Out of all the famous names and places when it comes to airshows in not just the UK, but the entire world, there are few more notable than Farnborough. This Hampshire airport was once the centre of the UK aviation industry and has held a bi-annual trade show for 70 years. The public shows have … Continue reading Farnborough International Airshow 2018
August 2017 saw the Shuttleworth Collection’s Edwardian Pageant return. After last years show was heavily effected by high winds this years show was highly anticipated with plenty of rare early aircraft, including an impressive WW1 line up and of course a chance to see the Edwardians in the sky. While conditions were considerably better than … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Edwardian Pageant – 6th August 2017
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
The 2016 airshow season has finally arrived. It is certainly something that at times over the winter seemed anything but certain. I'll get something out the way before I get started on reviewing the day. Yes the display lines were changed and yes it was different to Old Warden shows prior to this season. Those … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere Airshow – 8th May 2016
Dunsfold is always an interesting show, year on year it delivers great variety and often a number of one-off formations. Being set on the last weekend of August the show often follows a very busy month for shows and could find itself at a stage where many have started to show fatigue from a busy year. … Continue reading Dunsfold Wings & Wheels 2015 – 29th August
This year has been a busy one for Headcorn, with a fully blown airshow taking place earlier in July and the Southern Model show coming up in September. August is the traditional slot for the airfield's big weekend event, Combined Ops. This show is primarily a military vehicle show, but it has played host to … Continue reading Headcorn Combined Ops – 15th August 2015
Driving up to Biggin Hill in decidedly gloomy conditions didn’t bode well, heading down the M20 the clouds and mist were even covering the lower ground, I hated to think what it would be like up on the “bump”. Things weren’t quite as bad upon arrival however, while the skies were grey and the clouds were … Continue reading Biggin Hill Festival of Flight – 13th June 2015
11 years ago on the 1st of December, the airshow scene lost one of its biggest names and one of its early founders; Ray Hanna: Having learned to fly in his home country of New Zealand, Ray joined 79 Squadron of the RAF flying Meteors. Building from his RAF career, flying many of the early … Continue reading Ray Hanna – The “Master”
20 Days on from the final airshow of the season, the normal expectations would be that most of the display aircraft would be locked away in hangars for the winter. It was a pleasant surprise, therefore when I read that the Gnat display team would be hosting an open day at their North Weald base. … Continue reading Gnat Display Team Open Day – 25th October 2014
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