2010

Year 2010
- The End Of The Harrier
  The announcement of the withdrawal of the Harrier came in the Strategic...
- Harriers Prepare For The End
  With the announcement that the Harrier fleet would be removed from service...
- Harriers & GR4s
  This could well be my last trip of the year to LFA 7 and if it is it wouldn't be a bad one to end it on. The weather...
- RAF Waddington - Air Combat Power
  As part of the Air Combat Power event held at RAF Waddington for the students...
- Mach Loop - Sept 2010
  With the summer now fading fast the sun is a lot lower in the sky and seemingly...
- Bruntingthorpe Victor From A Different Angle
  Looking at the weather report for tomorrow I've decided to give the Open Day at Bruntingthorpe...
- Shooting Aviation
  When people first start taking photos of either civilian aviation or military...
- Weapons Markings
  All munitions used by the RAF and all NATO members have markings applied to them...
- Preserved Sea Harriers
  When 801 NAS (Naval Air Squadron) disbanded on the 28th March 2006 the Sea Harrier...
- Wg Cdr Pennant
  The Wing Commander pennant originates from the days of the RFC (Royal Flying...
- F-15E Strike Eagle Training Load Out
  The top highlighted item - AIM-9 'Sidewinder' The AIM-9 'Sidewinder'...
- RAF Harrier Mission Markings
  You may have notice if you have visited RAF Cottesmore in the last two years...
- How to Shoot Low Level Photography
  Low level photography is one of the most dynamic and interesting types...
- Block 8 Typhoons
  After months of negotiations the UK has signed the contract for the Tranche...
- RAF Coningsby - Typhoon BoB Markings
  Some awful weather at RAF Coningsby caused only a slight pause in the flying....
- DCAE Cranwell's Jaguars
  The last operational Jaguar squadron (Number 6 Sqn) was disbanded on the 31st...
- Farnborough 2010
  Having come back from RIAT 2010 with no usable pictures of the F/A-18F Super...
- RIAT 2010
  RIAT is the UK’s premier airshow and lays claim to the world’s largest...
- Waddington Air Show 2010
  As I had explained in the Waddington Air Show Preview,...
- Waddington Air Show PREVIEW 2010
  Nimrod R1 XV249 landing Last years air show won't...
- F-15E, Harriers and a F-3 Low Level
  A very mixed day. That's how I'd sum up my latest trip to LFA 7. The weather...
- Cosford Air Show 2010
  The Cosford Air Show isn't an air show that is usually on my list of air shows...
- 31 Sqn in the Mach Loop
  The Mach Loop or LFA 7 to use its correct name sees a variety of aircraft...
- Cold War Jets Open Day 2010
  LPG Lightning XS904 at Bruntingthorpe Bruntingthorpe...
- Harriers on a Sunday!
  RAF Cottesmore GR9 ZD403 The now infamous ash cloud from...
- Bruntingthorpe - Nimrod MR2 & VC-10s
  Nimrod MR2 XV226 at Bruntingthorpe Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome...
- Harriers & Goodbye to a Nimrod
  RAF Cottesmore, sun, a southwesterly wind putting the much loved runway...
- Typhoons and spares
  May's edition of Air Forces Monthly contains an article called 'It's Official - The RAF Really...
- RAF Coningsby - 41(R) Sqn BoB Tail Codes
  RAF Typhoon T3 ZJ801 29(R) Sqn on finals So far this year...
- Project CURIUM
  The aircraft operated from QinetiQ's Boscombe Down facility have always...
- RAF Shawbury - Storage and DHFS
  RAF Shawbury is a combined storage and training facility located in Shrewsbury....