First attempted back in 2016, the Shuttleworth Collection announced ambitious plans to hold a Hawker Hurricane gathering at Old Warden in the summer of 2019. In the past few years, notably since 2017, the previously underrepresented fighter has seen great resurgence. There was a time where multiple Hurricane sequences were a real rarity but since … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Military Pageant 2019 – Hurricane Gathering
Now an annual event with a growing reputation, the Headcorn Battle of Britain airshow returned on the 6th/7th July in 2019. Growing from the first evening event in 2015, the show has now established itself in this late June/early July slot and boasts and impressive collection of warbirds the likes of which rarely appear away … Continue reading Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow 2019
After well over a decade of annual airshows held at the picturesque Surrey aerodrome, 2019 marked what is expected to be the final Wings & Wheels event. The shows at Dunsfold have built quite the reputation of unique displays and formations since its return to the airshow season in 2005 with regular nods to the … Continue reading Dunsfold Wings & Wheels 16th June 2019
Getting stuck in traffic outside an airshow does sometimes have its advantages. Waiting to climb the iconic hilly path up to the legendary aerodrome at La Ferté-Alais, the unmistakable outline of a warbird practicing aerobatics in the local area stood out. As I sat waiting for the traffic to move the silhouette moved into focus … Continue reading Meeting Aerien 2019 – La Ferté-Alais 8th June
After the excitement of the D-Day squadron's Old Warden visit, the next event on the diary was a mid-week show (that could catch on!) at Duxford. There appears to be plenty of controversy around the events that followed in France online at the moment. This post is simply to account for what was, all of … Continue reading Daks Over Duxford – 5th June 2019
A new event in the Shuttleworth calendar for 2019, taking the regular Fly Navy slot of the past few years, the Flying Festival was set to bring a family airshow with a real mix of rare historic machines together with a wide variety of other acts. The headline act for the majority was the Red … Continue reading Daks Over Shuttleworth? Flying Festival 2019
While the off season, in terms of flying seems to be shrinking each year, the first proper day of every airshow season is always a welcome time, even more so if the weather plays ball. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/47790306451/in/photostream/ While it may not have been up to the standards of the previous bank holiday weekend, but the weather … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere – Old Warden 5th May 2019
A tentative link today to the Warbird Tails Bombers/Transports theme for the month of April. Earlier this week the Imperial War Museum announced a series of short flying displays taking place on "normal" weekends across the year, giving the chance to see some of Duxford's incredible based machines in action all within the normal museum … Continue reading IWM Duxford Flying Showcase Day: 14th April 2019 – Classic Transport & Trainers
With 2019 soon upon us, I felt now was the best chance to put together a list of my personal airshow top 5 from the 2018 season. We were certainly spoiled for choice both in quality of flying and the generally perfect weather that endured for much of the summer. My list for the 2018 … Continue reading Warbird Tails Airshow Top 5 2018
Now a clear set theme in the UK airshow calendar, the September show at Duxford features one of the most comprehensive tributes to the Battle of Britain that can be enjoyed in the world. This year saw the event take on the added them of RAF100 and featured a remarkable selection of aeroplanes from throughout … Continue reading Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2018
