Traditionally held on the first Sunday of July, the Shuttleworth Military airshow (pageant in the past) has played host to all manner of wonderful visiting types in the past, together with the collections Military types. In recent years this show has brought sights such as the Avro Vulcan, B-17, Seven Hurricanes, Multiple Spitfires and the … Continue reading Shuttleworth Military Airshow 2021
So Christmas is upon us again, I wanted to take this time to say a massive thank you to every single one of you who has read, shared, liked or commented on any of my pieces put out this year. It has been a really enjoyable experience and I look forward to building this site … Continue reading Merry Christmas!!
Seaside shows always provide a very different atmosphere to the more common land based events. Being able to watch these displays from the comfort of a beach certainly makes for a relaxed atmosphere, though close viewing of the acts is rarely an option. However I always try and make the effort to attend Eastbourne each … Continue reading Eastbourne Airbourne 2015 – 16th August
Cockpit-Fest at Newark always seems to have passed me by over the years. I’ve been aware of it and always looked on at photo reports from previous events with interest, but the dates have never quite lined up in terms of getting up to Newark at the right time. Luckily that changed this year and … Continue reading Cockpit-Fest: Newark Air Museum – 14th June 2015
Driving up to Biggin Hill in decidedly gloomy conditions didn’t bode well, heading down the M20 the clouds and mist were even covering the lower ground, I hated to think what it would be like up on the “bump”. Things weren’t quite as bad upon arrival however, while the skies were grey and the clouds were … Continue reading Biggin Hill Festival of Flight – 13th June 2015
I didn’t have the highest of hopes on the drive over to Abingdon on Sunday morning, I should quickly clarify that any ill feeling was squarely aimed at mother nature and the weather and was to say nothing of the line up. Abingdon has long been a traditional season opener and always manages to pull … Continue reading Abingdon Air & Country Show: 3rd May 2015
I can’t have been the only one to have visited Hendon a number of times over the last few years and only manage to get into the elusive Grahame-White factory once. Up until recently this wonderful 1915 building only opened once or twice a week and only for short periods of time. I always felt … Continue reading First World War In The Air – RAF Museum London
20 Days on from the final airshow of the season, the normal expectations would be that most of the display aircraft would be locked away in hangars for the winter. It was a pleasant surprise, therefore when I read that the Gnat display team would be hosting an open day at their North Weald base. … Continue reading Gnat Display Team Open Day – 25th October 2014
Another story from my American trip earlier this year: this time from Pennsylvania. On the weekend of the 6th/7th/8th of June the Reading based Mid Atlantic Air Museum hosted their Second World War weekend and airshow. With Friday billed as a practice and pleasure flight day and Saturday and Sunday full shows, the event provided … Continue reading Mid Atlantic Air Museum: Reading World War Two Weekend June 6th-8th 2014
With IWM Duxford deciding to not hold an October air display this year; Old Warden was left with the final word in the 2014 season. This year a racing theme was the order of the day. The Shuttleworth team certainly took the racing theme and ran with it, with most variations on air racing you … Continue reading A Day At the Races – Shuttleworth’s Fantastic Finale
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