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I’m writing this the day after the TLE Wattisham Apache shoot. A difficult day, with difficult conditions. Certainly not the best shoot I’ve attended, not the worst though.
Organisers have a tough enough time getting events like this sanctioned, so to get on an active base and clo...
The first trip of the year, a quick couple of days at Payerne Air Base between Lausanne and Bern, home to 17 and 18 Squadrons of the Swiss Air Force.
This trip was all about timing, I visited while the World Economic Forum was taking place in Davos which requires the Swiss Air For...
It is that time of year to set a New Year resolution. Get fit, give up chocolate etc. Mine is to make more effort to mix up my aviation pursuit to seek out something different; either an airframe, location or time of day.
There is nothing like cracking on with a goal. The first F...
There is no escaping the fact life is busier now than it has ever been, and this can really impact on time to get out for an aviation fix or spend some time in the radio shack listening to the wires sing.
Opportunities come and go in an instant and there is nothing worse than sit...
The Swiss are still on the horizon...
Tuesday definitely gets the Seal of approval. I took a trip out to Donna Nook, one of the UK weapons ranges. But nothing was flying, I could see the gunnery targets on the beach a couple of miles away. But speaking to one of the locals, the range...
With a week off and holiday to use (what house-renovation?) I decided a week in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire was on the cards.
Basing around Lincoln, I made Waddington my first stop. Time to see the Reds on work up at their ‘new’ home.
The plan for the whole week of #RelentlessPursuit...
RAF Scampton was an RAF base with a long and illustrious history. It began life as a Royal Flying Corps landing ground called Brattleby as long ago as 1916. It then became dormant until the 1930s when it was reactivated and subsequently became a base for RAF bombers. The most famous ...
My only day free for aviation and photography for a few weeks approached, as always, I wanted to plan in advance what I wanted to achieve with this trip. I keep a close eye on all the forums and groups for any movements and at this stage not a huge amount was happening and I was still y...
NATO Days 2023 – 16th/17th September 2023
Venue: Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YhBtuu7xzfT13N3C6
NATO days is a well established large annual airshow attracting a wide variety of participants both in the flying display and presented statically. Also, the
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On Saturday, 16th September, Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets Collection once again opened its doors to the general public, for a day of close-quarters aviation action. A limited number of 150 tickets went on sale in advance, to those wanting to experience the smells, sounds and feeli...
It was relatively routine Tuesday afternoon back in February 2009 and I found myself sitting at my workstation watching the clock. Back then I was working as a sub editor for a daily newspaper, but my main focus was being the military and Mode-S editor for PW Publishing’s RadioUse...
In another example of how this relentless pursuit is just so additive... I’d like to share my story of I got the images featured in this post.
SAR Katwijk has been on my radar for a number of years however its only until this year that i’ve managed to find time to go. A very last min...
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