Early October saw the latest (now biannual) night shoot take place at RAF Northolt. A first for this occasion was the arrival and hot running of a McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Globemaster III from 99 Squadron. The new format for apron access once again allowed photographers to … Continue readingRAF Northolt Nightshoot XXXI
It’s been a while since I paid a visit to RAF Lakenheath, so I decided to take a drive to the base. Unfortunately, the day I chose was very quiet – although the arrival of 3 warbirds in the shape of 2 Spitfires and a … Continue readingRAF Lakenheath
RIAT returned to RAF Fairford in 2024, with better weather than the previous year. This year was a great year for quality, with some rare and unusual participants, including a display by a Lockheed U-2 before being placed on static display, as well as the … Continue readingRIAT Fairford 2024
After a break of a few years, mostly due to COVID-19, I returned to the NATO Tiger Meet Spotters Day, held on June 10, 2024 at Schleswig-Jagel Air Base in Northern Germany. The weather was changeable, with a mixture of clouds, rain and sun throughout … Continue readingNATO Tiger Meet 2024 – Schleswig-Jagel, Germany
When I think back to my early days of aircraft spotting and photography, I am full of regret for not capturing images of the variety of aircraft, both in terms of types and operators, which graced London Heathrow (and other places) in the 60’s and … Continue readingLondon Heathrow EGLL
After visiting Edwards AFB for the October 2022 show, I took the opportunity to get to General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, California, home to Fox Helitack H-532 and the United States Forest Service Fox AirTanker Base, serving the Angeles National Forest. The crew … Continue readingFox Field, US Forest Service AirTanker Station
After an absence of 13 years, Edwards AFB re-opened its doors to the public over the weekend of October 15/16, 2022. Timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of both Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier and the formation of the United States Air Force, … Continue readingEdwards AFB Air Show 2022
After an enforced break due to runway resurfacing and the COVID-19 pandemic, Nightshoots returned to RAF Northolt on 13 October 2022. Phil Dawe once again managed to pull in some interesting aircraft, many of which either departed or performed engine runs during the evening. There … Continue readingRAF Northolt Nightshoot XXVIIa
November 2018 and my travels took me to the biennial Chinese International Airshow at Zhuhai in southern China. Meeting up with the 4Aviation group who had started their trip in Beijing with a visit to the at Datangshan and some sightseeing on the Great Wall, … Continue readingZhuhai 2018
Nightshoot XXV took place at RAF Northolt on the evening of October 18th, 2018, under clearing skies. As ever, Phil Dawe and his team worked hard to get a variety of aircraft to be present but inevitably service requirements, crew availability and airframe issues resulted … Continue readingRAF Northolt Nightshoot XXV