Since it's first iteration back in 2018, the Midlands Air Festival has been firmly on my to-do list. The novelty of a new airshow venue is always draw enough, but the idea of a show taking place in the ground of an idyllic country estate together with a small grass strip, certainly adds a new … Continue reading Midlands Air Festival 2021
The 2020 airshow at Headcorn held in September was one of the shining lights of what was largely a subdued year for airshows. Despite poor weather a great three days of flying was still delivered and the show had a great atmosphere. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51348848597/in/photostream/ With a slight return closer to normality the show was able to … Continue reading Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow 2021
2021 saw the Duxford "Showcase" Days, which had been in place since 2019 rebranded to Flying Days. The idea of these days is to have a day every couple of weeks that features a small selection of Duxford based aircraft in an hour long flying display. These are otherwise normal museum days, with free entry … Continue reading Duxford Flying Days 22nd May, 6th June and 20th June
Dramatic grey skies and the last rays of sunlight cover the airfield as a lone landing light turns on to final approach of a silent grass aerodrome before gently touching down. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51181501317/in/dateposted/ It would be easy to take the above account as a report from those mysterious WW2 operations in occupied France, but it was … Continue reading Shuttleworth Spies and Intrigue Evening Airshow 15th May 2021
The fourth and ultimately final drive in arishow of the 2020 Shuttleworth collection season took place on 27th September. This final event was set to be a celebration of 100 years of de Havilland. A manufacturer closely associated with Old Warden. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/50575286771/in/dateposted/ An impressive proposed line up had been gathered of all manner of de … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection de Havilland 100 Drive-In Airshow
The 2020 airshow season has certainly been one like no other in a year that in general has been much the same. It is a strange and uncertain time and having some elements of normality have helped make getting through this difficult year easier. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/50416371132/in/photostream/ So far this season we have enjoyed inventive events such … Continue reading Aero Legends Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow 2020
I'm not sure I can ever remember a year where it's taken until August for me to spend the day, or even 10 minutes at Duxford. With the museum being closed since March I couldn't wait to get back in and even better they had arranged for one of their showcase days (effectively a small … Continue reading Duxford Showcase Day 4th August 2020
Less than a month ago I was logging into the excellent Shuttleworth Collection virtual pilots chat on the racing aircraft in the collection. This was an innovative event put together with a number of collection pilots, including two in the hangar with the racing machines spoke for an hour in fascinating detail about flying this … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Drive-in Airshow – 18th July 2020
Any regular attendees to Legends during the late 90s and early 2000s will remember fondly the pre-social media days of there always being a surprise act that would arrive largely unannounced a few days before the show. This added to the magic of Legends and always made for a great bonus as it was generally … Continue reading Lockdown Legends Week 3 – American Visitors
Happy New Year All! After an extended absence since my Advent posts its good to be back online and I once again aim to bring regular content throughout the offseason before the inevitable rush of shows slows things down again in the summer. 2020 looks to be a very special year and I already have … Continue reading Warbird Tails Airshow Top 5 2019
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