2011

Year 2011
- Lynx AH9A & Wildcat
  Upgraded Lynx AH9A ZG923 The 22nd and final Lynx AH9A was handed over to the Army...
- RAF Coningsby - Dec 2011
  The Locals The locals were busy with eighteen airframes flying in a four...
- Reprieve For Sentinel?
  In an interview on BBC Radio 4 the Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen...
- RAF Harriers Sold
  Today it was announced that the Ministry of Defence has agreed to sell its entire...
- Typhoon Guide Update
  Quite a few things have changed since I last updated my Eurofighter Typhoon guide...
- Eurofighter Typhoon Guide
  Updated: April 2013 When you read about the Eurofighter Typhoon you read...
- Op ELLAMY
  On Thursday 3rd November 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attended an event...
- Puma 40th Anniversary
  The RAF's Puma Force celebrated its 40th anniversary this year having flown...
- Ex PASHTUN DAWN
  Ex PASHTUN DAWN, a Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRX), began on the 24th July...
- Harrier Engine Runs
  On or around 1st August the Harriers in store at RAF Cottesmore will have their engines...
- Mach Loop 14th July 2011
  Whilst just about every other photographer in the UK went to RAF Fairford...
- Yeovilton Air Day 2011
  The RNAS Yeovilton Air Day isn't an air show I usually attend. With a date...
- Waddington Air Show 2011
  After the poor weather in early June that caused me to cancel my plans to attend...
- Nimrod R1 Retirement
  On Tuesday 28th June 2011 for the last time a Nimrod R1 landed at RAF Waddington....
- RAF Leeming RTP
  My last visit to RAF Leeming was back in early 2007 and many things have...
- RAF Coningsby - 41 Sqn Special
  A visit to RAF Coningsby to catch up with the Typhoons and hopefully catch...
- Apaches Attack Libyan Targets
  On the 3rd June 2011 the WAH-64D Apache attack helicopters of the British Army...
- The Vulcan Returns to Bruntingthorpe
  With the Vulcan making a return to Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome for its first...
- Jaguars At RAF Cranwell
  A return visit to DCAE Cranwell to catch the last operating Jaguars in the RAF being...
- RAF Mildenhall Obama State Visit
  Ahead of President Obama making his State Visit to the UK the US Marine...
- Nikon Exposure Bracketing
  The change from Nikon to Canon has on the whole been fairly smooth but I did have...
- Vulcan XH558 at Robin Hood Airport
  With Vulcan XH558 now a lot closer to me than when it was at RAF Lyneham I decided...
- RAF Mildenhall - Osprey Hunting
  Another trip to RAF Mildenhall in an attempt to catch the USAF CV-22B Ospreys...
- Nikon Auto ISO
  When I was a Canon shooter I made use of the Safety Shift custom function (C.Fn 1-6 on the 7D)....
- USAF SOG AC-130s and MC-130s
  The USAF Special Operations Group (SOG) have been busy of late and my visit...
- DSLRs and Auto Mode
  Most people’s path to a digital SLR involves upgrading from a compact or bridge...
- The Mach Loop 2011
  My first trip out to the Mach Loop wasn't what I expected but then with...
- Eurofighter Typhoon Spares
  Following on from my two other posts on the Typhoon spares situation (linked below...
- RAF Could Cut Tornado
  'Cuts could cost RAF its fleet of Tornados' was the title of the Guardian story published...
- RAF Taking £70M Fighter Jets Apart To Use as Spares
  "RAF Taking £70M Fighter Jets Apart To Use as Spares" declares the Daily Express...
- Exercise Pashtun Jaguar
  Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) started a Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRX)...
- RAF Dominie Retirement
  The end of 2010 saw the retirement of a long serving aircraft for the RAF as part...