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Airshows >> UK: Dawlish Air Show 2011 - Review
Dawlish Air Show falls in the middle of August’s traditional rush of seaside displays and it’s one of the most keenly-anticipated of all. Organised by a small but dedicated team, it’s never anything less than a triumph over financial adversity. Paul Fiddian reviews Dawlish Air Show 2011 for GAR. AUG222011
Airshows >> UK: Little Gransden Charity Air & Car Show 2011 - Preview
Little Gransden Charity Air & Car Show is now fixed in the minds of many as one of the UK's premier small airshows and, in the 19 years since its inception, has raised over £140,000 for charity. Huw Hopkins takes a look at the proposed flying display programme for the 2011 event, here on GAR.AUG212011
Airshows >> UK: Flt Lt Jon Egging – Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
Global Aviation Resource offers a few words following the tragic death of the Red Arrows' Flt Lt Jon Egging.AUG192011
Airshows >> UK: Eastbourne's Airbourne 2011 - Review
Chris Wood spends a couple of days in the Sussex seaside town of Eastbourne as he reports on the 'Airbourne 2011' airshow for Global Aviation Resource. AUG182011
Airshows >> UK: Rougham Air Display and Classic Car Show 2011 - Review
Alongside the major shows which dominate the UK airshow calendar are a number of smaller shows at more intimate venues, each of which provides a unique atmosphere for visitors. Huw Hopkins went along to the Rougham Air Display and Classic Car Show to sample just such an event. Images as credited.AUG162011
Airshows >> UK: Shoreham Airshow 2011 - Preview
Now in its 22nd year, the Royal Air Force Association Shoreham Airshow has established itself as one of the UK’s premier aviation events, hosting a six hour flying display programme on both Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August 2011. Elliott Marsh takes a look at the participation list as he previews the event for GAR.AUG152011
Balloons and Blimps >> Airship Ventures' US Tour
Airship Ventures has been taking its Farmers Insurance branded Zeppelin NT on a tour of the United States. Rob Edgcumbe caught up with them as they made a stop at DuPage County Airport in the Chicago area.AUG102011
Airshows >> UK: Dawlish Air Show 2011 Preview
With just over a week to go until the Devon coastal town of Dawlish hosts its annual airshow, Gareth Stringer previews the event and announces the addition of one major performer. All images - Karl Drage.AUG082011
Airshows >> UK: Tim Prince RIAT 2011 Interview - Chief Executive and a founder member of the International Air Tattoo
With the dust beginning to settle after the 2011 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), and some people already looking ahead to 2012, Gareth Stringer travelled to RAF Fairford in search of post-show analysis with the man best placed to offer it - Chief Executive and a founder member of the Tattoo itself, Tim Prince. Images as credited.AUG052011
Airshows >> UK: Sally B & Friends Day, Duxford - Review
A new event for 2011, the Sally B & Friends Day was created by Ellie Sallingboe and her team to celebrate and bolster support for the last Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress still flying in Europe, now in her 36th display season. Huw Hopkins was in attendance for GAR.AUG042011
Airports >> South Africa: Lanseria International Airport - Field of Dreams
Situated some 30 miles to the north west of the city of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa, Lanseria International Airport is the city’s second airport after the larger and better known OR Tambo International Airport, situated to the south east of the city. Chris Wood reports from this up and coming airport for GAR.AUG022011
Military Aviation >> Westland Lynx 40th Anniversary
This year sees the Westland Lynx's 40th birthday and Gareth Stringer takes a look at the history of this most versatile of designs, with the additional help of two men who fly it. Images as credited. AUG012011
Airshows >> USA: Thunder Over Michigan 2011 - Review
The annual Thunder Over Michigan airshow took place in Ypsilanti, Michigan over the weekend of July 23rd and 24th. The high temperatures and threat of storms did not put off a large number of attendees. Rob Edgcumbe was one of them and reports here on what he saw.AUG012011
Airshows >> UK: Windermere Air Festival 2011 - An Airshow Widow's Review
