London Heathrow, 1975

My first job after leaving school was with British Airways at Heathrow, from 1973 to 1980. You would think I would take advantage of the location and have lots of images from that period? Being young, there was always tomorrow so there are a lot … Continue readingLondon Heathrow, 1975

NAS Miramar, 1988

Back in the day, when NAS Miramar was “Fightertown” as made famous in TopGun, I stood outside the fence capturing a few images of the resident F14’s and E2’s as they carried their training. Although standing outside the fence of an active US Navy base … Continue readingNAS Miramar, 1988

California Firefighters

Whilst driving through California recently, I came across a temporary heliport which had been established in support of fighting the Valley fire in Lake County, California. As I arrived, it appeared that the facility was being broken down, as the fire was now 75% contained … Continue readingCalifornia Firefighters

RIAT Fairford 2015

Once again, the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) was held at RAF Fairford in the third week of July. Whilst the show has come in for some criticism from aviation buffs in recent years, it remains one of the largest and most varied public gatherings … Continue readingRIAT Fairford 2015

Anatolian Eagle 2015/2

In June 2015 I attended the spotters days for Anatolian Eagle 2015/2 at Konya AB, Turkey. The Anatolian Eagle exercises are the European equivalent of Red Flag and Maple Flag, designed to provide training for joint operations support in a realistic operational environment. Participants for … Continue readingAnatolian Eagle 2015/2

RAF Northolt Nightshoot XVIII

After many frustrated attempts, Phillip Dawe finally managed to get the specially marked Conair S-2T Turbo Firecat from the French Sécurité Civile to one of his famous nightshoots. In addition, there was a rare overseas trip by a Belgian Gendarmerie Nationale Cessna 182 Skylane, which … Continue readingRAF Northolt Nightshoot XVIII

Narita October 2014

My recent travel to Japan (see Atsugi, Iruma and Hyakuri) was via Narita on Virgin Atlantic. Here are some images from the observation platforms at Terminals 1 and 2 on both my arrival and departure days.