A slight change to the Warbird Tails advent schedule today to make the historic event earlier on today which saw the "Silver Spitfire" MJ271/G-IRTY land back at Goodwood having flown around the world after the past few months. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48154024012/in/album-72157709319106207/ The aircraft and its PC12 support ship, together with three pilots have flown over large ocean … Continue reading The Silver Spitfire – Mission Complete!
Continuing the odd definition of chronological order for this years event reports, here is a post on a show that is currently still going on. This years Goodwood Revival had a central aviation theme of RAF100. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/30697929548/in/dateposted-public/ It is no secret that over the past few years the flying displays have become less and less … Continue reading Goodwood Revival 2018
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
Another new restoration which made it's debut appearance at Flying Legends 2015 was Seafire III PP972. This aircraft is the only flying example of a Merlin powered variant of the carrier born Spitfire. Rolled out in early 2015 this aircraft performed at select events in 2015 in the hands of Richard Grace and Dave Puleston. … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2015 #11 – Splendid Seafire
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
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