I remember watching in awe as the first videos were released of the Shuttleworth Collection's English Electric Wren performing full circuits above Old Warden airfield in early 2019. This feat was repeated again at the first evening show that year, which I sadly missed. Since then, weather has either meant the Wren was unable to … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2021 Number 3 – Wonderful Wren
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
A new event in the Shuttleworth calendar for 2019, taking the regular Fly Navy slot of the past few years, the Flying Festival was set to bring a family airshow with a real mix of rare historic machines together with a wide variety of other acts. The headline act for the majority was the Red … Continue reading Daks Over Shuttleworth? Flying Festival 2019
Miles is a name that synonymous with British aviation, particularly in the 1930s and 40s. Their characteristic touring and training designs led to the company being a prolific manufacturer during the interwar years. Strictly speaking, the Miles family of aircraft began back in 1929 with the little Southern Martlet, though the M2 Hawk, would form … Continue reading Miles Hawk Speed Six
The first Shuttleworth Collection airshow of 2018 took place on the 6th May and marked the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force. Weather conditions were absolutely perfect, with strong sunshine and hardly any wind throughout the afternoon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/27283395147/in/dateposted-public/ The static display featured some gems to enjoy before the show, including the Bristol Scout replica, … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Celebrates 100 Years of the RAF – Season Premiere 6th May 2018
2018 marks the end of the 100 year anniversary commemorations of the Great War. Seemingly under the radar the past four years have seen the UK First World War Aviation community grow and diversify across a number of groups. As we approach 100 years of the armistice being signed, I wanted to take a look … Continue reading WW1 100 – Aviation Highlights
Occupying that ever-confusing time period between Christmas and New Year, the Shuttleworth Collection Open Workshop has now become a welcome traditional part of the Christmas break. The event offers the public a chance to take an unrestricted look at a number of the collection's aircraft and to speak with those who rebuild, maintain and fly … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Open Workshop 2017
A 2017 Airshow Moments series could not be complete without a post covering some of the events of the Shuttleworth Collection June Evening show. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/35700838254/in/album-72157685022778203/ This show was blessed with perfect weather, glorious sunshine and minimal winds. While the star turn may have been the debut display from the three Hurricanes, another special moment came … Continue reading Airshow Moment – Edwardian Evening
Out of all of the wonderful historic aircraft housed in the Shuttleworth Collection, one aircraft is arguably more significant than the rest, DH60X Moth G-EBWD. The de Havilland DH60 marked the first of the classic Moth line of aeroplanes, having been developed from the far larger DH51 (also on display at the Shuttleworth Collection). The … Continue reading Long-Term Resident Moth – DH60 G-EBWD
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