The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...
26 January 2024
On 26 November 2003 Concorde G-BOAF flew into Filton near Bristol, arriving for preservation with British Aerospace. ...
23 November 2023
Back in the summer of 1991 I had the good fortune to be invited by the then British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) to be th...
24 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
Ian Hamilton
I was posted to 44 Squadron (Rhodesia Squadron) from RAF Waddington in early 1964 as a 20 year old Ai...
28 July 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
The race was on again to prepare XH558 for the 2009 airshow season. A host of servicing requirements awaited the atte...
25 November 2022
Bob Tracey was a Club member and was a hangar volunteer during the restoration.
(This article was originally publi...
20 December 2021
On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...
25 June 2021
On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.
Due to the small size and high-density populat...
28 May 2021