three experienced retired RAF pilots – Les Garside Beattie, Mike Stanway and Neil Airey – who have flown and displayed a wide range of military fast jets, training aircraft and helicopters, and who have worked in the RAF flight safety system. We are also fortunate to have Darren Dupre, as our Air Display Coordinator. Darren is a very experienced Air Traffic Control Officer at Jersey Airport who not only plays a major role in coordinating the flying display but also ensures with his colleagues that civil traffic can continue to operate in and out of the airport during the flying display.
Range of exciting acts The air display has two objectives: to support British military charities and tourism in Jersey. It does the latter by trying to attract aviation enthusiasts to the Island from the UK or Europe by organising a line up of aircraft and other aviation acts that are not normally seen in air displays in their home countries. It also tries to appeal to the tastes of all spectators by including fast jets, classic airliners, warbirds, helicopters, seaplanes and novelty or unusual acts. These are sourced from all over the world and in some cases take many years to secure.
The Jersey air display has successfully built up a reputation of attracting aircraft and acts that have not been seen before in the UK or at least very rarely. Some acts such as Jet Man, Yves Rossy, who made his first ever public appearance at the Jersey air display, took over three years to organise. We also had the British debuts of aerobatic teams such as the French Air Force Cartouche Dore and Equippe de Voltige, the Belgian Air Force Diables Rouges, and privately owned French Groupe Trenchant and Team Kalifa.
The event also achieved firsts with the Dornier Do -24 ATT and Sikorsky S-38 amphibians and the Brittany Shuttle in which one aircraft was launched from another aircraft in flight for the first time in Great Britain since 1938. It was also the first British air display to secure classic restored Swedish jets such as the Saab J-29 Tunnan (Flying Barrel) and Saab J-37 Viggen.
Good world-wide aviation contacts I am proud of the fact that I have organised 18 Jersey air displays and during that time I have met thousands of fellow aviators and organisers which has helped me to secure many interesting aircraft and acts for the annual display.
Willing and able volunteers I am also grateful of the support I receive throughout the year from Sten Adeler, my right hand man and Severine Pourcelot our financial
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controller. I am also very grateful for, and proud of, the work done by our local and UK volunteers who give up a week of their holidays every year to put on the Jersey air display. It would not take place without their support.
People like Paul Tucker who oversees the airport static display, and Eddie Lempriere who is responsible for the Maritime area of the display, ensuring that the public do not stray into the danger zone and that we have medics, support boats and divers in the event of an aircraft accident. Other stalwarts include Nigel Vibert, Philip Lempriere, Leanne Bass, Jonathan Vibert, Penny Boyd, Rebeka Porter, Niaomi Tucker and a host of others.
Our UK volunteers include some 30 ex-servicemen, prison officers, paramedics, trauma nurses, and territorial army medics, many of whom have seen service in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are very ably led by Allan Booth and Diane Davies and provide medical cover alongside Normandy Rescue, crowd control and logistics support.
Organisational support The air display could also not take place if it did not have the excellent support of the Ports of Jersey and the emergency services. The former not only allows the airport to be used for the air display but also provides air traffic control facilities to the display and the States Tug as a rescue vehicle in the Bay. All its staff from Doug Bannister, the CEO, down are very supportive and helpful. The emergency services – Fire, Ambulance and Police both Honorary and States work supportively with the organisers to ensure public safety.
It's very much a team effort and our team, who are already working hard on the 2015 event, can be proud of their achievements.
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