Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
I was wondering - does anyone know when the first true airshow happened? Not the fairs and barnstorming like after WWI but the festival that we all enjoy today. Old warplanes, acrobatics, etc.
The First Airshow
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good point Chris. The RAF Pageant at Hendon began in the mid 1920's, with other 'airshows' before and after, around the UK, but I'm sure there must have been others before these, around the World. I think, in the UK, the first 'proper' airshows after WW2 were the 'Battle of Britain' shows, originally at a number of RAF airfields around the UK on the same day, the nearest Saturday to September 16th, starting AFAIK, around 1950. But again, I'm sure there must have been others, especially in the USA.
syscom3
Pacific Historian
In 1910, Los Angeles had an airshow, located where the current Cal State Dominguez Hills campus is located.
1910 International Air Meet - Home Page
1910 International Air Meet - Home Page
pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
Lionel Beechy did an airshow in Niagara Falls in 1911 in which he flew down the gorge then under the the Honeymoon Bridge (first suspension Bridge) with a crowd of 15000 people
The very first airshow was held in Frankfurt, Germany in 1909.
It was called the Internationale Luftschiffahrt-Ausstellung and was held on July 10th. It later became known as the ILA (nternationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung), which is now held in Berlin every year. The ILA is the oldest and longest running airshow in the world.
It was called the Internationale Luftschiffahrt-Ausstellung and was held on July 10th. It later became known as the ILA (nternationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung), which is now held in Berlin every year. The ILA is the oldest and longest running airshow in the world.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
1903 at Kittyhawk. 
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
B-17engineer
Colonel
Tzaw1
Airman 1st Class
June 4th, 1783 - Montgolfier Brothers 
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Or Daedalus and Icarus, 1100 b.c.
Tzaw1
Airman 1st Class
But this wasn't the Airshow. This was the first operating useOr Daedalus and Icarus, 1100 b.c.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Daedalus had already flown, he then taught his son, Icarus how to fly and together, they flew away from Crete.But this wasn't the Airshow. This was the first operating use
Quoting Ovid, "Some angler catching fish with a quivering rod, or a shepherd leaning on his crook, or a ploughman resting on the handles of his plough, saw them, perhaps, and stood there amazed, believing them to be gods able to travel the sky"
