Wings Over The Mediterranean
With its proximity to both Northern Africa and the Middle East along with being a frontier into Europe the Mediterranean islands of Malta has huge strategic importance. With this in …
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Strategic Reach: The September 2025 Bomber Task Force at RAF Fairford
In September 2025, the quiet Gloucestershire countryside once again echoed with the thunder of strategic airpower as the U.S. Air Force’s 307th Bomb Wing deployed two B-52H Stratofortress bombers to …
Thirty Years On: Honoring Captain David Hawkens and the U-2 Crash at RAF Fairford
RAF Fairford, August 29, 1995 In the quiet morning hours, a Lockheed U-2R reconnaissance aircraft lifted off from the Gloucestershire airbase under the call sign Mooch 31. Its mission: a …
VP JD at FFD
When it was announced that Vice President of the United States of America James David Vance and his family would be holidaying in the Cotswolds that RAF Fairford would see …
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2025
The iconic Bristol Balloon Fiesta returned for its 47th year in 2025 and was again held amongst the picturesque rolling hills of the Ashton Court estate near Bristol. This free …
SARMeet 2025
The Galileo Search And Rescue meeting has become a firm favorite from military Search and Rescue helicopters units for many years now. This year being hosted by 243rd Helicopter Squadron, …
80 Years Aloft: Celebrating the Pitts Special
The Pitts Special has been a regular attendee at airshows throughout the south west for many years, from The Royal Jordanian Falcons or Los Halcones at International Air Tattoos …
Wonderwall Meets Afterburner
When 90’s Britpop sensation Oasis announced they were reforming for a comeback tour, nobody would have thought the Gallagher brothers would be able to disrupt The Masterplan of the Royal …
Diamond Balloons
Many of us had Lockdown projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for Bristol born balloon pilot Andrew Holly it was not re-decorating a room or studying a new language. Andrew …
Article : Badminton Horse Trials
The Badminton Horse Trials is one of the most prestigious eventing competitions in the equestrian world. It takes place each May at the picturesque Badminton Estate in South Gloucestershire, which …