Caernarfon Fly-In

The decision to move the North Wales Strut's annual fly-in to the late May bank holiday proved a wise move, with 69 arrivals in total.

Furthest travelled was Shaun Cockburn, who flew in from Southend in his Longeze, G-CBLZ. Strut member, Doug Blair had the shortest trip, arriving from Mona on Anglesey, in his ARV1, G-BSRK.

One unexpected arrival certainly made an impression. Doug told LOOP. "We should discount the fixed-wing air ambulance that arrived from Spain, and only just fitted down the taxiway between the parked aircraft!"

Located on the coast, the scenery is worth visiting for and Snowdon summit is only about ten miles away from the airfield.

The North Wales Strut has about 50 members, spread out over a large area from the Welsh border to the tip of the Llyn Peninsular.

W: www.dragondesigns.org.uk/pfa

Words: Kirsten Corrigan