Once again in these uncertain times, it was down to Old Warden to provide the first show of the season. The big difference this year was that the season got underway on the traditional first weekend of the season, rather than mid July as in 2020. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/51165221071/in/photostream/ The wonderful Bristol F2b in new colours. Shuttleworth … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere – 2nd May 2021
As those of us in the South East head back into what is seemingly Lockdown 3 (or is Lockdown 2 still....) I noticed I'd never really shared many posts or photos from the transition out of Lockdown 1 back in June/July as we saw the world come back to life a little. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/50740373531/in/dateposted/ Most of … Continue reading The Road out of “Warbird Lockdown” Summer 2020
In a year like 2020 the idea of a "top X Shows" doesn't really work. I wanted to use this post to celebrate all the shows that were able to take place this year and that I was luck enough to attend. This last weekend of the 2020 Advent series seemed like a great time … Continue reading Warbird Tails 2020 Season Retrospective
Somewhere above "an airshow at all" on the list of "things I didn't expect to see in 2020" would be the sight of a BAE Jetstream being flown through a dynamic solo display at an airshow. Even less likely to my mind would be this performance taking place at a venue as perfect as Old … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2020 – BAE Jetstream at Old Warden
I've said it before and I'll say it again, for the first six months of 2020 I was convinced we would not see a single airshow. The announcement of the Shuttleworth Collection starting their season off with an evening drive in event was incredible news. Even better was the announcement that John Romain would be … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2020 – NHS Spitfire Debut at Old Warden
The fourth and ultimately final drive in arishow of the 2020 Shuttleworth collection season took place on 27th September. This final event was set to be a celebration of 100 years of de Havilland. A manufacturer closely associated with Old Warden. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/50575286771/in/dateposted/ An impressive proposed line up had been gathered of all manner of de … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection de Havilland 100 Drive-In Airshow
Less than a month ago I was logging into the excellent Shuttleworth Collection virtual pilots chat on the racing aircraft in the collection. This was an innovative event put together with a number of collection pilots, including two in the hangar with the racing machines spoke for an hour in fascinating detail about flying this … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Drive-in Airshow – 18th July 2020
It's hard to believe we're already in June, though for once at least the weather forecast doesn't look absolutely perfect for flying at the coming weekend. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/28133603295/in/album-72157669047928081/ This week traditionally hosts the second Sunday airshow of the year at the Shuttleworth Collection. This event has followed a number of themes over the years, most notably … Continue reading Warbird Tails Looking Back – June at Old Warden
Another week of lockdown passes and with it we approach another would be airshow weekend, at least in part. This weekend is (for those still able to tell the difference) set to be a long weekend, with the traditional early May Bank Holiday Monday moved to Friday. This is to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of … Continue reading Warbird Tails Looking Back – VE Day
Amongst all of the unprecedented changes and uncertainty that the whole world is going through, we all no doubt experience and lose different parts of our normal day to day life in part of the ongoing battle the world is facing. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/27084260546/in/dateposted-public/ All of those things come in different shapes and sizes to different people. … Continue reading Warbird Tails Looking Back – Shuttleworth Season Premiere
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