Another story from my American trip earlier this year: this time from Pennsylvania. On the weekend of the 6th/7th/8th of June the Reading based Mid Atlantic Air Museum hosted their Second World War weekend and airshow. With Friday billed as a practice and pleasure flight day and Saturday and Sunday full shows, the event provided … Continue reading Mid Atlantic Air Museum: Reading World War Two Weekend June 6th-8th 2014
Tag: Warbirds
Event Review – RAF Museum Hendon Open Cockpits Evening
Home to some of the most important and historical airframes in the country, the RAF Museum’s London site at Hendon always provides an interesting visit. With the airshow season over I had been thinking about visiting the museum, as I hadn’t been for over a year. As luck would have it I spotted a link … Continue reading Event Review – RAF Museum Hendon Open Cockpits Evening
Airshow Moments 2014: Boeing P-26 Peashooter at Flying Legends
Often the highlight of the display season, this years Flying Legends airshow at Duxford, looked to be especially good. With one of the strongest line-ups in years already announced about a month before the show, not many people were expecting much more to be added. But just a few weeks before the show, the Fighter … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2014: Boeing P-26 Peashooter at Flying Legends
Airshow Review: Duxford September Air Show – 13th September 2014
Arriving at Duxford on the Saturday morning, we were greeted by less than promising weather, with thick fog only just letting us see the far side of the field. However, as forecast, this soon burnt off and before long the usual sounds of the classic wings fleet of Rapides, Tiger Moths and Harvards were echoing … Continue reading Airshow Review: Duxford September Air Show – 13th September 2014
When Vera Came To Stay: The Lancaster Tour 2014
Its an idea that has been thrown along for as long as I can remember, it seemed simple enough, there are two flying Lancasters in the world, why not get them together? While on paper it sounds easy, there is the small issue that a rather large ocean separates them. Unlike their smaller warbird cousins … Continue reading When Vera Came To Stay: The Lancaster Tour 2014
de Havilland Dreams Part 2: The Wooden Wonder
I have already told the story of my own experience with one de Havilland twin, the DH88 Comet, and I enjoyed sharing it. So I thought why not share another aircraft I ticked off the bucket list this year? The Mosquito. For those that don’t know the Mosquito was one of the most versatile and … Continue reading de Havilland Dreams Part 2: The Wooden Wonder
My First Warbird Flight
What better way to mark my first post on this blog than with my first warbird flight? The flight took place during a trip to the states this past summer, which I will be posting a number of stories from in the coming weeks. But first things first. It had already been the trip of … Continue reading My First Warbird Flight
Warbird Tails 