For me, one of the highlights of the British Grand Prix each year is the performance by the RAF’s aerial display team, which normally happens just before the race. The 2016 British Grand Prix Red Arrows show was as spectacular as normal, and I have almost stopped taking photos of the display as the show…
Silverstone was an airbase before becoming a motor racing circuit, and was home to Wellington bombers during World War 2, hence the naming of the Wellington straight. The circuit retains this link with a series of aerial shows, and the British Grand Prix 2016 Typhoon air display was a great opportunity to see the fighter…
Silverstone has hosted plenty of impressive air displays as well as motor races, fittingly as it is a former RAF airbase, and the RAF Falcons British Grand Prix 2016 display required the parachutists to be a their excellent best as Friday’s variable weather conditions saw a strong wind requiring the jump from one side of the…
This weekend sees XH558, the last flying Avro Vulcan, performing the Salute to the V Force Tour, as the majestic aircraft makes her way around the various sites in the UK that are home to the remaining V Force aircraft. I was at East Midlands Airport earlier to see The Spirit of Great Britain –…
One of the highlights of the British Grand Prix each year is the appearance of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, commonly known as the Red Arrows. I commented on their appearance at the 2013 Grand Prix, and eagerly awaited their arrival this year. The nine pilots in their BAE Hawk aircraft perform for…
You may have heard the story of the Dornier 17 – or rather, the Dornier Do-17 – aircraft that was rescued from the bottom of the English Channel in June 2013. The aircraft had been shot down in 1940 as part of the Battle of Britain, and when it was recovered, it was believed to…