While not strictly an airshow, the event held on the 15th September at Goodwood was an undoubted highlight of the airshow season. Those in attendance saw over 30 World War 2 aircraft take to the skies including 6 Hurricanes and the Bristol Blenheim. I will be putting up a full post on this wonderful event … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2015 #17 – Goodwood Battle of Britain Day
The 18th August 2015 marked the 75th Anniversary of the hardest day, in which the pilots of the Battle of Britain saw one of their biggest challenges. This event was marked with a mass flypast of Spitfires and Hurricanes departing Biggin for sectioned flypasts around the country.
2015 saw a remarkable evening airshow take place at Headcorn in Kent. This show saw many aircraft of the Battle arrive at the grass airfield in order to pay tribute to the men of the Battle over the fields where it would have been fought 75 years ago. In a dramatic last hour there was … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2015 #8 –Headcorn’s Battle of Britain
The last major airshow of 2015 came with Duxford’s Battle of Britain anniversary show in late September. Saturday’s show was heavily affected by a road accident on the M11 early on in the flying program. With standstill traffic on the motorway and the attendance of the air ambulance, flying was heavily restricted to 1000 feet … Continue reading Duxford Battle of Britain Anniversary Airshow – 19th and 20th September 2015
I can’t think of many more apt ways to spend the eve of Battle of Britain day and one of the biggest aerial commemoration of the Battle than unhindered access to arguably the most significant collection of complete aircraft of the era. Following on from building success of the Open Cockpit evenings at both sites … Continue reading RAF Museum Hendon – “Our Finest Hour” 14th September 2015
Friday saw the first day of this years Goodwood Revival, while primarily a motor racing event, the flying display always leaves a lasting impression when looking back over a long season. The aviation portion of the day has been downsized over the years and now usually consists of two slots on each day. This year … Continue reading Goodwood Revival Aviation 2015 – Photo Post
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
I'll be putting together a full report on this wonderful day spent at Biggin over the next couple of weeks, but before it becomes a too distant memory I wanted to put up a shot of each aircraft. This post is very photo heavy but really conveys the impressive scale of the event. Especially when … Continue reading Biggin Hill Hardest Day Flypast – 18th August 2015 – The Aircraft
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
Driving up to Biggin Hill in decidedly gloomy conditions didn’t bode well, heading down the M20 the clouds and mist were even covering the lower ground, I hated to think what it would be like up on the “bump”. Things weren’t quite as bad upon arrival however, while the skies were grey and the clouds were … Continue reading Biggin Hill Festival of Flight – 13th June 2015
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