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Waddington 2009

Waddington 2009

The first RAF Waddington International Air Show was staged at RAF Waddington in 1995, after the event was moved down from RAF Finningley – an RAF station located near Doncaster which was closed down in 1995. Since then the RAF Waddington International Air Show has developed into the largest of all RAF’s air shows. It [...]

RAF Northolt 2010

RAF Northolt 2010

RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east by northeast of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in West London, UK. Approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) north of London Heathrow Airport, it also handles a large number of private civilian flights. RAF Northolt is actually situated [...]

RAF Northolt

RAF Northolt

RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in north west Greater London, England. Approximately 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of London Heathrow Airport, it also handles a large number of private civilian flights. RAF Northolt is actually situated in neighbouring Ruislip; most early RAF airfields were named after [...]

British WW2 colors

Britain in the WW2 have used number of the camouflage patterns for their airplanes. Use of colors as well camouflage patterns are directed by the Ministry and color chips shown bellow are used for the RAf as well FAA airplanes.. Colors bellow are: Aluminium, Azure-Blue, Blue, Dark-Earth, Dark-Green, Dark-Mediterranean-Blue, Dark-Sea-Grey, Dark-Slate-Grey, Deep-Sky, Extra-Dark-Sea-Green, Extra-Dark-Sea-Grey, Grey-Green, [...]

RAF Museum Hendon

One of the most famous collection of preserved aircraft in the world- museum in Hendon. Images present following airplanes: Curtiss Kittyhawk IV s/n FX760, Taylorcraft Auster 1 s/n LB264, Hawker Typhoon IB s/n MN235, Supermarine Spitfire 24 s/n PK724, de Havilland Vampire F3 s/n VT812, DHC1 Chipmunk T10 s/n WP962, Bristol Sycamore HR12 s/n WV783, [...]