Mike Packwood

Wales' national air show at Swansea was a bit of a hi-light for me this year. I've wanted to see the Vulcan for years and as this season will almost certainly be its last, the show at Swansea wasn't to be missed. What an epic aeroplane this is! Another surprise was the Hunter and of course the Typhoon and Red Arrows were as brilliant as usual. Apologies for the quality of most of these pics - I've never quite mastered the art of keeping up with things that are moving!

We saw the Red Arrows a couple of years back at the Southport Airshow. If you haven't been its usually held towards the end of the year, September I think, and is well worth a visit. There's tons to see and apart from the Red Arrow  here the hi light was probably a  Typhoon Eurofighter, which is just astonishing, the noise and the skill of the pilot. Its just one of those moments where you just stand there jaw agape going woooowwww. Saw the Eurofighter at Silverstone in 2010 and it had the same impact on the  crowd there too. Everyone just stops and stares. Anyway, didn't get any pics of that, so here are the ones of the Red Arrows. Not particularly good, its a bit difficult keeping up! I hadn't seen them since I was a kid, and if you haven't either, get along, they really are still amazing