Well, we are all in the same situation at this point in time, stuck inside and chances are we will be staying that way for at least the first half of the coming season and summer. With that in mind, I thought I'd use the chance to put a small theme together. This series of … Continue reading Lockdown Legends – Week 1: Balbo Leaders
One airshow moment left over from last years Advent posts is another sequence from the excellent Air Legend show at Melun. You can read plenty about the whole show in my report on this site but for this post I wanted to focus on one specific aircraft. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48963581696/in/album-72157711509919963/ Ever since falling in love with the … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2019 12 – Hawker Fury OO-ISS
Across the country and the world we are adapting to a slightly different way of life at the moment. While we are all quite rightly spending a lot more time inside, in my case rather than going out to look at aeroplanes, I wanted to try and bring some stories to this blog from around … Continue reading Museum Update: Heinkel Project HE 111 at Hawkinge
2019 was a year of great firsts for the UK airshow scene. We saw the debut of the wonderful Ultimate Fighters team (who have already been confirmed for their first 2020 appearance at the Air Festival at Duxford in May) and the incredible DH9 from the Historic Aircraft Collection. It also saw a wonderful tribute … Continue reading Warbird Tails 2020 Season Preview
Inter-war types have a certain something about them. A world largely at peace and aviation development arguably levelling off, allowed machines to, quite simply become far more graceful. Air racing and speed became the focus of the day with interwar American greats typically taking the monoplane and radial format throughout the 30s, it was inevitable … Continue reading Inter-War Wonders Part 1: Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Hard to believe that it is this time of year once again. Christmas Eve is my traditional "red nosed aeroplane" post for a bit of festive light relief. Enjoy this selection from 2019 and thank you all for your continued support and all of the views, shares and likes over the past 12 months. I'll … Continue reading Rudolph The Red Nose Aeroplane 2019
Carrying on from the previous two posts, today's looks at the impressive collection of USAAF machines on display in the museum from WW2.On arrival to the museum you are greeted by a Curtiss P-40. Once inside you can't help but notice the huge presence of the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" famous for carrying out the … Continue reading Museum Profile: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Part 3 – USAAF WW2
Always a highlight in the calendar, there is something about a seaside show that you can't help but enjoy. Being the closest I have to a local seaside venue, Eastbourne has been a semi-regular feature in my agenda for most seasons over the last 10 years or more. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/49195188176/in/photostream/ Normally opting for one day, generally … Continue reading Eastbourne Airshow 2019
Air Legend has managed to establish itself as one of the world leaders in terms of variety and quality airshow line ups, all hosted at a wonderfully characterful airfield lifted right out of the cold war. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/49195352292/in/dateposted/ The show features a couple of times in this years Airshow Moments and this first look back features … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2019 4 – Battle of France at Melun Air Legend
A slight change to the Warbird Tails advent schedule today to make the historic event earlier on today which saw the "Silver Spitfire" MJ271/G-IRTY land back at Goodwood having flown around the world after the past few months. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48154024012/in/album-72157709319106207/ The aircraft and its PC12 support ship, together with three pilots have flown over large ocean … Continue reading The Silver Spitfire – Mission Complete!
