There are up to 5 solar eclipses every year and a total solar eclipse about every 18 months. One of those total solar...
26 April 2024
I want to tell the story of a Canberra Medical trip I took part in sometime early in 1958, my Canberra logbook has sa...
20 December 2023
On 26 November 2003 Concorde G-BOAF flew into Filton near Bristol, arriving for preservation with British Aerospace. ...
23 November 2023
Navigator training in 1953-55
Navigator training was carried out at Air Navigation schools in Hullavington and Bis...
29 September 2023
Born in 1942, I obviously have few memories of WWII but one remains vivid. It is also the first distinct memory I hav...
23 August 2023
When it comes to aviation, even the tiniest details matter. From the type of paint used to the equipment on board, ev...
22 August 2023
English Electric Canberra WK163 is one of Britain’s most important Cold War jet-age aircraft. She spent most of...
30 June 2023
In the annals of aviation history, few aircraft have left a permanent mark like the Avro Lancaster and the Avro Vulca...
25 May 2023
Barnes Wallis
The concept for the Dambusters raid was first proposed early in World War II by aeronauti...
31 March 2023
With funds once again depleted XH558 had to sit patiently in her hangar after her all too brief taste of freedom. It ...
28 October 2022