Wings & Wheels 2011 - Sunday 18th September

                           Exhibitor entry from 9am                   Visitor entry from 11am                     Trader entry from 9am

16th September 2011

More video footage, this time of the Fokker triplane which will be doing a display in tandem with the SE5 biplane on Sunday. Fantastic!

More excitement: follow this link to watch a video of pilot Andy Bickmore flying his Xtreme 342 - a treat that will be available to airshow / Wings & Wheels visitors on Sunday as Andy is one of our display pilots.

15th September 2011

This lovely 1947 MG TC belonging to Fraser Liversage is an ex-police car and will be at the show on Sunday.

This fabulous Fokker triplane replica will be part of our air display on Sunday. Built and flown by Paul Ford, there is a lot of interesting information about this aircraft. Click here to read more ...

We are also delighted to hear that 40 to 50 riders from the Northampton District of the Vintage Motorcycle Club will be joining us, with hopefully members from other Districts of the VMC. Great news.

14th September 2011

An update on the airshow items: we will now have displays from an Optica and Xtreme 342 in place of the Storch and Extra 300.

New traders and sideshows: see the Trader's page

12th September 2011

We apologise for the delay in updating the website - we had a techinical hiccup!

The programme for the day is as follows:

9am Exhibitor and Trader Set up. Airfield opens for flying.

11am Visitor Entry                           

1pm Royal British Legion Parade

1.32pm One minute silence              

1.45pm Turweston Airshow                                     

5pm Close                                                                                          

The airshow line-up consists of the Harvard/T6, a beautifully restored Miles Whitney Straight, the agile Jungmeister, a highly unusual Fieseler Storch, an SE5 bi-plane with Fokker tri-plane dual display and to add the modern touch there will be a display from an Extra 300.

Please note that all of the above is subject to the aircraft being available and weather conditions suitable for flying.

Please ensure that children are supervised at all times and that dogs are kept on a lead.

30th August 2011

Exhibitors keep flooding in, see below. In addition there will be members of the Landcrab Club, Oxford Classic Motor Car Club, a 1919 Douglas Motorcycle, Stags, Barn engines and much, much more.

David Plumb's Morris Minor	Kenneth Medding's 1954 Sunbeam Talbot Mk 11A	Mr C Hibbs' Rugeley	Norman Foster's 1963 Humber Super Snipe
Simon Carrington's Royale Sabre	Lancia Delta Integrale Martini built in 1992 as part of a limited run of 400 cars to celebrate Lancia's 5th World Rally Championship victory.	The car has special paintwork, interior trim and fittings, wheels and stereo. It is regularly used and has attended several spirited precice hill climbs.	Photographs and information supplied by owner James Greenwood.

29th July 2011

Allan Jones will be exhibiting this beautiful 1991 Jaguar Sovereign H.E V12 saloon. It has done 41000 miles and is one of the last series 111 Jaguars. The vehicle condition is just as it left the factory at Browns Lane Coventry, British racing green in colour with unmarked light tan leather interior. The v12 engine was used in this car and also the last of the E-types; production of the V12 engine was discontinued a few years later.

22nd July 2011

A list of the trade and craft stands booked so far this year is featured, with links, on our Traders Page.

The July edition of the newsletter has been published and can be viewed here

We are pleased to welcome to the 2011 show the Abingdon Works Centre of the MG Car Club. The Club has its origins in the Works Auto Club of the MG car factory located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, from 1929 until it was closed by British Leyland in 1980. The MG Car Club, formed in 1930 and with its headquarters still in Abingdon, is made up of several geographical Centres covering the UK and, with the closure of the factory, the AWC was centred around Abingdon covering Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hampshire and currently has over 1400 members. Although it is the newest UK Centre, it has the significant responsibility of covering what, for most, is accepted as the spiritual home of MG. Consequently many events organised by the Centre are featured around the MG Abingdon history. For example, the annual Old Speckled Hen Tour commemorates the association between MG and the Abingdon brewer Morlands (now part of Greene King in East Anglia) who brewed Old Speckled Hen in 1979 as a tribute to the MG factory and the golden jubilee.
Many thanks to Club Chairman Richard Martin who provided us with the infomation about the Club and the lovely pictures below.

