Wings Over Illawarra 2017 had plenty of great flying displays and no air show is complete without historic warbirds taking to the sky. There were some issues during the Saturday flying on May 6th, 2017, which meant not everything flew as planned but what did take to the sky still made it a fun day… Read More Wings Over Illawarra 2017: Warbirds Keeping History Alive
The world’s only original flying Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 ground attack “Butcher Bird” had alluded me for years. Yes I had seen this fine aircraft recovered from a Russian swamp and returned to flight numerous times on the ground but never in the sky. In 2012 the Flying Heritage Collection Luftwaffe Flying Day at Paine… Read More FHC Luftwaffe Flying Day 2016
This weekends Flying Heritage Collection Famous Fighters Flying Day held much promise. As part of US Fathers Day weekend celebrations it featured father and son teams Steve and Steven Hinton, along with Bud and Ross Granley, who were to fly some incredible and original World War Two Allied and Axis aircraft: A Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (USAAF),… Read More FHC Famous Fighters Flying Day 2016
It is not very often you get a chance to take a closer look at what is under the engine cowling of an original World War Two, German Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-5 fighter known as the Würger or “Butcher Bird” (for its lethal reputation and heavy armament of MG151 20mm cannons and MG131 13mm machine guns). I… Read More Under the Cowl of the Flying Heritage Collection FW-190A-5
There is never any shortage of warbird action at the Planes of Fame Airshow and 2015 showcased many European Theatre World War Two era aircraft including a Bell P-63 Kingcobra (mostly flown by the Soviets as it was seen as inferior to the P-51 Mustang by the USAAF), the Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) venerable transport, Lockheed… Read More Planes of Fame Airshow 2015: WW2 European Theatre Warbirds
In June 2012 I visited the excellent Imperial War Museum in London. As you enter the main doors you are immediately within the Grand Atrium, the impressive centrepiece of the museum jam-packed with aircraft, tanks, weaponry and people. Recently I was quite surprised to see some photos of an almost empty Grand Atrium! It turns out the museum is about… Read More Transforming the Imperial War Museum of London
So much is crammed into the relatively small Imperial War Museum in London, UK. Particularly the grand atrium which has everything on display from tanks to aircraft and midget submarines (mainly from World War One and World War Two)! My Uncle Ed and I visited there in June 2012. It is an impressive place to explore for a… Read More Imperial War Museum – London
