Defence Of Gower . 85th Anniversary of operational opening RAF Fairwood

Schedule

Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Swansea Airport | Swansea, WA

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Defence Of Gower
RAF Fairwwod 85th Anniversay of going operational.
13-14 June 2026
This is a WW2 event.
Living History/ renactment displays
Military Vehicles
1940s music
Vintage vehicles
Plus much more.
Also Warbirds attending
Hurricane.
Classic/ vintage aircraft
Battle of Britain Memorial flght TBC
Spitfire visit.
Other warbirds TBC
If any living hisorians/ reenactment groups would like to be involved in this great anniversary event please contact me.
Looking for RAF reenactment / living historians.
WW2 / Home front living historians
We are looking for a possible WW2 vehicle convoy on the Sunday before opening to the public.
All confirmed attendees will need insurance.
All public can dress in ww2 period clothing to enhance the event if they wish.
Further updates to come.
Come to Wales only WW2 event.
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Where is it happening?

Swansea Airport, Fairwood Common,Three Crosses, Swansea, United Kingdom

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