The Aviation Magazine No 47 November-December 2016 | Page 30
Sunday, June, 19th, 2016 marked another edition of the
biennial Danish Airshow at Skrydstrup Air Base, home of
the F‐16 fighter wing. With a mix of warbirds from differ‐
ent eras, modern aircraft and a parade from the Danish
AF, the event lived up to expectations.
We started with arrivals on Friday at the runway ap‐
proach area. The Turkish Stars and Patruilla Aguila re‐
hearsed twice in cloudy weather. Soon after the Ukraini‐
ans arrived with a spectacular low pass with their IL‐76
and SU‐27s, escorted by 2 Danish AF F‐16s. All the rest
followed swiftly and to our surprise, 2 Norwegian AF F‐
16s replaced the "scheduled" French AF Mirage 2000,
while the Lithuanians sent a SAR AS365 Dauphin instead
of their Let L‐410 Turbolet. The Cartouche Doré French
display team went tech and unfortunately didn't make
it.
Saturday was spotters day at the opposite side of the
base, facing the crowd line. At a cost 150 Danish Krones,
the event was limited to 250 photographers but it of‐
fered a much better perspective of the show. So many
great performances, including demos from the Hellenic
AF and Belgian AF F‐16s, Danish AF C‐130J, Polish AF
MiG‐29, YAK‐3, CAC Boomerang replica and the SwAFHF
Draken and Harvards. The Ukranian Flanker added the
wow‐factor to the day with some majestic manoeuvres,
worth the spotter‐pass price alone.
Sunday's air show day started with a long walk to the
flightline with hundreds of families showing up from the
early hours of the morning. The gates opened at 8, the
Air Show itself started at 10. We were greeted by the
historic aircraft line‐up of the Danish AF: F‐84, F‐100, F‐
104 and F‐16. Static vehicles and armour were on display
as well. The static line‐up allowed the public to get into
the cockpits and close to the aircraft and helicopters.
This restricted photography of the hardware, but offered
a great opportunity for the younger generation to inter‐
act with pilots and crew.
Over all the event was very good with non‐stop action
from 10 am until 16:30 (4:30 pm). that included a B‐52H
flyby.