After the last two airshow seasons at least in part being affected by COVID related restrictions, it was wonderful to drive into Old Warden, park up in the usual way (via the new access road) and be able to wander around the site, in many ways like nothing had changed. The collection's Super Cub got … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere 2022
Tag: Gladiator
Shuttleworth Military Airshow 2021
Traditionally held on the first Sunday of July, the Shuttleworth Military airshow (pageant in the past) has played host to all manner of wonderful visiting types in the past, together with the collections Military types. In recent years this show has brought sights such as the Avro Vulcan, B-17, Seven Hurricanes, Multiple Spitfires and the … Continue reading Shuttleworth Military Airshow 2021
Shuttleworth Spies and Intrigue Evening Airshow 15th May 2021
Dramatic grey skies and the last rays of sunlight cover the airfield as a lone landing light turns on to final approach of a silent grass aerodrome before gently touching down. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51181501317/in/dateposted/ It would be easy to take the above account as a report from those mysterious WW2 operations in occupied France, but it was … Continue reading Shuttleworth Spies and Intrigue Evening Airshow 15th May 2021
Fleet Air Arm Museum Reserve Collection – Cobham Hall
A long time fixture on my wish-list, I finally got the chance to take a tour of the reserve collection at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton. The museum has too many large artefacts (aircraft) to display on a regular basis and while they rotate aircraft through on a more regular basis than other … Continue reading Fleet Air Arm Museum Reserve Collection – Cobham Hall
IWM Duxford Battle Of Britain Airshow 2017
The Imperial War Museum have clearly decided to take a different approach to their own airshows at the Duxford site in 2017. The May show, the Duxford Air Festival, took on the role of an airborne variety show with something for everyone, some First World War Action, some modern military and everything in between. This … Continue reading IWM Duxford Battle Of Britain Airshow 2017
Gloster F.5/34 – What Might Have Been
As well as the long running Curtiss series which has formed much of the recent Warbird Tails reflection, I also wanted to focus in on a number of unsung types that narrowly missed their chance to have time to shine and enter production. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/34660976833/in/dateposted-public/ I previosuly took a look at the XF5F Skyrocket, the aerial … Continue reading Gloster F.5/34 – What Might Have Been
Aircraft Profile – The Shuttleworth Collection’s Gladiator
Britain’s aviation industry in 1934 largely had the same core concepts as it did during the First World War. Its main line of defence was still the open cockpit biplane, not yet having made the switch to sleek monoplanes that were starting to be developed elsewhere. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/27899167084/in/album-72157670415350230/ The Gloster aircraft company made a slight change … Continue reading Aircraft Profile – The Shuttleworth Collection’s Gladiator
Malta’s Aviation History
Back in August I went on holiday to Malta, besides the wonderful weather and spectacular scenery there is also a large amount of rich aviation heritage on offer. It was a great trip and as you will see below there were plenty of unique exhibits and airframes on show, I thought it would make a … Continue reading Malta’s Aviation History
Duxford September Airshow 2016 – Meet the Fighters
2016 has been an interesting year for Duxford. Following the events of the 2015 airshow season there was always going to be a strong spotlight shining on a venue which has a road as major as the M11 on the end of the runway. As documented in earlier reviews on this site this spotlight resulted … Continue reading Duxford September Airshow 2016 – Meet the Fighters
RAF Museum Hendon Battle Of Britain Hall September 2016
In September last year I attended the excellent "Their Finest Hour" event at RAF Museum Hendon. This saw unprecedented access to all of the Battle Of Britain collection aircraft. This group of aircraft is unique in the world in telling such a clear story of an important period of the second world war. As you can … Continue reading RAF Museum Hendon Battle Of Britain Hall September 2016
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