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Aviation history – The aircraft behind the moon landing
As we mark the 50th anniversary of one of Man’s greatest endeavours, the lunar landing of 20th July 1969, Gareth Stringer looks at the aviation foundations of the three men who flew on Apollo 11’s historic mission to the moon.
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Aviation Feature – Japan Pt.8 – Hyakuri Air Base
There’s a broad variety of types to be seen at Hyakuri Air Base, including F-4 Phantoms and F-15 Eagles, as Paul Filmer illustrates from his recent trip.
F-16 at 40 – Pt.8 – Going to War: A Pilot’s Story
In 1990, Edward Smith was an RAF pilot serving on a dream exchange posting, flying the F-16 with the 4th TFS at Hill AFB, UT. In August of that year Iraq invaded Kuwait, setting into motion a sequence of events which would see him flying missions during Operation Desert Storm alongside his USAF colleagues. Ed has kindly supplied us with the following gripping account of flying his first combat mission, along with some background to how he came to be in that position.
Aviation News – Vauxhall to support B.E.2c “Biggles Biplane” G-AWYI
British automobile manufacturer Vauxhall – one of only two surviving British companies to have supplied vehicles for military use during World War I – has been unveiled as a 2014 supporter of Matthew Boddington and Steve Slater’s Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c replica, G-AWYI, at a press launch at the aircraft’s Sywell Aerodrome home.
Airshow Preview – Abingdon Air & Country Show 2014
As incredible as it might sound, this weekend marks the official start of the 2014 airshow season with the annual Abingdon Air & Country Show this Sunday 4 May; always one of the first events of the year. Greg Marsh previews the show’s line-up.
Aviation News – Midair Squadron presents Canberra and Hunter duo
Midair Squadron yesterday presented its English Electric Canberra PR9 and Hawker Hunter T7 duo display to the press at their Cotswold Airport (formerly Kemble) home ahead of this Sunday’s airshow debut at Abingdon Air & Country Show. Karl Drage reports.
BlogGAR: Karl Drage – London-City Airport (LCY) – 05/03/2014
After a largely unsuccessful day before at RAF Brize Norton, Wednesday, 5 March was spent at London-City Airport, a place where my only previous visit had come with the Swift Aerobatic Display Team when we flew in for the 2009 “Fun Day”.
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