This particular machine was built in 1944, and appears to have undergone "turbo" modification sometime between 20, alongside other cosmetic modifications. We were really taken with the composition and editing of this Royal Navy King Air 350ER "Avenger", which trains observers systems and sensor management in all weathers before streaming them onto one of the Royal Navy's maritime helicopter types.Ĭhris says he can't think of another Harvard as attractive as this one in the UK, and we're inclined to agree! G-DHHF arrived in the UK back in June last year from the Czech Republic, and is part of the DH Heritage Flights Ltd fleet, based at Compton Abbas, and offers flight experiences.įinally this week, testament to the versatility and longevity of the DC-3 airframe, is David's shot of a very, very rare DC-3-C owned by the geosience company, CGG Aviation (Canada) Ltd. However, Garry did just that, and produced a different and refreshing set of images. Given the popularity of the Northolt Nightshoots these days, it really takes something quite original and special to stand out on our boards, which is truly an indication of the standards of photography on our forums. However, bringing back fond memories of that charismatic machine, Savvas provided us with a great set as a tribute, including this excellent shot showing the sweaty, dirty, "operational" machine for all it was worth and known for. The venerable Hellenic A-7E Corsairs were retired in the back-end of 2014, marking the final flights of the type in the world. We love Savvas' threads from Greece, and this is no exception. Caught turning on finals at Nellis, this 28th Bomb Wing "Bone" from Ellesworth AFB, we've not seen an angle like this on a B-1B for some time. It's been far too long since we've seen a B-1 in the UK, and we think it's about time the venerable Bones made their way to these shores again! In the meantime, however, shots like Tom's are keeping our appetites well whetted, and it's easy to see why. It's not something that is often seen on our forum, and combining an excellent subject with very atmospheric backgrounds has produced a winning shot. Kevin has had a great trip to the USA recently, and we've pricked our ears up at a number of his threads recently, including this one from Muir Army Airfield, at Fort Indiatown Gap in Pennsylvania which is home to the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site with based machines being the UH-60, UH-72 and CH-47 Chinook, as is featured here. With that, we wish Rick a sad but very, very fond farewell, and the best wishes in his future endeavours. Be sure to click on the image to see the whole thread, which is full of beautiful photography from someone we'll no-longer see any more. In another one of this threads that was impossible to choose a favourite, we opted for this beautifully composed shot of an aggressor F-15C at low level in Death Valley. His threads on UKAR have inspired many over the years, and it was with great sadness we heard that Rick Ingham is hanging up his photography spurs, tying up loose ends in the most epic of ways possible. Performers include the CAF’s Tora! Tora! Tora!, Comanche Fighters, Texas Flying Legends Museum, Mid-America Flight Museum, Randy Ball in his MiG-17, the CAF’s B-25 Devil Dog, Carl Best in his T-6, and many more.A rather sad start to this week's POTW. The announcement spread like wildfire and the line-up is now just as impressive as it ever was in the past. In late 2016, twenty years after the last show, the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, Stephens County Airport, and Ezell Aviation announced the air show will return in 2017. Then, like so many other shows, it ceased to exist. In 1977, the late-Howard Pardue was instrumental in starting the Breckenridge Airshow and for two decades this airshow always attracted warbirds from around the country and from within Texas, which has always been home to a number of Commemorative Air Force (CAF) squadrons, flying museums, and private collections. At many warbird shows one can walk right up to their favorite aircraft and see it up close, touch it, smell it and often it will reach out and touch you with a few drips of oil.įor as many warbird airshows one can name there are others that have faded into our memories. The latter is often roped off so a spectator can only marvel at their beauty from a distance. Quite often a warbird airshow can touch the lives of young and old in a much more intimate way than an airshow that is dominated by modern military hardware. The names of these traditionally warbird-heavy airshows all elicit visions of warbirds large and small as far as the eye can see, while the sky reverberates to the rumble of Wrights, Pratt & Whitneys, Allisons, and Merlins. Photo by Bill Crumpīy Stephen Chapis Chino. Nelson Ezell flying the CAF SB2C Helldiver in 1989.
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