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By Raimo Roonet
I have just returned to the Estonian Aviation Museum for the annual Estonian Aviation Days. The event that at some point was like a tradition to me, calling me in every year, like a pilgrimage. This is also the event that started to steer me into aviation photography, culminating wi...
By Keiran Wilkinson
Friends of Barton Aerodrome (FoBA) hosted their 2023 fly-in during the first weekend of June. This was the first fly-in after the airport’s rebranding from City Airport Manchester back to the original name of Barton Aerodrome and over 300 movements were made over the course of t...
By Bradley Rogers
A sold out bumper-crowd all enjoyed the British summer weather and of course the flying displays at the amazing 2023 Midlands Air Festival!
The Midlands Air Festival is in its third consecutive and successful year in its spiritual home of the Ragley Hall estate.
This year saw t...
By Raimo Roonet
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 shoot, of co...
By Dan Eley
Starting off in the early 1990s my grandparents (grandfather ex RAF) on weekends and the occasional weekday evening would take me up to the old viewing area at Mildenhall and the warren at Lakenheath. Overlooking the runways with a bag of fresh chips my grandfather would pass on his kno...
By Bradley Rogers
The Royal Air Force showed strong support for the Abingdon Air & Country Show this year. held on the 20th May 2023, the show is situated just a stones throw away from RAF Brize Norton, home to both No.99 squadron and No.47 squadron, which each sent an aircraft to attend the show
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By Matt Sudol
Located on a side road in a suburb of Sofia, Close to the Borisova Gradina Park. The National Museum of Military History documents the history of all three of the Bulgarian armed forces. With collections of naval guns and sea mines, tanks, and military vehicles as well as a strong col...
By Bradley Rogers
Bruntingthorpe is closed, they say… Well that is certainly not the case!
On Saturday 29th April 2023 The Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets Collection reopened to the public, to a lucky 150 people who managed to get their hands on the limited amount of tickets that were on sale via ‘e...
By Lee Matthews
Another day spent in the air, this time on the Atlas C.1 (A400M) flying as TAC484 as we conducted CDS (Container Despatch System) drops over Abingdon Dropzone.
After lifting out of Brize, we flew direct to Abingdon, there once harnessed up we lowered the ramp and prepared to drop. ...
By Rob Shaw
Here's part two of my coverage of the visit of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airpower History Tour 2023 to the Space Coast Regional Airport on 10-12 March 2023. Took me a bit longer to write than I expected…but I will admit that no one has ever accused me of being stingy with words...
By Hayman Tam
Looking for new photo opportunities in your locale? Have you considered approaching nearby aviation museum to offer your services?
In the San Francisco Bay Area, just south of SFO, lies San Carlos Airport (SQL) which also happens to be the home of the Hiller Aviation Museum. This mu...
By Jason Gore
Over the weekend the HTPG held it’s now annual fundraiser event, this year we were hosted by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo), and Flying Officer Bernard Gardiner was once again the guest of Honour.
It was wonderful to get to see him again, just days before his 101st birthday,...
