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For next year the annual Guernsey Air Display will move from its traditional September date to June to ensure the Red Arrows can be part of the show.
The aerobatic team will not be available for displays from mid-July to September 2024 due to other commitments including overseas tours.
With the September Guernsey Air Display usually culminating in a Red Arrows performance, the decision has been made to move the show forward by three months so they can still attend.
The Guernsey Air Display Foundation decided on the new date after speaking with various businesses which support the show either financially or in other ways, before submitting their applications for next year's show at the end of September.
Pictured: The Red Arrows closed the 2023 Air Display in September.
Event Organiser, Natalie Davidson said next year's show is bound to be a good one as the Red Arrows mark their 60th anniversary.
"It’s not the first time we’ve brought the display forward and as the Reds are such a key and popular part of the display it was a pretty easy decision to make. The Red Arrows will celebrate their 60th display season next year and with a June date, we will be one of the first displays to see the 2024 flying sequence, which changes every year."
The exact number of military assets which will attend Guernsey's show will be confirmed next spring. Ms Davidson said that will depend on availability and also the amount of sponsorship raised.
"The final display line up will be dependent on the level of sponsorship that is secured. Businesses can support the display through one of three Consortium membership levels or as a Corporate Friend. There is also an individual Friends Of scheme, so all members of the community are able to show their support of this much-loved annual event."
Guernsey's Air Display has been an almost annual event for more than six decades helping to commemorate the legacy of all RAF aircrew who have served their country, while celebrating the work of the RAF Association and fundraising for it. The show and others like it across the British Isles are also credited with inspiring future generations of pilots, engineers and aviation professionals.
It is almost entirely privately funded with a small grant from the States.
The Jersey Air Display - which is also privately funded, with a grant from the island's Economic Development Department - will be held in September as planned.
Pictured top and above: All images by Milly Mallender.
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