When my husband asked me last year if I'd like to accompany him on a trip to Lake Windermere in July, I didn't take much persuading. Nice hotel, lots of beautiful fells to go pony trekking round, plenty of cafes and spas in the area. Oh, and the Windermere Air Festival. Libby Ruffle - who describes herself as an 'airshow widow' - provides an alternative view on this spectacular event held in the heart of the Lake District. Images by John Higgins.JUL282011
Airshows >> UK: Southport Air Show 2011 - Review
Southport, North West England's largest airshow, celebrated its 20th anniversary in fine style over the weekend of 23/24 July with huge crowds flocking to the Merseyside town. Mark Broadbent reports. Images as credited.JUL272011
Airshows >> UK: Weston-Super-Mare Mini-Helidays 2011 - Review
Weston has long had an association with helicopters and for many years played host to the annual Helidays on the beach lawns along its famous seafront. In recent years, the number of participating aircraft has sadly dwindled, with last year's event being officially the last. However, spurred on by a late rally by the Czech Air Force, 2011 has seen a reprieve of the event in a much smaller format, relocating to the town's Helicopter Museum. Shaun Schofield makes his GAR debut in reporting from the event.JUL262011
Airshows >> UK: Bill Ramsey and Vulcan XH558 - Part Two
Having joined Bill Ramsey in the cockpit for his first Vulcan trip in 34 years, he now brings us up to speed with his training and then the experience of displays from the cockpit of XH558 at RAF Waddington and RNAS Yeovilton. Images as credited. JUL252011
Airshows >> UK: Brendan O'Brien and his Flying Circus - One on One
Brendan O'Brien is one of the UK's most experienced and charismatic airshow personalities, with O'Brien's Flying Circus being the most instantly recognisable element of his current repertoire. Gareth Stringer caught up with him recently for an interview that covered a multitude of airshow and flying related topics. Images as credited.JUL212011
Airshows >> UK: Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2011 - Review
RIAT, the world's biggest military airshow, took place over the weekend of the 16th and 17th July at RAF Fairford. Naturally there was a big turn out from the Global Aviation Resource team over the six days of the show and Glenn Beasley was there, here sharing his thoughts on the 40th birthday edition of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT).JUL202011
Airshows >> UK: The Buildup to Duxford Flying Legends 2011
While Global Aviation Resource has already produced a review of Duxford Flying Legends 2011, such was the excitement and anticipation during the days leading up to the show that we believe that it's a story worth sharing with you in its own right too. GAR Warbird-fanatic Huw Hopkins spent a full five days at the show, as he recalls here. JUL192011
Airshows >> UK: Southport Air Show 2011 - Preview
Mark Broadbent takes a look at the participants set to be involved in this weekend's Southport Air Show 2011, the largest air display in the north west of England and one of the UK's major seaside airshows.JUL182011
Military Aviation >> US Navy: A-3 Skywarrior Bu144825 (N878RS) Delivered to NAS Whidbey Island
The US Navy operated the A-3 Skywarrior for 35 years between 1956 and 1991, but the type has actually been flown for a longer period of time in private sector hands. Hughes Aeronautical Operations, which would later become Raytheon Flight Test Operations, operated the 'Whale' from 1963 until very recently, an impressive 48 years. Paul Filmer reports from NAS Whidbey Island, WA, on the delivery of A-3 Bu144825 (N878RS) for preservation.JUL152011
Airshows >> UK: 20 Questions For....... Capt Joe 'Rifle' Shetterly - ACC A-10 West Coast Demo Team Pilot
Captain Joe 'Rifle' Shetterly is the 2011 Air Combat Command (ACC) West Coast A-10 Demonstration Team Pilot and this weekend he'll be displaying the Thunderbolt at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford. Here he answers GAR's 20 Questions.JUL142011
Airshows >> UK: Duxford Flying Legends 2011 - Review
Flying Legends 2011 once again drew aircraft and, indeed, thousands of warbird aficionados from across the world to Duxford over the weekend of 9th and 10th July. Elliott Marsh reports on a spectacular, if eventful, weekend. Photography as credited.JUL132011
Airshows >> UK: RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2011 - Review
Gareth Stringer reviews a stunning Yeovilton Air Day 2011 - a possible contender for airshow of the year with highlight following highlight in the flying programme. Images as credited.JUL122011
