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 …
Museum Review : Flambards
Flambards, just outside Helston in Cornwall, opened under the name Cornwall Aero Park and was founded by Lt. Cdr. Douglas Kingsford Hale MBE, a retired Fleet Air Arm pilot who …
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 …
Article: Flybe 1979-2020
Starting in 1979 as Jersey European Airways, Flybe, with its headquarters and maintenance facility being located in Exeter, has always had a strong connection to the South West with flights …
Article: Cheltenham Gold Cup 2020
The Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival in March 2020 was the last major sporting event to take place in the south west before the very necessary measures were introduced to stop …
Article: Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
Twelve years ago, the Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire area was the last in mainland Great Britain not to have an Air Ambulance. Roll on to 2020 and the Great Western …