Spotting news for aircraft enthusiasts
The Delta Flight Museum at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport has added another historic aircraft to its collection in the form of a retired Douglas DC-7B. This classic piston airliner had been sitting forlorn...
While the Imperial War Museum at Duxford near Cambridge is undoubtedly one of the greatest aviation museums in the world, covering the history of flight from the earliest days through war and conflict to...
Hidden away at the entrance to the former Rhein-Main Air Base on the south side of Frankfurt Airport, close to the construction site of the new Terminal 3, is the Berlin Airlift Memorial. This...
Back in 1989 I was a 9 year old kid and we were about to go on a family holiday to Florida from the UK. It was quite early in the age of long-haul...
I recently ticked another important aircraft off my ‘flown on’ list when I took a scenic flight aboard a de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide. These vintage biplanes are a really important piece of the...
27 July 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the de Havilland Comet – the world’s first commercial jet airliner. Developed in the years following the Second World War, the Comet...
While on more of a military theme than this website is used to, I’ve picked this book to review to hopefully offer something of interest to those who like classic piston and propliners from...
It’s been a long time coming, but the end is finally in sight for American Airlines’ McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet. The airline has announced that the type will be retired fully from its fleet...
Here’s a video of the DC-3s and C-47s at Duxford for the D-Day 75th anniversary Daks Over Normandy event. I hope you enjoy. Remember, you can read my report and see the pictures...
The Imperial War Museum at Duxford near Cambridge was humming to the sound of radial piston engines on 4th and 5th June as one of the largest gatherings of Douglas DC-3 and C-47 aircraft...
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