A short post today, with some photographs from the proceedings at North Weald and Duxford as part of the Remembrance activities - Lest We Forget. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/49044806346/in/photostream/ Aero Legends put together an impressive formation consisting of their two Spitfire IXs, TD314 and NH341 flanking their C-47 Dakota "Drag em 'Oot". NH421 and the "Dak" are both … Continue reading 10.11.19 – Remembrance Sunday
Leaden skies, wrapped up warm in October, walking along the Duxford crowd line as a trio of Spitfire XIV, Bearcat and Corsair catch each other and join formation to the North of the A505. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/49006325168/in/dateposted/ Happy memories of the October airshows you are surely thinking! You'd be forgiven for thinking that the above was a … Continue reading Duxford October Showcase Day – 20th October 2019
Back in 2014 I had the welcome chance to visit the Reading WW2 weekend. It still sits amongst my fondest aviation memories, in part due to the chance to fly on B24 Diamond Lil', but perhaps because it is the only "proper" American airshow I can really remember attending. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48964162536/in/dateposted/ I couldn't really turn down … Continue reading Mid Atlantic Air Museum – Reading PA
Just a few months on from my last warbird chasing trip to the continent for the now annual pilgrimage to La Ferté-Alais, it was time to return to France to take in a newcomer on the airshow scene. Located only around 30 minutes to the east of La Ferté (I even stayed in the same … Continue reading Air Legend 2019 – Melun Villaroche
Always a high point for many aviation enthusiasts both in the UK and around the world, Flying Legends always comes round to slowly and passes too quick but never fails to make great memories! https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48301493122/in/album-72157709687428431/ This years' display could have been argued as being a lighter line up than recent years. While numerically this may … Continue reading Flying Legends 2019
Regular readers may have noticed a lack of posts in the past few weeks. With the main airshow season now over and done with I've still got a few major events to catch up on. Those reports will follow as soon as I have time to get through the photos. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48910553096/in/dateposted/ The past two weeks … Continue reading October Update – US Museums Preview
I've done some pretty silly things to enjoy an airshow in the past. Long drives, hours spent in the rain/cold and various late nights immediately spring to mind. But as the alarm went off at 3:30am on the Saturday of this particular show, I did wonder if I might have finally overdone it! https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48755512021/in/dateposted/ That … Continue reading Hahnweide Oldtimer 2019 14/15th September
It is not often that I am so moved by an airshow as to put together my report within 24 hours of the event itself. However, combined with a bank holiday Monday straight after and an astounding flying line up, this years Little Gransden show is worthy of just that! https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48622601058/in/dateposted/ After a number of … Continue reading Little Gransden Airshow 2019
Long-established in the collection calendar and unique as a regular event in the UK, the Shuttleworth Collection evening airshows offer a chance to enjoy rare aircraft in a relaxed format with fading light. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48587101106/in/dateposted/ 2019 has been a bumper year for the evening shows with a return from visiting types in the line ups after … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Evening Shows 2019
This weekend saw this site pass through the 400th post mark. I've enjoyed putting together each and every post on this page, together with the experiences that helped create them. I am also very grateful for you, the readers, who take the time to not only read these posts, but on many occasions comment, like … Continue reading Tell Your Warbird Stories!
