As the worldwide population of airworthy Spitfires has continued to grow at an impressive rate over the past few years, there has been a certain familiarity about the schemes the aircraft are finished in. Unsurprisingly these schemes focus on either the early war camouflage of the more "classic" Mk IX scheme of grey/green camouflage. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51350598690/in/dateposted/ … Continue reading New Look Spitfires – Non RAF Schemes Revival
Like so many other shows, 2020 saw the excellent Little Gransden airshow take an enforced break. This followed on from a great run of shows (aside from 2018s washout) that saw the show put on a string of excellent line ups combing lesser seen vintage types and some of the finest UK based warbirds. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51425685042/in/dateposted/ … Continue reading Little Gransden Air Show 2021
Once again in these uncertain times, it was down to Old Warden to provide the first show of the season. The big difference this year was that the season got underway on the traditional first weekend of the season, rather than mid July as in 2020. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51165221071/in/photostream/ The wonderful Bristol F2b in new colours. Shuttleworth … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere – 2nd May 2021
It's certainly been a long winter this time around! A near constant state of lockdown in Kent since November 2020 has made for a very long winter for an aviation enthusiast. I've been lucky to have a few Spitfires overhead on air tests out of Biggin Hill but otherwise it's been a long off season. … Continue reading First Warbird of 2021….a Very Different Spitfire!
A belated start to 2021 posts, apologies all! With the new year well underway and some hope on the horizon for a little normality by summer, I thought it was time to start 2021 off. Living in Kent it's been some form of lockdown now since early November so outings have been few and far … Continue reading Silver Screen Warbirds – Movie Colours Part 1 – Dunkirk
A bit of a Christmas Even tradition on this site is this Red Nose Aeroplane series. There's been a few sightings of such machines this year and with 2020 having been such an odd year. I wanted to just include machines from this most unique of years! First up is the new red nose on … Continue reading Merry Christmas – Red Nose Aeroplanes
As those of us in the South East head back into what is seemingly Lockdown 3 (or is Lockdown 2 still....) I noticed I'd never really shared many posts or photos from the transition out of Lockdown 1 back in June/July as we saw the world come back to life a little. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/50740373531/in/dateposted/ Most of … Continue reading The Road out of “Warbird Lockdown” Summer 2020
Spitfires have certainly led the charge with the boom in warbird flight experiences over the last five years or so, but there are plenty of other machines earning their keep with rides programs and they all had a busy 2020 as well. The Mustangs Ultimate Warbird Flights - TF-51D Mustang "Contrary Mary" Sywell/Duxford (Pictured here … Continue reading 2020s Busy Warbirds – The Other Working Warbirds
While airshows have led to numerous operators keeping their fleets on the ground throughout 2020, the ever increasing industry for warbird (most often Spitfire) rides in the UK has continued apace. At each stage when restrictions were lifted over the year, operators up and down the country have quickly resumed operations allowing many people to … Continue reading 2020’s Busy Warbirds – Two Seat Spitfires
In a year like 2020 the idea of a "top X Shows" doesn't really work. I wanted to use this post to celebrate all the shows that were able to take place this year and that I was luck enough to attend. This last weekend of the 2020 Advent series seemed like a great time … Continue reading Warbird Tails 2020 Season Retrospective
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