in two shows at short notice.

Our outing to Goodwood Racecourse for their inaugural race meet was a first for many reasons: Our first UK display of the year, the Twister’s first time to Goodwood and the first time we managed a display ‘in house’, nominating team leader Guy Westgate as Flying Display Director.

The weather Gods smiled and we showed the 8,000 strong crowd the very best of Twister aerobatics in-between the first two horse races.

The weekend continued in Oxfordshire for the Abingdon Air and Country Show at the Dalton Barracks.  A last minute cancellation by the T28 provided us the flying slot and the glorious weather attracted record crowds. The organisers were a little surprised by the numbers and there were long queues on the approach roads, and then more queues for the toilets once in the show ground.

Our display went well, and with some blue sky on offer, there have been some stunning photographs of the Twister in the media.

Abingdon marked an important anniversary for the new display team, as it was exactly a year ago that the Swift Team and Twister met for the first time and considered our team partnership.

We would like to thank Neil Porter and FDD John Davis not only for this years show, but also inviting us both back in 2008.