THE Red Arrows, Strikemaster and more enthralled Rhyl with their flying displays on the second and final day of the town's air show today (August 27).
Continuing from a successful first day on August 26, there were also displays from The Starlings, Harvard, RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and Calidus Autogyro.
It was a mostly overcast second day of this year's show, but even a spot of rain as the Red Arrows didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the large crowds congregating on Rhyl's seafront.
Always a spectacular sight, the Red Arrows brought the weekend to a close at 4.30pm, after the Strikemaster Pair had kicked off the day's aerobatic displays at 2pm.
Arriving in their "wall formation", there were large cheers among the crowd when they were told by the event's commentator that they were enroute from their Hawarden base.
Often with their trademark "Diamond Nine" shape, and combining close formations and precision flying, the Red Arrows have been displaying since 1965.
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The sequences of the Strikemaster Pair, meanwhile, showed off high-energy aerobatics and graceful linking manoeuvres.
Because the aircraft has a wide speed range, it was displayed tightly to the crowd, so that was is always within easy viewing.
Audiences saw the aircraft fly at more than 400mph, with lots of rolls, loops, barrel rolls, clovers and, fast and slow passes.
The Starlings, meanwhile, preceded the Red Arrows with their first Rhyl Air Show appearance.
Among North Wales’ biggest free seafront events, Rhyl Air Show was based along the town’s seafront, next to the Pavilion Theatre.
The ground displays included a military village at Rhyl Events Arena, as well as a wide range of stalls, attractions and food concessions spanning all the way to the Pavilion Theatre.
These included a Eurofighter Typhoon simulator and Navy, Sea Cadets, Army and Royal British Legion stalls in the Events Arena.
Further along the promenade, there were stalls selling official Red Arrows merchandise, including T-shirts, Teddy bears and building sets.
People could also set foot on the Anthony Kenneth Heard lifeboat at Rhyl RNLI's base.
The town’s 1891 bar and restaurant, adjacent to the Pavilion Theatre, also provided “gold and silver packages” for the event, including live commentary of the air show, reserved terrace viewing, and more.
It also hosted after-parties on both days of the air show.
Rhyl Air Show schedule – Sunday, August 27
- 2pm – Strikemaster Pair
- 2.30pm – Calidus Autogyro
- 3pm - RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Lancaster/Hurricane/Spitfire)
- 3.30pm – Harvard
- 4pm – The Starlings
- 4.30pm – RAF Red Arrows Aerobatic Display Team
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