News Reports

Late in February of this year it was announced that a very rare ‘window of opportunity’ was available to bring together the worlds remaining airworthy Avro Lancasters - PA474 of the Royal Air Forces Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and C-GVRA of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - for one [...]

Following the naming ceremony for the Royal Navy's first Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, which takes place on 4 July, Air Day 2014 has taken ‘Carrier Aviation’ as this year’s theme.  Celebrating the triumphs of airborne assets deployed at sea since aviation's earliest days, Air Day will host a large gathering [...]

In July 2011, the then Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that RAF Leuchars, Fife was to close, with the Typhoon force relocating to RAF Lossiemouth, Moray. Before the move north, there were a number of small Exercises named “Moray Venture.” These provided personnel from 6 Squadron the ability to test [...]

With 2012 restoring the faith in RIAT for many enthusiast and 2013's lack of American participation being saved by a few star items and good weather, one can only wonder what 2014 will bring. Mark Kwiatkowski provides a preview from RAF Fairford. Wet and overcast was the scene at RAF [...]

This year the all new spectacular Farnborough Airshow has amazing displays spanning the last 100 years of aviation. A thrilling five hour flying display programme along with the static aircraft display which includes the F-35 Lightning II, Great War Display Team, the acrobatic delights of the Breitling WingWalkers, the Sea [...]

This year's Yeovilton Air Day event on Saturday 26th July takes 'Carrier Aviation' as its main theme. The theme highlights the development of airpower deployed at sea, which has played an important part in protecting the nations interests in the past, present and will continue into the future.  Participants include [...]

The annual Aviation Exhibition held within Goodwood Park enables pilots, buyers and enthusiasts to see and even experience the latest aviation models, innovations and technical developments in a stunning setting and relaxed environment. Prospective buyers can also experience demonstration flights available from leading manufacturers. There will be fixed wing and [...]

With the 2014 Air Show season quickly upon us, there is always much interest in the displays that will entertain enthusiasts and families up and down the United Kingdom and across Europe. For 2014 there is a new UK based team ready to strut their stuff - Midair Squadron. Duncan [...]

Having run for over 20 years, and winning two major awards last year, the RAF Cosford Air Show is a popular day out with every generation and with children under 16 getting in for free it’s the perfect opportunity to get the family together. We are giving one lucky family [...]

George 'Smokey' Bacon MBE is probably best known by airshow regulars as the calming, informative voice to many aviation events up and down the British Isles. However, George’s achievements and roles within the aviation industry go far beyond just commentating on airshows. Duncan Monk talks to George as he takes [...]

19th March 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the first flight of Bell Boeing's multi mission military tiltrotor aircraft. Designed to combine the versatility of a conventional helicopter with the long range and high speed performance of a fixed wing turbo prop, Duncan Monk looks at its development, early history, [...]

2013 has been a great year for AeroResource with continued growth in readership and our highest number of articles published in a 12 month period. With the team not only covering UK airshows and events but historical pieces and US exercises and museums (amongst others). A number of article ideas [...]

With recent retirements of the VC-10 and C-130K along with the imminent retirement of the TriStar, the variety of aircraft fielded by the RAF is clearly dwindling. However, Tuesday 12th November 2013 saw the arrival to UK shores of the latest addition to the forces inventory – the RC-135W Rivet [...]

VC10 ZA148 Retirement Just before 11am on Wednesday 28th August, 2013 Vickers VC10 K3, ZA148 'G', made its final landing at Newquay Airport, Cornwall (the former RAF St. Mawgan).  In doing so the aircraft completed its 48,351st flying hour but now takes up permanent residence as a static exhibit with [...]

Dornier's Second Coming - Dornier 17Z-2 Werke nr. 1160 The 26th August 1940 - a crew of 4 climb aboard Luftwaffer Dornier 17Z-2 5K+AR, tasked with attacking Fighter Command airfields in the Medway Area. One of a seven aircraft formation operated by 7 Staffel, III Gruppe / KG3 (7th Squadron [...]

Produced in large numbers the P-40 or Tomahawk, Kittyhawk or Warhawk as she was also known, was a ruggedly effective and potent fighter of the Second World War. Now, some 70 years on, surviving Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk 43-5802, has been rolled out in a scheme not seen on a P40 [...]

Founded originally in 1962 as Britannia Airways, the airline commenced operations under the name Thomson on 1st November 2008. Since then the airline has come on leaps and bounds, becoming one of the world's largest Charter Airlines. Thomson Airways is part of the TUI Travel PLC and is the UK's [...]

May the 13th 2012 saw 3 Squadron become 100 years old and celebrate the event with a ceremony full of pomp and circumstance, as would be expected in both Jubilee and Olympic year.  Steve Smith and Craig Sluman were at RAF Coningsby for AeroResource... The History Although the Squadron had [...]

With the looming privatization of the UK Search and Rescue cover and its new Royal recruit, the RAF SAR has recently been a topic on the tip of many tongues. 2011 marks Seventy Years of RAF Search and Rescue, Michael Buckle reports from 202 Sqn ‘D flight’ on the important [...]

The RAF Museum at Cosford received their latest addition in August 2011, the C-130 has been the work horse of forces throughout the world and early August marked the end for the RAF's XV202.  Steve Smith was there for AeroResource... The latest addition to Cosford's inventory is unusually a type [...]

Following on from their recent acquisitions of ex-RAF types, the Dominie, a Hercules and a Harrier, the latest arrivalat RAF Cosford in March 2012 is another ex-RAF airframe – Nimrod R1 XV249.  Steve Smith reports for AeroResource... Things at Cosford are looking brighter with the arrival of several new airframes [...]