Following on from my photo-post, I wanted to put a few words together about this impressive event held at Biggin Hill in commemoration of the "Hardest Day" of the Battle Of Britain, 18th August 1940. Battle of Britain anniversary years always seem to bring out truly impressive spectacles, with the 16 Spitfire gathering at Duxford … Continue reading Biggin 75: The Hardest Day – 18th August 2015
Anniversary years always bring about some interesting new events, some are one offs, while some remain and build following impressive debuts. Personally I hope that the recent airshow at Headcorn turns out to be in the latter category. Regular readers of this site will know that Headcorn is my local airfield and I have grown … Continue reading Headcorn Battle Of Britain Airshow – 11th July 2015
During the last few months I have profiled a number of the airworthy survivors of various historic types around the country. With this year marking the 75th Anniversary of the Battle Of Britain it seemed fitting to outline the UK's Spitfire population, this is no small task as there is now quite a large population … Continue reading UK Spitfires Part 1 – The “Baby” Spits MKs I-V
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