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A lavish flypast 14 miles long passed overhead at a speed of 310 mph, concluded by Concorde escorted by the Red Arrows.
During the early years of the airport's new incarnation there was even an airshow, the highlight being a display by the Red Arrows and a mock dogfight between a Supermarine Spitfire and a German Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter.
In June 1954 he was promoted to Flying Officer while serving with No. 56 Squadron RAF where he was the ground commentator for the RAF’s Firebirds air display team who flew English Electric Lightnings.
Shadow squadron activation would have seen for example the RAF's Hawk trainers flown by flight instructors and pilots from the Red Arrows in the point air defence role with guns and sidewinder missiles.