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Australian International Airshow
The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria.
The event has a strong focus on military aviation, featuring aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air Force. Representatives from other air arms have also appeared at the airshow on many occasions, including aircraft from the Royal Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and many others.
It has been said by air show organisers to be the largest air show in the Southern Hemisphere.
The airshow has periodically attracted anti-war protests.
In 1957, the first air display was held at Avalon, when the head of the Port Melbourne Government Aircraft Factories, Geoff J. Churcher OAM, put on a display for the employees. As the employees at the factory only ever saw individual parts of aircraft, it was decided to mount a flying display at Avalon so the employees could see the final result of their work.
In 1988, to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary, the first major airshow in Australia was held in Sydney at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base at Richmond in New South Wales. It was organised by members of the Schofields Flying Club, which had been running small-scale air shows at the small strip at Schofields Airfield. The Bicentennial Airshow featured a vast array of international military aircraft, including the F-15 Eagle, Panavia Tornado F3, Sea Harrier, the Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic team "Kiwi Red", Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, BAE Systems Hawk and a flypast by a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
In February 1991, a second air show was held at Richmond, to celebrate the RAAF's 70th Anniversary. It was the last air show run by the remnants of Schoe's, who provided the prime impetus to get the Aerospace Foundation of Australia up and running. The foundation was responsible for forming AirShows DownUnder.
With the success of those two New South Wales shows, plans were laid for the Avalon airshow.
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Australian International Airshow
The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria.
The event has a strong focus on military aviation, featuring aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air Force. Representatives from other air arms have also appeared at the airshow on many occasions, including aircraft from the Royal Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and many others.
It has been said by air show organisers to be the largest air show in the Southern Hemisphere.
The airshow has periodically attracted anti-war protests.
In 1957, the first air display was held at Avalon, when the head of the Port Melbourne Government Aircraft Factories, Geoff J. Churcher OAM, put on a display for the employees. As the employees at the factory only ever saw individual parts of aircraft, it was decided to mount a flying display at Avalon so the employees could see the final result of their work.
In 1988, to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary, the first major airshow in Australia was held in Sydney at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base at Richmond in New South Wales. It was organised by members of the Schofields Flying Club, which had been running small-scale air shows at the small strip at Schofields Airfield. The Bicentennial Airshow featured a vast array of international military aircraft, including the F-15 Eagle, Panavia Tornado F3, Sea Harrier, the Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic team "Kiwi Red", Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, BAE Systems Hawk and a flypast by a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
In February 1991, a second air show was held at Richmond, to celebrate the RAAF's 70th Anniversary. It was the last air show run by the remnants of Schoe's, who provided the prime impetus to get the Aerospace Foundation of Australia up and running. The foundation was responsible for forming AirShows DownUnder.
With the success of those two New South Wales shows, plans were laid for the Avalon airshow.
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