RAF Coningsby Families Day

I have been debating with myself this week regarding families day and if I should or should not post information. We aim to collect as much information as we can and when it is already in the Public Domain or we have source permission, we aim to share it all so anyone can access it. I have decided to stand by this policy but there are some things I need to say first. Firstly; please read this statement from RAF Coningsby about turning up to view Families Day as a member of the public. Secondly; this event is for the families of personnel at RAF Coningsby, it is not a public event but rather a “Thank You” to the friends and family who support service personnel throughout the year. The RAF appreciate this event will draw interest from the public but I ask that whatever you do, please DO NOT SPOIL THINGS for the families.

With this in mind please comply with any official requests and DO NOT:

• Park on Double Yellow Lines, Urban Clearway’s or temporary parking restrictions (Including on the verges outside these lines)
• Park in front of Crash Gates, even if you are remaining with your vehicle
• Drop litter of feed the birds
• Access areas that are closed (In Particular the Mound)
• Stand on the Extended Centerline (Under the approaching aircraft)

Timetable/Participants

Pre 1230 Arrivals
1230 Displays Start
Autogyro
BAe Heritage
AVRO 19
BBMF (Lancaster/Hurricane/Spitfire)
1300-1315 Belgian Air Force F16
Royal Navy Black Cats
The Blades
Flying Circus
Extreme Solo
RAF Falcons
GNAT Heritage Trust
Ream Raven
1445-1455 RAF Typhoon
1455 Wildcats Display Team
1512 Red Arrows Flypast
1700 Departures
1725 BBMF Departure (Lancaster/Hurricane/Spitfire)

Events without times are not in any order. We will update times here throughout the day as they come in – If you have any send them in here

Where to watch from

Our Map

This map is a collaborative project and initial areas have been marked on so far from the statement the RAF have released and local information. This is not an official map and as such it has no authority, it just might help people view from the safer areas around the base. If you are moved on, find areas closed, find parking, find a safe area to view from that is not on the map then please send it in, the best way is to drop a pin on the location on google maps and send us a screenshot, we can then update the map with your report. The more people report in, the more accurate the map will be and the more distributed crowds are likely to be. (Direct Link)

Key

Purple Areas: Parking
Green Areas: Believed to be Safe & Accessible for Viewing
Yellow Areas: You may be asked to Move On
Orange Areas: Expect to be asked to Move On (“Discouraged” Areas – RAF)
Red Areas: Either Closed or “Do not stand here”
High Risk Area: In Front of the Crowd Line where Displays Take Place Within
Safest Area: Behind the Crowd Line where Aerobatics will not be Performed Over

Live Information

Our Live information will be on our Twitter Account @EGXCinfo which you can view even if you are not a Twitter user. This is a stream of all Twitter information being sent into us and all the information we are giving out combined into one live stream:
Tweets about EGXCinfo

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Donate

You can now donate through our website but all I as is that you read this before donating.