Air Show

Firstly, a confession. This is not the epic image of RAF veteran Harrier pilot Mark Linney aboard his Vans RV-8 you think it is. It's AI and we really don't use AI. However Mark's not actually performed his new display in his new toy yet. So, some of the ace photographers whose work we use, like Paul Johnson, can work miracles, but photographing something that hasn't happened ye...

Last year we were one of the Airshows considerably favoured with a visit on the tour of Ready 4 Duty, an epic from the ages which saw the only Navy version of the DC3 cross the Atlantic and spend the summer in the UK. It was an epic, historic feat of Airmanship and it was a joy to work with the Commemorative Air Force. They obviously enjoyed it too because (and we can only hope ...

Making a welcome return; one of two flying Westland Lysander's, courtesy of our friends at the Aircraft Restoration Company. This was the clandestine aircraft of choice for clandestine missions. Taking agents in and out of occupied France, for example, with the help of the Resistance and at night. Lysanders can land on just about anything in absurdly short distances. They've als...

Some moments in history defy expectations. If you were to be asked what the last dogfight over Germany consisted of in WWII, you'd probably think of Spitfires shooting down ME109's and all manner of ultra high speed, high horsepower aerial mastery. Horsepower, however was in the 65hp range and speed was probably about the same if not less than the vehicles on the ground fleeing ...