If 2017 was "the year of the Hurricane" then 2018 certainly had a more continental feel. This year most certainly belongs to the revival of the Hispano Buchon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/44116181905/in/dateposted-public/ A relatively common site in the 1990s, the "one faux nine" has long been an airshow staple and after a few years absence in the early … Continue reading Buchon Summer
As part of the ongoing work to complete the commemorative displays in relation to the RAF's 100th Birthday in 2018, there has been a significant re-shuffle in the RAF Museum's collections. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/39136131572/in/dateposted-public/ This website has already provided regular updates while the Battle of Britain collection was dismantled and re-located at Hendon and I have watched … Continue reading Royal Air Force Museum Cosford – December 2017 update
This post takes a look at one of history's most fascinating aeroplanes, the utterly mad ME163 Komet, a rocket powered interceptor developed during the second world war. This post serves as a neat conclusion to both the UK Messerschmitt series, as a number of surviving examples of this type are in UK museums, as well … Continue reading Rocket Interceptor- Messerschmitt ME163 Komet
Following earlier posts covering the UK surviving examples of the Messerschmitt BF109/Hispano Buchon, I wanted to go a stage further and look at the remaining UK based military Messerschmitts. ME110 G-4 730301 The ME110 is perhaps the second most familiar Messerschmitt product of the war, wreaking havoc with RAF bombers during the Battle of Britain and … Continue reading UK Messerschmitts Part 3: Twins
The first part of this what if series took a little imagination, it saw two German WW1 fighters in hypothetical combat. This made for an interesting, if unlikely comparison. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/21876035834/in/photolist-zk7piC-zZwPrh-AeQMUf-Ai7NU6-zZCuVr-AfXgiG-Ai7LYn-Ah8YQB-zZt3LE-Ai2ML4-Ah3SPP-Ah3S3Z-AeKgmw-Ah3suB-AhLtvg-ztvJDZ-tYPJMd-qdzF62-p6fbS9-f89gyT-f6R6bT-tJGM5k-u1LMY3-rPNKL3-s7c8dd-rdo5WJ-qY4Jx1-qY3FTd-rfCxvp-qBU2jz-nA16fD-ngytqN-ngyiaZ-ny429x-n1cmXr-fZRxeh-fZRLae-fZRgEk-fZRaiw-fZR6y9-fFdwYQ-evXUep-ecv18k-dYR3Zq-dYKmex-dYR3XC-dYKmdK-dYKmen-cykASj-cykARd Todays situation is one that was much more likely to come to pass and would have presented the first jet against jet dogfight in history. … Continue reading Warbird Tails What If – ME262 Vs Gloster Meteor
Following on from my earlier look at the UK based Buchons, both airworthy and under restoration, it is now time to take a look at the original 109s on display in the UK. The current count on or soon to be on public display sits at 4, with one very exciting airworthy prospect for 2017. … Continue reading UK Messerschmitts Part 2: The 109s
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