Every now and again a small and relatively unknown aircraft can be chosen for an extraordinary role and as such become something of a legend all of itself. Thats certainly the case with today's subject: Following on from their success with the 1932 Gull, Percival wanted to make further advances into the air racing arena. … Continue reading A Pair of Percivals
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the historic MacRobertson air race, put together by the Royal Aero Club. The race was from Mildenhall in Suffolk, all the way to Melbourne, Australia. On the 20th October 1934 at 6:30am, 20 aircraft left Mildenhall, marking the start of the race. Though numbers were down on the … Continue reading The Great Air Race: MacRobertson Air Race- October 1934
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
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