Day one of the 20th Clacton Air Show took place on Thursday 25 August. Despite the absence of the Red Arrows, tens of thousands of people lined the seafront to watch the flying programme, which featured displays such as the Breitling Wingwalkers.

The 2011 Clacton Air Show began with a Spitfire flight courtesy of Hangar 11 pilot Peter Teichman, who flies a number of World War II aircraft from his North Weald Airfield base.

The incredibly agile Sbach 300 made its Clacton Air Show debut on Thursday 25 August. The German-built machine was flown by British National Aerobatic Champion Gerald Cooper.

As a result of the Red Arrows being grounded following the death of one of its pilots at the weekend, a number of extra aircraft displays were added to the flight programme. Among them was the always popular Hawker Hunter, known as "Miss Demeanour".

Thousands of people lined the Clacton seafront as well as the pier to see the air displays at the town's 20th air show. The graceful 1940s-built Catalina flew close to the shore at low speed allowing people to get a good look at the machine.

Two of the Royal Air Force's training planes took to the skies over Clacton. This Grob Tutor is used by its Elementary Flying Training School as the first step in pilot training. It was followed in the programme by the more powerful Tucano.

The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team was a particularly popular feature at the 2011 Clacton Air Show. Hundreds of people surrounded an area of Martello Beach to watch the team descend in formation.