Article: Cheltenham Gold Cup 2025
Once again South West Aviation Photographers was at the Cheltenham Festival Heliport to capture the movements, and here’s what we shot. …
Article: Channel Islands Air Search
When people think Search and Rescue in the Southwest of the British Isles they probably think of the bright yellow Westland Sea King HAR.3s of the Royal Air Force or …
Trip Report: Luxembourg Armed Forces Open Air Days 2024
Article originally published by Aviation News in October 2024 When you hear of Luxembourg you would not necessarily think of a country with a military yet alone an air arm. However, …
Museum Review: Luxembourgish Aviation Museum
The Luxembourgish Aviation Museum isn’t top of peoples list to visit when it comes to aviation museum, situated in a health spa resort just meters away from the French border …
Trip Report: Norway 2024
Sola airshow 2024, hosted by the Royal Norwegian Air Force on the military ramp of Stavanger-Sola Airport, is run by a team of volunteers and is the largest aviation event …
Show Review: Bath Hot Air Balloon Club Night Glow 2024
A short Photo review of the Bath Hot Air Balloon Club Special Shape Inflation and Night Glow, in aid of Suicide Prevention UK and featured a number of local envelopes …
Show Review: Bristol Balloon Collectors Inflation Day 2024
Bristol has been well known for Hot Air Ballooning in the United Kingdom since Don Cameron introduced it with the ‘Bristol Belle’ in July 1967. However, as well as Cameron …
Article: Cheltenham Gold Cup 2024
The second week of March has always attracted thousands of race goers to Prestbury Park for The Jockey Club’s Cheltenham Festival. With horses comes money, with money comes helicopters and …
Show Review: Malta International Airshow 2023
Malta’s geographical location in the Mediterranean has allowed for their airshow to host some exotic aircraft over the years, from Libyan Chinooks to Egyptian K8’s. Whilst recent African participation has …
Trip Report: 56 Baza Lotnicza Open Day
Article originally published by Aviation News in August 2023 Deep in central Poland lies the City of Inowroclaw. An industrial city 120 Miles Northwest of Warsaw famous for salt mining, …
Trip Report: SAR Katwijk
In another example of how this relentless pursuit is just so addictive. I’d like to share my story of how I got the images featured in this post. SAR Katwijk …
Trip Report: Italy 2023
The rumours of a grand Italian celebration for the Aeronautica Militare centenary were flying around even before the RAF 100 was over and done with. A show that had so …
Museum Review: National Museum of Military History, Sofia, Bulgaria
Located on a side road in a suburb of Sofia, Close to the Borisova Gradina Park. The National Museum of Military History documents the history of all three of the …
Article: 736 Naval Air Squadron and the Hawk T1
Its the 1st March 2022 and the sea fog is rolling in off the English channel, on a quiet corner of RNAS Culdrose lies the hangar of 736 Naval Air …
Article: Historic Helicopters
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Somerset just off the A30 between Chard and Crewkerne lies Whitehouse Farm home to the Chard Equestrian Centre, but also home to one …
Show Review: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2021
August in Bristol can only mean one thing, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Now in its 42nd year, the fiesta was dreamt up by Don Cameron and friends and is …
Article: PytchAir
When Boeing 727-46 VP-CMN left Filton in 2012 I don’t think anyone would have thought that it would be returning to Bristol in 2021. But thanks to Brislington based Pytch …
Article: Deputy Secretary of Defense Visits RAF Fairford
On a very damp Monday afternoon in October SAM 606 touched down on Runway 27 at Royal Air Force Fairford carrying The Honourable David L. Norquist, the Deputy Secretary of …
Show Review: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2020
It was inevitable that an event that attracts half a million visitors to Ashton Court Estate, Bristol over a four day period would get cancelled because of the COVID19 Pandemic. …
Museum Review: The Helicopter Museum
Having closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the 21st March 2020 it was great to hear that the government was lifting restrictions on museums and other public …