Following on from a disappointing (especially given the incredible summer we had) washout in 2018, it was great to see Little Gransden return with arguably the events best ever line up. There were some great warbird highlights without question, many of which have been covered on this site as part of other highlight posts/features so I … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2019 2 – North American Training Duo Little Gransden/Duxford
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Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow 2018
After a low-key event in 2017, 2018 saw Headcorn return as a contender on the display circuit with a busy flying programme across the weekend of 30th June and 1st July. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/32327960818/in/photostream/ Unsurprisingly, given the hosts of the event, the flying was largely made up of Aero Legends' machines. The company now boasts an ever … Continue reading Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow 2018
Spitfire Turns 80
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the first flight of RJ Mitchell's classic, the Spitfire. The full story of the prototypes development can be read in this post I put together last year, along with a number of other instalments about Mitchell's earlier design days. This important anniversary saw a number of suitable celebratory events … Continue reading Spitfire Turns 80