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Daks on D-Day Part 1
As part of the 75th anniversary of the D Day invasion of Nazi held Europe in 1944, Douglas DC3s, C47s and Dakotas came from around the world to reena…
7 years, 1 month ago
RAF Form 414 Vol 3
I take another dip into my flying log book, RAF Form 414. We catch up with the young ‘Old Pilot’ as he joins his first operational squadron, No 43(F)…
7 years, 1 month ago
I Counted Them All Out
The Falkland islands, a British Sovereign Territory, had been invaded by Argentinian military forces and in response the UK assembled a task force to…
7 years, 1 month ago
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Two of the most weird looking aircraft ever devised were actually immensely valuable in the development of the Hawker Harrier Jump Jet and in the tra…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Court of Public Opinion
Lt David Steeves was living the dream. He was a USAF fighter pilot and instructor flying the T33A shooting star when his jet failed him as he flew o…
7 years, 2 months ago
Aviation Infestation
The weird and wacky names that aircraft have don’t usually include those of insects, particularly parasitic ones but there is no accounting for taste…
7 years, 2 months ago
Into Thinner Air
Military pilots aren’t the only ones in danger whilst cruising the upper reaches of the atmosphere. Passenger jets can be equally vulnerable with tr…
7 years, 2 months ago
Disappearing Into Thin Air
Military fighter aircraft that fly themselves around without their pilot on board is unusual, to say the least. Sadly this is often a situation that…
7 years, 3 months ago
Die Nachthexen
So feared were these pilots, flying almost silently over the German positions at night to attack any movement or light, that the Nazis called them Ni…
7 years, 3 months ago
Tenerife
Recorded on the anniversary of the world’s worst air accident. A enormous loss of life that highlights the vital importance of standard radio proced…
7 years, 3 months ago