Wheel-y good fun but numbers were down
Aerial acrobatics, steamy encounters and wheel-y good displays were part of the programme at the annual Wings, Wheels and Steam event at the weekend.
The two-day Rougham Airfield extravaganza attracted 3,500 people – a disappointing number, according to organisers.
John Agnew said: "It went pretty well. All the good things that we planned happened, but we were disappointed by the turnout – we have had 10,000 here before.
"I think people looked out of the window on Saturday and Sunday and thought the weather would be bad. The irony is that it was perfect. It is a shame, because we make a huge effort and it is annoying when the weather messes it up. It is even worse when people think the weather is going to ruin it, but doesn't."
But for the thousands who did make the trip to Rougham, there was plenty to entertain them.
Events included falconry, sheepdog displays, classic cars, military vehicles and a formation display by the Flying Fergies – Ferguson tractors. Musical entertainment included DJ 78, who played old 78rpm records, and Winston the singing farmer.
In the aerial displays, the star of the show was the Red Baron, a replica of a Fokker tri-plane flown by the German Red Baron during World War One.
Also in the programme were aerial acrobatics from the Stearman Formation Team and a red gyrocopter, like those seen in the James Bond films.
Flying display director Peter Eager said: "It was extremely good.
Normally when people think of aeroplanes, they think of them flying flat, but these boys are upside down and inside out and in quick succession, too.
"It is aerial ballet and very graceful. They have some very sharp manoeuvres."
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Weather for Bury St Edmunds
Tuesday 07 February 2012
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