• 5 months ago
Fantastic photos of Sunderland Air Day - the annual spectacular which pulled in the crowds each June
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00:00Ah, the memories of the days when June meant the spectacle of Air Day at Usworth.
00:07Hundreds of people would flock to the airport to watch planes, parachutists and helicopters
00:13put on wonderful displays. You would have picnics on the grass and watch as incredible
00:19flying machines took to the air.
00:22Relive the memories from 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973 in the Sunderland Echo Archive photos
00:33and why not tell us more by emailing chris.cordner at nationalworld.com

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