Airshows >> UK: Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2011 - Preview
It's been the biggest military airshow for a long time now and 2011 sees the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) celebrate its 40th anniversary at RAF Fairford. Gareth Stringer caught up with Rob Windsor, Deputy Director Aircraft Operations, ahead of this weekend's event. Images as credited.JUL112011
Military Aviation >> Royal Air Force: Hawk T.2 Gathers Pace at RAF Valley
After more than three decades as the RAF's sole advanced jet trainer, the Hawk T.1 has now been joined on the flightline at RAF Valley by its younger and much more modern incarnation, the Hawk T.2. Gareth Stringer reports with images as credited.JUL082011
Airshows >> UK: 20 Questions For....... Ed Shipley - The Horsemen
Warbird aficionados in the USA and UK will no doubt be familiar with the name Ed Shipley. A former Boeing 747 captain, Ed now runs the AirshowBuzz website and is a regular performer across the North American airshow circuit with more than 20 years’ experience as a display pilot. Most famously, Ed flies the P-51 Mustang as part of The Horsemen Mustang display team alongside Dan Friedkin (and, in earlier incarnations of the team, Jim Beasley and Steve Hinton). Here he provides his responses to GAR's 20 Questions.JUL072011
Airshows >> UK: Shuttleworth Collection Military Pageant 2011 - Review
July 3rd saw the first Military Pageant of 2011 at Old Warden, featuring the best the Shuttleworth Collection has to offer along with a host of guest participants. Huw Hopkins reports for GAR.JUL062011
Airshows >> UK > Waddington International Airshow 2011 - Review
Gareth Stringer reports from three sizzling days at Waddington International Airshow, an event which once again managed to achieve all it set out to. Images as credited.JUL052011
Airshows >> UK: Duxford Flying Legends 2011 - Preview
In just a few days time, Imperial War Museum Duxford will play host to over 50 vintage aircraft from the UK, USA and Europe as The Fighter Collection's Flying Legends warbird spectacular gets underway. Elliott Marsh previews the 2011 event with a look at some of the superb aeroplanes scheduled to appear. Images as credited.JUL012011
Airshows >> UK: Cotswold Airshow 2011 - it's a review Jim, but not as we know it.
GAR 'reports' from the Cotswold Airshow 2011, a weekend which saw a number of the team in attendance. Please note that this is also the first article we've run where you can click a button to purchase almost all of the images in the piece from within the Lightbox slideshow.JUN302011
Aviation History >> London Heathrow Airport 1978
I've always lived close to Heathrow Airport after being born in the old Harlington Maternity Hospital and have lived in both Hayes and Harlington at various times. The sound and smell of the old kerosene burners most likely permeated into my blood, fuelling my interest in aviation. Paul Filmer takes us back to 1978 in the first in a series highlighting personal experiences at London's premier airport.JUN292011
Air Museums >> US > TX: Cavanaugh Flight Museum - Dallas, Texas 
Product of one man’s enthusiasm for classic aircraft, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum is an excellent air museum located in the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. It recently became home to a pair of very well known airworthy warbirds, as Paul Dunn found out.JUN282011
Military Aviation >> USA: Colorado Army National Guard (CO ARNG) LUH-72A Lakota Transition
The Colorado Army National Guard's D Company 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation (D/3-140 GSAB) has recently received four LUH-72A Lakotas (EC145) to replace its OH-58 Kiowas. Paul Filmer reports from Colorado as he takes a look at these new helicopters.JUN272011
Airshows >> UK: Airshow Archive Part 5 - Biggin Hill Battle of Britain Open Days
There's no Biggin Hill Air Fair review to write, this time, so Paul Fiddian looks back at the three outstanding Battle of Britain Open Days staged at Biggin Hill in the mid-1990s. Between them, these shows produced a glittering array of historic aircraft, foreign military fliers and unforgettable airshow moments.JUN242011
Warbirds >> Boeing B-17G N5017N Aluminum Overcast - Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
B-17G Flying Fortress N5017N 'Aluminum Overcast' is the flagship of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and is based at the famous Oshkosh airfield in Wisconsin when not flying all over the USA and Canada on touring schedules. Paul Filmer reports on its latest visit to Colorado.JUN232011
