Royal International Air Tattoo 2022
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK 15-17th July 2022 Well, what a scorcher! Record temperatures, record crowd and a mind-blowing selection of exhibits both static and flying. After two years off the calendar a memorable return of the World’s greatest military airshow. Given the...
Microlight Fly-in 2022
Popham Airfield, 30 April-2 May 2022 As Covid restrictions ease it was a welcome return to this annual gathering of all things plastic and fabric and Saturday’s weather was bright, clear and cool; almost perfect for the mass migration of ‘lightweights’. Samuel...
Duxford Autumn Flying Day
Flying Day, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK 9 October 21 Duxford needs little introduction, home of an Imperial War Museum, the Duxford Aviation Society (DAS) with world class collections and impressive flying events that include Europe’s largest collection of airworthy warbirds. This event...
LAA Rally 2021
Light Aviation Association Rally, Sywell, Northampton, UK 3rd-5th September This long awaited event coincided with one of the best weather weekends of the British Summer. Nearly a thousand historic, light and homebuilt aircraft flew in, to the delight of over a thousand...
Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta 2021
York Racecourse, Yorkshire, UK 27-30 August 2021 This annual extravaganza sees a large fairground, live music and a Hot-Air Balloon Festival combine to bring crowds to this heritage city on the River Ouse. As ever, ballooning requires minimal wind and still, clear...
Vulcan Memories
A tribute to Dr Robert Pleming; leader of the Vulcan To The Sky Trust On 2nd February 2021 the UK Aviation Heritage sector suffered a great loss with the unexpected death of Robert Pleming. Robert was the key that unlocked the funding...
Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2019
41st Bristol Balloons, August 8-11th 2019. Ashton Court, Avon. This annual event is the largest Balloon Meet in the United Kingdom; held at the picturesque Ashton Court Estate every year in mid August. Local manufacturer Cameron Balloons is famed worldwide for developing...
Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons 2019
GEMAB19, Chambley Aerodrome, Lorraine, France – 26 July – 4 August 2019 This, the sixteenth such meet, celebrated thirty years since the first in 1989. Metz born Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier was the world’s first aeronaut in 1783 and Philippe Pilatre...
RIAT 2019
Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK What a difference a day makes. Friday was almost washed out with very heavy rain and a very low cloud-base. Saturday, however, dawned brighter, not perfect, but fine enough for a full day of...
Yeovilton Air Day 2019
RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, United Kingdom, 13th July 2019 Such is the star quality of this annual Naval celebration that it continues to survive the general reduction in military airshows across Europe. Despite being close to the Air Tattoo the crowds and exhibits...