Aviation Feature – Dambusters 70th official unveiling
Thursday 21st March saw media assemble at RAF Coningsby for the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters, with one of two specially-marked 617 Squadron Tornado GR4s being officially unveiled. TV presenter / historian Dan Snow was there, as was Gareth Stringer, for Global Aviation Resource.
Aviation Feature – The RAF’s new BAe 146 C Mk3
In December 2011, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved plans to procure two British Aerospace 146-200QC aircraft under an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR). Now, little more than a year on, those aeroplanes are less than a month away from being deployed operationally. Karl Drage sat down with Sqn Ldr Steve Courtnadge, Officer Commanding A Flight (BAe 146), 32(The Royal) Squadron, and Wg Cdr Dan Storr, Officer Commanding Operations, RAF Northolt, to find out about the acquisition and how the Royal Air Force plans to utilise them.
BlogGAR – Chris Wood – Hunting jets at Coyote Summit
Having got lucky last year and bagged himself a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet at Coyote Summit, Chris Wood thought he’d give it another go this year during the latest Red Flag exercise, rather than spend another day watching the activity at Nellis AFB.
Aviation Event Review – Northolt Nightshoot XIV – March 2013
Now in its fifth year, the RAF Northolt Nightshoot has developed into a firm favourite with aviation enthusiasts. Gordon Jones reports for Global Aviation Resource.
BlogGAR – Karl Drage – A trip to Barcelona
It’s been absolutely ages since I last blogged, but I’ve done a reasonable amount of stuff in the meantime, and, being realistic, catching up fully is unlikely! That said, I do want to share with you some of the highlights of the last nine or so months. I can’t promise they’ll appear in order, but I thought it’d be nice to kick off with some civvy fare.
BlogGAR – Tom Gibbons – Day out at Heathrow
Tom’s first visit to Heathrow took place in 1971, armed with a bag of sandwiches, a Zenith B SLR, 200mm lens and two rolls of Agfa slide film that his father told him “must last the day”. Fast forward a number to 2013 and he was paying his first visit for over a year, armed with two Canon DSLRs, an armoury of lenses, and no sandwiches, how times have changed!