With IWM Duxford deciding to not hold an October air display this year; Old Warden was left with the final word in the 2014 season. This year a racing theme was the order of the day. The Shuttleworth team certainly took the racing theme and ran with it, with most variations on air racing you … Continue reading A Day At the Races – Shuttleworth’s Fantastic Finale
Tag: Air Display
Gloster’s Go-Between: The Gladiator
This weeks Warbird Story takes a look at the Gloster Gladiator. Regarded by many as the aircraft that marks the end of the old biplanes and in many ways bridged the gap to the fighters of the late 30s: Britain’s aviation industry in 1934 still had the same core concepts as it did during the … Continue reading Gloster’s Go-Between: The Gladiator
Airshow Moments 2014: Boeing P-26 Peashooter at Flying Legends
Often the highlight of the display season, this years Flying Legends airshow at Duxford, looked to be especially good. With one of the strongest line-ups in years already announced about a month before the show, not many people were expecting much more to be added. But just a few weeks before the show, the Fighter … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2014: Boeing P-26 Peashooter at Flying Legends
Airshow Review: Duxford September Air Show – 13th September 2014
Arriving at Duxford on the Saturday morning, we were greeted by less than promising weather, with thick fog only just letting us see the far side of the field. However, as forecast, this soon burnt off and before long the usual sounds of the classic wings fleet of Rapides, Tiger Moths and Harvards were echoing … Continue reading Airshow Review: Duxford September Air Show – 13th September 2014
Airshow Moments 2014 – Dakota Gathering: Duxford 24-25th May
For this weeks Airshow Moment, I follow the season through to the first Duxford show of the year and their D-Day Celebrations. More specifically, the impressive gathering of C-47 Skytrains/Dakotas: If there is one thing Duxford can do well, it is World War 2 displays, being home to the one of the biggest collections of … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2014 – Dakota Gathering: Duxford 24-25th May
Shuttleworth Classic Evening Show 20th September 2014
As the season draws to a close there is the usual sense of desperation to see as much flying as you can before everything gets put away for the long winter ahead. Well, there is for me at least. It was said desperation that led to leaving for an airshow 2 hours away, which had … Continue reading Shuttleworth Classic Evening Show 20th September 2014
Airshow Moments 2014 – Canberra PR.9 XH134 at Abingdon
As the season draws to a close, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look back at the season just gone and pick out some of the key moments from the year. I'll start with this from the first show of the year, the debut display by Midair Squadrons Canberra PR.9 XH134. After … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2014 – Canberra PR.9 XH134 at Abingdon
Airshow Review: Shuttleworth Pageant 7th September – A Masterclass
This would be the first Shuttleworth show of the season for us, due to poor forecasts approaching most of the shows earlier on in the year. It was set to be quite the day, with the return to the skies of the DH88 Comet. (A detailed account of the Comets activities will be posted separately … Continue reading Airshow Review: Shuttleworth Pageant 7th September – A Masterclass
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