Airshows >> UK: Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) Update
The Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) has endured a series of recent setbacks but now has a flyable Swordfish, a powerhouse of a Sea Fury T.20 routine and the prospect of great things to come in the 2012 season. Paul Fiddian provides the latest from RNAS Yeovilton, with additional photo contributions as credited.JUN222011
Airshows >> Asia: 100 Years Turkish Air Force Airshow - Izmir-Cigli
Highlighting the significance of this event, over 60 Chiefs of Staff joined aviators and aviation enthusiasts from around the globe at Cigli Air Base, Izmir, Turkey over the weekend of 4th and 5th June 2011. There had been much debate among the enthusiast community in the months leading up to the event as to whether it would be a success and questioning the ability of the Turkish Authorities to organise such a huge airshow. Those doubts were unfounded and, as Kev Wills reports, nothing could have been further from the truth. JUN212011
Airshows >> UK: Statement from Jonathon Whaley - Fuel Venting From Miss Demeanour
Jonathon Whaley has asked us to issue the following statement regarding Miss Demeanour's fuel venting at last weekend's Cotswold Airshow. JUN212011
Military Aviation >> USA: Vertical Transition - Marine Aircraft Group 16
In these days of limited military spending and austerity, new aircraft types don’t exactly enter service on a regular basis, so the appearance of a new type is always interesting. It is almost unheard of, however, for that new type to be of an entirely new form of aircraft, but that is exactly what the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey represents. Paul Dunn visits the United States Marine Corps at MCAS Miramar to see firsthand the incredible MV-22B and learn more about Marine Air Group 16.JUN202011
Emergency Services >> Aerial Firefighting: Wallow Fire, Arizona
The arrival of summer in Arizona has brought some very serious wildfires to the state. Paul Dunn reports on the aerial firefighting efforts to contain the Wallow Fire.JUN172011
Military Aviation >> Royal Air Force: Flying The Sepecat Jaguar - 'In Memory of a Jag Mate' 
It's nearly four years since the Royal Air Force retired the Sepecat Jaguar and with it one of our most capable and deployable ground attack and reconnaissance platforms. Gareth Stringer speaks to two of the men who flew it while Wing Commander John Sullivan pays tribute to the late Group Captain Tom Barrett. Images as credited.JUN162011
Airshows >> UK: 20 Questions For......Team Viper
Team Viper began life as a four-ship, Strikemaster equipped display team before, at Waddington in July 2010, introducing Hawker Hunters in to the mix. The Strikemasters have now gone and, as a five-ship, Team Viper is the only Hunter display team in the world, conveying, in its own words, 'an aura of classical elegance which the Team affectionately describes as Power, Heritage and Soul'. With this weekend's Cotswold Airshow commemorating the Hunter's 60th anniversary, we thought it was time to ask Team Viper '20 questions....' JUN152011
Airshows >> UK: Cosford Airshow 2011 - Review
It was a case of sink or swim for the RAF Cosford Airshow organisers this year as persistent rainfall battered the flying programme into mushy oblivion. Elliott Marsh deploys the GAR life raft and dons his hair net to report from the soggy goings on in the West Midlands.JUN142011
Military Aviation >> USA: The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) is the aviation combat element of I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and takes command of most of the USMC aviation units on the west coast of the US. Ahead of a series of detailed articles on the component groups of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Paul Dunn provides an introduction to the unit and its place in US Marine Corps tactics and planning.JUN102011
Airshows >> UK: 20 Questions For....... Sqn Ldr Ian Smith - Officer Commanding Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Sqn Ldr Ian Smith's Royal Air Force flying career is more colourful than many and has taken a number of interesting twists along the way. Here he provides his responses to GAR's 20 Questions.JUN092011
Aviation Events >> North Weald Community Day 2011
