Aircraft had been flying over Abingdon all morning, from all directions. The Abingdon Fayre website says “Because of the afternoon Flying Display program, NO ARRIVALS ARE ALLOWED FROM 13.15HRS WITH NO DEPARTURES ALLOWED UNTIL AFTER 16.30HRS LOCAL.” After 16.30 it was like rush hour in the sky as they went home. This plane is above Prince Albert in Albert Park.

Back in July 2000 the Abingdon Fayre started as a small Fete on Abingdon Airfield, next to Dalton Barracks (formerly RAF Abingdon).

Every year this event seems to get bigger and bigger and this year was the biggest yet. The money raised goes towards Douglas house – the young people’s hospice.

A lot of the visitors were aircraft enthusiasts, or vintage car enthusiasts. There were large displays of both. Round the runway I was amazed by the size of some of the telephoto lenses. The chap with the largest camera is shown here on the roof of a van. He is filming the display of an RAF Hawk Jet trainer jet. The same jet is shown starting its taxi to the runway in the previous picture.

Between the planes and the displays of: vintage cars, London buses, Harley Davidson Motorbikes, traction engines etc. were amusements for the children, and a lot of craft and charity stalls. This potter making brown flower pots has a very fine beard.

120+ MG cars had returned to the place where they were built. These enthusiasts are examining some of this cars finer points.