MGAs on a summer day out	1964 MGB on a Spring Run	1953 MGYB On the Old Speckled Hen Tour

18th May 2011

"M886RWL was delivered brand new to Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service in August 1994 and based at Gerrards Cross fire station covering the busy motorway intersections between the M25, M40 and M4, where it responded to 100 traffic accidents per year. Whilst at Gerrards Cross, the fire appliance was featured in a childrens' book about the fire service, titled "firefighters - a first word and pictures book", published by Campbell Books in 1994. It's main claim to fame came, however, came in February 1995, when an ITV camera crew followed the vehicle and it's crew for a month to film for the award winning emergency services documentary series "Blues & Twos" where it was seen attending four calls including a major fire involving acetylene cylinders at a large waste disposal plant in neighbouring Berkshire. After Gerrards Cross, the engine moved in 1996 to Buckingham fire station for 6 years seeing action in the major flood relief operations in the town in April 1998. It's final home was the retained fire station at Chesham before it was sold by the brigade in 2007 and entered preservation with it's current owner."

16th May 2011

Mr Bennett will be joining us all the way from Spalding in Lincolshire with his very smart Rover P6 (below)

3rd May 2011

The latest edition of our newsletter has been published and is available by clicking on the image below.

April 2011

Roll up, roll up, there's lots to see and do! Attractions and activities include bouncy castles, a Spitfire flight simulator ride, tombola, skittles, treasure hunt, crossbow alley and more! Trade stands so far include Phoenix Trading, Towcester Country Market, car boot stalls and regular exhibitor Classic Oils. Lots more information about Classic Oils will appear in our next Wings & Wheels newsletter. Click on one of the buttons above if you would like to receive the regular updates or visit our Facebook page - search for Turweston Flight Centre Ltd.

The good news just keeps on coming: In response to your suggestions the price structure for 2011 has been amended so that now all exhibitors have FREE entry to the show, including the airshow. Visitors pay just £7.50 per person and under 12s go FREE too. £1 from EVERY TICKET SALE will be donated to the Royal British Legion.

Countryside Caterers will be here again with their carvery, fast-food van and licensed bar and our own Flying Pig Cafe will be open all day. See you there!

Friday 18th March 2011

The great news for this update is that we have DOUBLED the size of the air display this year. Captain Jon Drake will be back in the Harvard/T6 (see below) as one of our display items and we are planning the others. Watch this space ...

Trial lessons will be available in the Harvard on both Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th - if you would like to book these please email Jon Drake. Helicopter pleasure flights will also operate from the airfield on the Sunday, please contact HeliHub Ltd for more information and to book flights. Don't miss these amazing opportunities.

John Matcham, our wonderful 2010 Master of Ceremonies, has once again been persuaded to take his place in the commentary box. You can see a picture below of John participating in one of last year's parades!

Military vehicles and aircraft are already booking in, along with trade stands and fun activities for kids which so far include bouncy castles (yes, plural) and a roundabout.

Keep checking back - we will update this page as developments continue, and don't forget you can now also follow us on Facebook - search for Turweston Flight Centre Ltd.

The Harvard / T6 in display mode	Compère extraordinaire John Matcham in the parade ring	Click on the image to see a pdf of our latest Wings & Wheels newsletter

Tuesday 18th February 2011

Welcome to Wings & Wheels 2011. This year our show will take place on Sunday 18th September. We have received bookings from traders, exhibitors and visitors so already this is shaping up to be a great day!

We will post updates both here and on our Facebook page. A newsletter has been introduced this year too and this will also be posted on the website.

More news soon ...