Airshow Season 2015 Review

Another year and another airshow season over where I returned to the Biggin Hill Festival of Flight and the Clacton Airshow after the great times I had their last year as well as many of my regular shows such as the Abingdon Air & Country Show and the Royal International Air Tattoo. There have been … More Airshow Season 2015 Review

Airbourne 2015 Review

I found myself by the sea once again for Airbourne which promised a varied and entertaining line-up including the final appearance of the Vulcan at Eastbourne. There was also the unfortunate cancellation of the Belgian Air Component’s NHIndustries NH90 NHF which was due to make its UK flying display debut. I attended the show on … More Airbourne 2015 Review

Royal International Air Tattoo 2015 Static Review

This year saw my fourth visit to the Royal International Air Tattoo where the static display had one of the most diverse line-ups in recent years with several aircraft rarely seen in the UK. The main theme of the show was “Securing the Skies – Past, Present and Future” which featured aircraft from all over … More Royal International Air Tattoo 2015 Static Review

Airshow Awards 2012

I have been lucky enough to have attended nine airshows in the UK this year and seen hundreds of different aircraft perform. I feel there have been some displays worthy of recognition and have thus categorized what I consider the best performances of the 2012 season. The Best Display by a British Military Aircraft was … More Airshow Awards 2012

RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 2012 Review

This year’s RNAS Yeovilton Air Day has been fraught with bad luck from the cancellations to the grey stormy weather. It was already obvious due to being unserviceable that the De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 and the Avro Vulcan B.2 would not be attending the show as a result from a crash landing and engine … More RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 2012 Review