Event Reports
Duxford Spring Airshow 2010
With a participation list that promised one of the best shows for a long time, the Spring Airshow looked to be a fantastic start to the 2010 season at IWM Duxford. Ben Montgomery and Phill Loughlin report for Aero Resource on what turned out to be a great weekend. This [...]
Abingdon Air and Country Show 2010
Glorious sunshine, bright blue skies and temperatures hitting the 20s. Then the air-show season arrived and it all went Pete Tong. Steve Smith of AeroResource reports on the traditional season starter at Abingdon… The Abingdon Air and Country show has grown immensely in the 11 years since it’s inception. Started [...]
RAF Northolt Night Shoot – A Year On…
The RAF Northolt night photo shoots have become somewhat a legendary event over the past year, providing unique night photo opportunities for the enthusiast. Michael Buckle visited the record breaking March 2010 event to reflect on the first year of the night photoshoots. There are many night photo shoots hosted [...]
Red Bull Air Race: Nigel Lamb
Nigel Lamb takes time out of his busy Abu Dhabi schedule, to talk to AeroResource's Duncan Monk about his new look MXS aircraft and the ins and outs of Red Bull racing. Nigel Lamb began his flying career, like many aerobatic pilots, in the Air Force. After 6 years of [...]
Red Bull Air Race – Part 2: Race Day
The opening race of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship took place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for the sixth consecutive year. Duncan Monk provides the final article for AeroResource, with a look at the race. Race day dawned with Abu Dhabi shrouded [...]
Red Bull Air Race – Part 1: Introduction
The opening race of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship took place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for the sixth consecutive year. Duncan Monk provides the first of two articles for AeroResource, with an introduction to the race and the qualifying. Along the [...]
Al Ain Airshow 2010
The eighth and largest Al Ain Aerobatic Show took place at Al Ain International Airport from the 27th - 30th January 2010. Duncan Monk went along to witness this unique event for AeroResource. Sat on the outskirts of the oasis city of Al Ain, and with a dramatic backdrop of [...]
Bahrain International Airshow 2010
The inaugural Bahrain International Air show (BIAS) took place at the new Sakhir Airbase from 21-23 January 2010. Duncan Monk reports from a thoroughly well planned and executed event, that is an exciting and welcome addition to the air show calendar. During July of 2008, Farnborough International Limited (FIL) announced [...]
The Royal International Air Tattoo 2009
It was that time of year again, when the quiet village in the Cotswolds was woken up by high speed passes, reheat take-offs and the smell of good old Kerosene, it could only be, the Royal International Air Tattoo “Twenty ‘oh Nine”. Michael Buckle reports for Fighter Control with the [...]
RAF Waddington Airshow 2009
The 4th and 5th of July marked Waddington airshow in Lincolnshire. The show this year focused on NATO’s sixtieth anniversary. Charles Cunliffe reports for Fighter Control from the sun blessed event. Waddington is the second biggest airshow in the UK and plays host to a varied amount of military aircraft [...]
Fly Navy 100 – RAF Northolt
The RAF Northolt Photoshoots have become more and more popular in recent months, and the latest in a line of successful events was held to coincide with the Royal Navy Flypast over London to mark their 100th anniversary. Mark Kwiatkowski was there to report for AeroResource. So, in this centennial [...]
MCAS Miramar Airshow 2007
Fighter Control’s Mark Forest visits Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, on the West Coast of the United States. When you mention the name Miramar you think of the film Topgun & US Navy pilots roaring past the tower in F-14's. Those days have long since past and now [...]
NATO Tigermeet 2007
Fighter Control Forum member Tony Osborne attended this years Nato Tiger meet for Artic Tigers 2007. This was the first time a Tiger Meet had been hosted in Norway. Despite the goings on in the worlds war zones involving Nato nations. Over one thousand personel from Twenty One squadrons represented [...]
Royal International Air Tattoo 2007
Michael Freer reports from 2007's highly successful Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. Additional photography by Stuart Freer. "When I recommended 'Agile and Adaptable' as the operational theme for RIAT 2007, I felt confident it would reflect the current strategic thinking of many of my colleagues around the globe. [...]