Hi all, The 41st annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta took one hell of a beating from the much predicted bad weather this weekend – such a shame for all involved in making this great event happen every year. Fortunately an ‘extra’ launch to take place on the morning of Thursday 8th August was announced during […]
Hi all, Last stop for today was the Rotorway Exec that has been reported as being on display within the yard of A1 Car Spares near Wokingham. If you visit on a working day, this helicopter is easily seen by driving through the gates and parking in the car park on your immediate left. This […]
Hi all, today I checked up on a Oxfordshire wreck & relic that I had not seen in that location before. This was ex-Swiss Air Force Vampire J-1169 which I first saw flying at Emmen in May 1989…….. J-1169, de Havilland Vampire FB.6, Swiss (678) https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/48025820193/in/dateposted-public/ At the co-ordinates below, turn of the A4155 […]
Cotswold Airport’s AV8 Restaurant Reopening Confirmed We are genuinely thrilled and reassured that so many people, some very passionately on social media, keep asking when AV8 will be reopened. We are pleased to announce that AV8’s completion is ‘now on finals’ and is scheduled to reopen to the public on Friday the 28th June 2019. […]
The final visit of another long day was the light airfield at Herzilya. Once we parked the vans at the Northern side of the airfield, it was a walk along the entire length of the field. The weather was cooler and therefore it was quite a pleasant walk. Co-ordinates: 32.180207N 34.828275E Whilst most aircraft were […]
We had just been to the furthest point North at Atlit and now moving back South. A small airport called Habonim is next to the coast and had a number of Dornier Do.28’s, unfortunately they all appeared to be in a slowing declining condition. The airfield also had a parachute club, called Paradive, as well […]
Next day we were off Northbound for a bit of a history lesson. After around one and a half hours we arrived at The Atlit Detention Camp Museum, which is near Haifa. This camp was constructed during the British Mandatory Rule. Between 1939-1948 it served as a detention camp for ‘Illegal immigrants’ (Maapilim) who came […]
As I had mentioned in an earlier report, we would return to Sde Dov. A reasonably easy place to view from as you walk along the coastal walkway that has the beach on one side, the airport on the other. The only danger is cyclists and runners!! As on our first visit, photographs were not […]
Today going to be very busy, with two highlights of the trip being visited. Before we even left the hotel, a few aircraft were noted inbound as well as outbound from Ben Gurion, plus a few helicopters working along the coast and past the hotel. This morning was set aside for the airport ramp tour […]
We were advised that this airfield was not always friendly, so we initially viewed the aircraft on the ramp from distance. We then drove the two van’s to the main gate and had a quick look from the perimeter fence, where all aircraft, except the wrecked one were easily identified. No one bothered us as […]