I started putting together this post back when the first aircraft had moved out of the American Air Museum (AAM) back in May, but with so many airshows taking place since, I hadn’t got around to posting it. The American Air Museum is receiving a makeover and restructure, which means quite a drastic change to … Continue reading Duxford – American Air Museum “Unlocked”
With 2014 about to draw to a close I couldn’t resist the temptation of putting together one more list of highlights of the year. I’ve been lucky this year to attend a number of impressive airshows and tick a few boxes off the bucket list! In no particular order… Flight in Commemorative Air Force B24 … Continue reading Warbird Tails “Best of” 2014
Another story from my American trip earlier this year: this time from Pennsylvania. On the weekend of the 6th/7th/8th of June the Reading based Mid Atlantic Air Museum hosted their Second World War weekend and airshow. With Friday billed as a practice and pleasure flight day and Saturday and Sunday full shows, the event provided … Continue reading Mid Atlantic Air Museum: Reading World War Two Weekend June 6th-8th 2014
With the last show of the season now behind us, attention turns to the 7-month gap we now face until the airshow season picks up again in May. With that in mind I’ve put together my top 5 tips to help the airshow goer through the winter months: Visit Your Local Airfield: It may not have … Continue reading Airshow Moments: Off Season Survival Tips
What better way to mark my first post on this blog than with my first warbird flight? The flight took place during a trip to the states this past summer, which I will be posting a number of stories from in the coming weeks. But first things first. It had already been the trip of … Continue reading My First Warbird Flight
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