This is a somewhat unusual event in that flying activities can only occur once each year during the summer months due to farming commitments. There is no guarantee the land now used can be made available for the following year: it all depends upon the type of crop being grown.

Large crowds and good weather greeted a wide variety of vintage aircraft types. The show this year specially commemorated the Allied victory in Europe with ground displays and guided tours around Boxted. Mainly used today as an orchard, the great majority of buildings have disappeared but a few support facilities survive along with a unit memorial.

Boxted remains one of the most famous British United States Army Air Force airfields of World War Two. It opened in May 1943 and welcomed the 354th Fighter Group which flew the first Rolls-Royce Merlin engined North American P-51 Mustangs. Then came the legendary 56th Fighter Group, nicknamed the ‘Wolfpack’ and the only 8th Air Force fighter element to retain Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. Although RAF Gloster Meteor jet fighter squadrons notably operated form Boxted during 1946, the airfield finally officially closed in August 1947 Civil light aircraft and gliders attempted to maintain flying links in the 1950s and early 1960s.

The Boxted Airfield Historical Group arranges each event which utilises a grass runway at the southern end. It is also intended to establish a museum to acknowledge the tremendous history of this airfield.