With the promise of warbirds, classic jets and craic aplenty, a t-shirt-and shorts-clad Elliott Marsh raises a defiant middle finger to the Weather Gods and traipses into North Weald for the annual Community Day.JUN082011
Airshows UK: Cotswold Airshow 2011 Preview
This year’s Cotswold Airshow will celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of the world’s best loved aircraft, the Hawker Hunter. Gareth Stringer previews the event with the help of organiser Glen Moreman. Images as credited. JUN072011
Airshows >> UK: Bill Ramsey and the Vulcan - XH558
Less than two months ago GAR was fortunate enough to join Vulcan XH558's aircrew as they went through some of the ground based training they required ahead of the airshow season. Among them was Flt Lt Bill Ramsey, returning to the cockpit he last occupied more than 30 years ago. Sunday 29th May 2011 saw him make his first flight in XH558, taking the jet from Bruntingthorpe's Cold War Jets Open Day back home to Robin Hood, Doncaster Airport. What follows is the story of that flight, in Bill's own words. Images as credited. JUN062011
Aviation History >> D-Day and Arnhem Glider Operations
67 years ago to the day, Paul Fiddian's granddad was being towed over the Channel to participate in one of the most famous operations of WW2: D-Day. In this article, he tells the story of his flying career, which took him from the green fields of England to the muddy grounds of Arnhem and back again.JUN032011
Military Aviation >> US Navy: CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush
The entry into UK waters of a United States Navy (USN) aircraft carrier always causes something of a stir and the first visit of CVN-77, the USS George H.W. Bush, was no exception as it rested in Stokes Bay, Portsmouth between May 27th and May 31st after its participation in Exercise Saxon Warrior 2011. Glenn Beasley went aboard to find out more.JUN022011
Aviation Events >> RAF Northolt Night Photoshoot IX
The backend of May, with its long, drawn out days might not seem the most obvious time to hold a night photoshoot, but that didn't stop Phil Dawe and the RAF station of Northolt from doing just that. Chris Wood was at Night Photoshoot IX to report for GAR.JUN012011
Airshows >> USA: Chino Airshow 2011 - Review
Each year the Planes of Fame Air Museum holds its annual airshow at Chino, some 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Mike Shreeve reports from the 2011 event for Global Aviation Resource.MAY312011
Airshows >> UK: Vulcan XH558 - Bruntingthorpe Photocall
When Vulcan XH558 landed at Bruntingthorpe on Saturday 28th May to take her place as the star of the following day’s Cold War Jets Open Day, her arrival also signalled the start of an ambitious plan to create a unique photographic opportunity. Gareth Stringer reports with images as credited.MAY262011
Airshows >> UK: Duxford Spring Air Show - Celebrating Women in Aviation - Review 
The Imperial War Museum Duxford's Spring Air Show celebrated the countless achievements of women in aviation throughout the history of powered flight. Elliott Marsh reports from a windswept Cambridgeshire.MAY252011
Military Aviation >> Europe > Exercises: NATO Tiger Meet 2011
It's that time of year again, when garishly painted military jets gather to strut their stuff in the sky whilst their crews adorn their uniforms with anything with black and gold stripes. Yes, it's NATO Tiger Meet time, and Chris Wood (a former 'Tiger' himself, having served with the Royal Navy's Flying Tigers, 814 NAS) reports from Cambrai on the 2011 activities.MAY242011
Airshows >> UK: Army Air Corps Apache Display 2011
This year sees the Army Air Corps AH.1 Apache Longbow's return to the airshow circuit, albeit for, at the time of writing, just four events. Gareth Stringer reports from Wattisham where GAR was given a chance to meet the display team and see the routine - at very close quarters. Images as credited.MAY232011
Warbirds >> P-51D Mustang 'Big Beautiful Doll' Leaves the UK
On Saturday 9 April 2011, P-51D Mustang 'Big Beautiful Doll' left the United Kingdom for Bremgarten, Germany, where it joins the expanding collection of vintage warbirds at the Air Fighter Academy. Elliott Marsh visited former owner Rob Davies' private airfield at Woodchurch to witness the departure of this British airshow legend.MAY192011
Airshows >> UK: Duxford Spring Air Show - Women in Aviation - Preview
This Sunday the Imperial War Museum Duxford will open its doors for the first of its airshows of the 2011 season - The Spring Air Show. Huw Hopkins provides a preview of what you can expect to see.