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
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
As the airshow season in the UK fast approaches, I wanted to feature some of the heavier warbird types for a change. Over the past couple of years this site has had a strong focus on WW1 and WW2 fighters with less of an emphasis on the bombers and transport types. This post marks a … Continue reading Warbird People: Al Herum – Commemorative Air Force B-24/B-29 Squadron
As has been covered across the past few days of posts, 2018 has been a great year both for new additions to the circuit and the excellent weather we were lucky to have. As we have arrived at the final day of 2018, I thought it was a good time to take a look forward … Continue reading Looking Ahead to 2019
Considering how difficult 2016 look set to be back in April this year, with uncertainty in relation to the CAA's new display line distances and increased fees for event organisers. Thankfully after a rocky start in the first couple of shows of the season things started to become more familiar and before long there were … Continue reading Warbird Tails Top 5 Airshows 2016
Over the advent period I have been posting up an Airshow Moment on each day from what was a season full of highlights. Out of those 20 I posted, I have outlined the following below as my personal top 10 of the year. Bristol Blenheim 2015 saw a number of new acts make their first … Continue reading Warbird Tails Top 10 Airshow Moments 2015
This week may be a little thin on the ground in terms of the usual Warbird Tails content, so I thought it would be a good time for another short "ramblings" type post. The airshow season is nearly upon us yet again! March is always an exciting time in the world of warbirds and airshows, … Continue reading Off Season Wind Down…
Last year saw the unveiling of a new historic aviation organisation in the UK, the World War One Aviation Heritage Trust (WAHT) with the simple message of providing an enduring collection of WW1 aircraft representative of both British and German forces. They hope to keep an increasing collection of these aircraft displaying in front of … Continue reading 2015 Preview – World War One Aviation Heritage Trust Ltd
Keeping in with previous first flight anniversary posts, this week takes a look at the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, which first flew on the 27th January 1939. Early Design: At first glance its hard to believe that this design, from the legendary hands of Lockheed's Kelly Johnson, is now 76 years old. The P-38 is one … Continue reading P-38 Lightning: The “Fork Tailed Devil’s” Birthday
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