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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...
Back at the end of March I spent a few days in Miami/South Florida with some good friends chasing aviation mainly at Homestead AFRB, I’ll cover this later.
Not being sure what was planned for Homestead we decided to head north to Miami Executive at Opa Locka in the hope of c
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 The 492nd Fighter Squadron has an interesting History, back then it was part of the 48th Fighter Bomber Group. Most famously the Group took part in European Operations during the Invasion of Normandy on the 6th of June 1944.
Although G-THUN didn’t take part in D Day, it’s painted ...
My Air Defender 2023 Experience – 19th to 23rd June, 2023
With the announcement the ANG were sending A10’s for Air Defender I decided I should explore going to Germany.
This would be my first military exercise since 2017. And my first time in Germany on holiday. We agreed to fiv...
I can’t believe it’s been over a month since that final 3-ship, my FINI flight and a day I had to wave farewell to the mighty Hercules.
Though what a day it was, I had a full compliment of kit, both stills and video and pre-planned to sit on an echelon aircraft (OMEN2) with a colle...
By Jason Gore
Let’s be honest, the days at events like RIAT are long enough. Most people are queuing up long before the gates open at 0730, and some are still walking about when they’re reminded to “get out!”. So what would you say to being able to get in 2 hours before everyone, walk the statics a...
[Recap] At the end of April I finally returned from a “little” relentless pursuit of my own, having spent nearly a month in Florida with my wife and kid.
How to plan a month-long family trip across the pond to Florida? Squeeze in three airshows and a museum or two plus a night shoo...
I had read the “FĂŞte AĂ©rienne Le Temps Des Helices” is one of the go to events on the airshow calendar. The show name translates to “Air Festival The Time of the Propellers”. This event takes place annually during the Pentecost weekend around the end of May.Â
Having never been I ...
After the announcement of The Blades being disbanded back at the start of the year, I hatched an idea to try and capture the final display of The Blades over at Sywell (thankfully only a 10 minute drive from home), this meant keeping an eye on the Facebook groups and checking...
On Saturday 17th June I embarked on my latest Relentless Pursuit in aviation. It was Friday evening that I learned of a possible early morning x2 ship departure, of the currently RAF Fairford based, Rockwell B-1B Lancers. As it happened it would also fall on the day of Shuttlewort...
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