The Bremont Great War Display Team
The Team started flying together in 1988 and began as an ad hoc collection of aircraft including 5 x SE5as, 2 x Fokker Dr1s and a Fokker D7, many of them flown by their builders. They displayed that first year at the Biggin Hill Air Show. As well as the Centenary of the formation of the RAF and end of the Great War 2018 was the Teams 30th Anniversary since formation - a very busy year with 50 displays and flypasts flown.
Over the years both the aircraft and pilots have changed frequently. Robin Bowes flew his red Fokker Dr1 for several years until his untimely death and Nick O'Brien flew the black Fokker Dr1 for many years, famously looping it VERY low level at every display! Ernie Hoblyn joined in 1997 with the Sopwith Triplane he had built, which flies now in the ownership of Gordon Brander. The following year John Day and Bob Gauld-Galliers joined the Team, flying the Nieuport 17 they had built and also the Junkers CL1 they had converted. John finished building his Fokker Dr1 in 2006 and that joined the Team as well. Following John's tragic death his Dr1 was bought by Bruce Dickinson and still flies with the Team with Alex Trueman in command when Bruce is unavailable. More recently Peter Bond and his Dr1 joined the team; there are not many occasions where you can see three WW1 triplanes flying together. The SE5as and their pilots change frequently, with Dave Linney flying lead in his, and Arnd Schweisthal, who now owns Vic Lockwood's SE5a, allowing Mike and Emily Collett to take turns along with Mike Waldron's SE5a, now flown by Trevor Bailey, making up the SE5a Vic Formation. Matthew Boddington's BE2c joined in 2013 adding to the spectacle along with the Avro 504.
The Team has displayed at many large and small airshows in the UK and abroad, including Duxford, Biggin Hill, Waddington, Cosford, Farnborough, RIAT and as far afield as Portrush in Ireland and La Ferté-Alais in France.
The Team currently has 6 different types of aircraft available to fly, with 9 aircraft in total. For a large show with a long crowd line the full Team, with all 9 aircraft dog-fighting in front of the crowd plus pyros, presents a unique spectacle. For a small show or village fete/wedding party just 2 or 3 aircraft may be more appropriate.
The Team started flying together in 1988 and began as an ad hoc collection of aircraft including 5 x SE5as, 2 x Fokker Dr1s and a Fokker D7, many of them flown by their builders. They displayed that first year at the Biggin Hill Air Show. As well as the Centenary of the formation of the RAF and end of the Great War 2018 was the Teams 30th Anniversary since formation - a very busy year with 50 displays and flypasts flown.
Over the years both the aircraft and pilots have changed frequently. Robin Bowes flew his red Fokker Dr1 for several years until his untimely death and Nick O'Brien flew the black Fokker Dr1 for many years, famously looping it VERY low level at every display! Ernie Hoblyn joined in 1997 with the Sopwith Triplane he had built, which flies now in the ownership of Gordon Brander. The following year John Day and Bob Gauld-Galliers joined the Team, flying the Nieuport 17 they had built and also the Junkers CL1 they had converted. John finished building his Fokker Dr1 in 2006 and that joined the Team as well. Following John's tragic death his Dr1 was bought by Bruce Dickinson and still flies with the Team with Alex Trueman in command when Bruce is unavailable. More recently Peter Bond and his Dr1 joined the team; there are not many occasions where you can see three WW1 triplanes flying together. The SE5as and their pilots change frequently, with Dave Linney flying lead in his, and Arnd Schweisthal, who now owns Vic Lockwood's SE5a, allowing Mike and Emily Collett to take turns along with Mike Waldron's SE5a, now flown by Trevor Bailey, making up the SE5a Vic Formation. Matthew Boddington's BE2c joined in 2013 adding to the spectacle along with the Avro 504.
The Team has displayed at many large and small airshows in the UK and abroad, including Duxford, Biggin Hill, Waddington, Cosford, Farnborough, RIAT and as far afield as Portrush in Ireland and La Ferté-Alais in France.
The Team currently has 6 different types of aircraft available to fly, with 9 aircraft in total. For a large show with a long crowd line the full Team, with all 9 aircraft dog-fighting in front of the crowd plus pyros, presents a unique spectacle. For a small show or village fete/wedding party just 2 or 3 aircraft may be more appropriate.
