One of the latest additions to the UK Aviation Museum family is the Aerospace Bristol collection at Filton in Bristol. This represents a great collection of Bristol types, joined by the final Concorde to fly G-BOAF, having made its final landing at Filton in 2003. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/45234531365/in/datetaken/ I was lucky enough to be present for that … Continue reading Museum Profile – Aerospace Bristol
With a summer blessed with such perfect weather, it is hardly surprising how often Old Warden features in this years' airshow moments. This instalment comes from the Military Pageant show in July. As mentioned in my review of this event published earlier, this represented the first time the WW1 themed airshow within the centenary period … Continue reading Airshow Moment 2018 8 – Old Warden WW1 Parade
The Shuttleworth Collection Military pageant is always a highlight of every season, generally offering the chance to see some unique visiting warbirds and on occasion WW1 types perform in the picturesque surroundings of Old Warden. This year was no exception and while the main focus was WW1 there were plenty of other special displays from … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Military Pageant 2018
2018 marks the end of the 100 year anniversary commemorations of the Great War. Seemingly under the radar the past four years have seen the UK First World War Aviation community grow and diversify across a number of groups. As we approach 100 years of the armistice being signed, I wanted to take a look … Continue reading WW1 100 – Aviation Highlights
Occupying that ever-confusing time period between Christmas and New Year, the Shuttleworth Collection Open Workshop has now become a welcome traditional part of the Christmas break. The event offers the public a chance to take an unrestricted look at a number of the collection's aircraft and to speak with those who rebuild, maintain and fly … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Open Workshop 2017
August 2017 saw the Shuttleworth Collection’s Edwardian Pageant return. After last years show was heavily effected by high winds this years show was highly anticipated with plenty of rare early aircraft, including an impressive WW1 line up and of course a chance to see the Edwardians in the sky. While conditions were considerably better than … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Edwardian Pageant – 6th August 2017
Following on from last years first instalment, which was widely regarded to be one of the highlights of the season the 2017 Fly Navy airshow at the Shuttleworth Collection built on a well earned reputation. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/35698959730/in/dateposted-public/ The show took place on the 4th June and featured a wide range of displays from collection and visiting … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Fly Navy Show – 4th June 2017
Following all the festivities of Christmas it was a nice change of pace to travel up to Old Warden for a mid-winter event at the Shuttleworth Collection. The Engineering Open Weekend has been run for a few years now and has built in popularity in each year. This year certainly seemed to draw a bumper … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Open Weekend 2016
The final two moments of 2015 come from the Shuttleworth Uncovered show in October. This show saw a huge number of highlights, but arguably the most exciting was another addition to the UK WW1 aviation scene. The Bristol Scout replica made its first public flying appearance with Dodge Bailey at the controls. The Scout looked … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2015 #19 – Bristol Scout Debut
The inaugural Flywheel Festival held at Bicester Heritage this year provided a welcome breath of fresh air for the UK events scene. The event very much had a more relaxed Revival feel with a great mix of car demonstrations and flying, with incredible access to both cars and aeroplanes. During WW2 Bicester was home to the … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2015 #7 – Bristol Bicester
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