This year, the de Havilland Moth Club hosted their annual fly-in at Oaksey Park airfield, a charming grass strip. Despite the warm, sunny weather, a strong crosswind at some participants’ home bases prevented several expected aircraft from attending—safety first, after all. […]
By Nigel Hitchman On June 2nd another excellent airshow took place at the Shuttleworth collection, this time the theme was military aircraft, though a few civilian aircraft were displayed. The weather was excellent, although too […]
By Nigel Hitchman The Tiger Moth Club of New Zealand held their autumn fly-in and AGM at the home of the Taupo gliding club, a big wide grass strip just north of town. With low […]
By Nigel Hitchman This past weekend, the Imperial War Museum hosted the first of three “Duxford Flying Days” of the 2024 airshow season. Naturally, the show featured locally based warbirds, with a surprise visitor. Before […]
By Nigel Hitchman It’s a long drive out to Minot, ND. In August 2023 that was my target after Oshkosh, 800 miles and around 12 hours non stop, but I took the scenic route via […]
by Nigel Hitchman On September 15-17, 2023, the WACO Historical Society held a fly-in at Waco Field to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the famed aircraft manufacturer’s move to Troy, Ohio. The historic airfield is […]
By Stephen Chapis. In the minds of the general public, Frank Borman, Colonel, USAF (Ret), will be remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, when he, along with Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr., […]