After visiting RAF Mildenhall it was a 40 mile trip to a former RAF base, Wattisham, for another Timeline event. This time it was to photograph a Phantom, Hunter, Lightning cockpit and a few rotary’s that belong to the Wattisham Station Heritage Museum. On arrival we had to check in at the main gate and all of us… Read More »
As I was on my way to an event, I decided to leave home early and spend a few hours at RAF Mildenhall, before commencing my journey onwards. For those of you that don’t know RAF Mildenhall, it’s the home of the 100th Air refueling wing, USAF, tanker fleet that provides air support for air operations for USAF and NATO.… Read More »
Had a recent visit to Norfolk to help a friend get the chalet’s ready for the summer season, once the work was done I managed to get a bit of time to myself. With photography not on the agenda, the only access to a camera was with my camera phone, mind you it did make a… Read More »
Another day, another Time Line event this time it was a photo shoot with the Avro Vulcan that belongs to the Vulcan Restoration Trust, based at Southend airport. Arriving early was the order of the day as this was a sell out event, so me thinking the world and his wife would be in attendance, to my… Read More »
A first time visit to Royal Air Force,( RAF) Odiham was the order of the day, thanks to Timeline events for a afternoon, evening and night shoot organized in aid of the Jon Egging Trust, (JET). RAF Odiham is situated south of the historic village of Odiham in Hampshire just off the M3 Motorway, junction 5 … Read More »
A trip to the RSPB nature reserve at the Head Quarters Sandy, was the order of the day to photograph the Race For Wildlife Event , for 2019. This event was cancelled a few weeks ago, due to the severe weather that made part of the course to dangerous , so the rearranged event took place on Sunday the 10th, March. The… Read More »
Thursday 28th,February was a mixed emotional day as we say goodbye to an RAF legend, the Tornado. The Tornado had served the RAFs needs for 37 years, it has been involved in conflicts around the globe, Gulf war, Bosnia and most recently, Syria against IS insurgent’s. It has had many upgrades in it’s life from… Read More »
A visit to sunny St Ives, Cambs on Saturday for the annual Interprint Exhibition/ competition of photography which took place at the free church. There were 244 prints on show from various photographic clubs in the East Anglin Federation Region (EAF) . It gave me a chance to have a look round the Exhibition, I must admit… Read More »
A planned trip to RAF Marham, Norfolk to photograph some of the remaining Tornadoes that happened to still be in service with the RAF, before they retire. With the last remaining Sqds, 31 and 9 still active I thought I had better get a move on, if I want to photograph these iconic Fighters/Bomber, before they retire… Read More »
Early morning wake up call was the order of the day,I had to scrape the frost of the car before setting off to Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome nr Leicester. Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and proving ground is a privately owned airport near the village of Bruntingthorpe, 11 miles south from the centre of Leicester, and is well known to be… Read More »