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When is a moth a better moth? When its made of metal....
Geoffrey de Havilland’s line of biplane sports/training aircraft, which culminated in the DH82 Tiger Moth, began with the first flight of the DH.60 Moth prototype, at the hands of De Havilland h… more →
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When is a moth a better moth? When its made of metal....
shortfinals wrote 3 months ago: Geoffrey de Havilland’s line of biplane sports/training aircraft, which culminated in the DH82 … more →
Nanchang CJ-6A, G-BVVG
shortfinals wrote 5 months ago: It would be perhaps wrong to describe this Chinese trainer as ‘universal’, but with over … more →
CEA Jodel DR. 1050/M-1 'Sicile Record'
shortfinals wrote 5 months ago: CEA Jodel DR.1050/M-1 ‘Sicile Record’ Following the Second World War, much of French avi … more →
Great Vintage Flying Weekend, Kemble, May 9 - 10th
shortfinals wrote 6 months ago: Control Tower, Kemble Airfield Well, the 2009 GVFWE has come and gone…..and it was a roaring s … more →
Date for GVFWE 2009, 9th/10th May - Kemble Airfield
shortfinals wrote 8 months ago: Great Vintage Flying Weekend The Great Vintage Flying Weekend had come to be a ‘fixture … more →
This Messenger always brings good news......
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shortfinals wrote 8 months ago: Miles Messenger, G-AJOE Developed from a Second World War design for the Royal Air Force , and used … more →
Two classics - a Pietenpol Air Camper and Arthur Ord-Hume!
shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: Pietenpol Air Camper Sometimes the fates allow a most appropriate meeting. In this photograph (taken … more →
Skyjeep - a rara avis
shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: Skyjeep - a rara avis! The Chrislea Aircraft Company did many things wrong…it seemed that it w … more →
G-AMMS, not an Alpha, but alphabet soup again!
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shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: G-AMMS Sorry about the terrible Auster pun at the start of the post, but I could not resist this opp … more →
The Taylor JT-1 Monoplane..and 1,000 tags!
shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: THE Taylor Monoplane Very occasionally, someone does something quite startling. In this case it was … more →
Yes, I know, I know, it's ANOTHER An-2.......
shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: An-2, D-FKMA I may have said this before but I REALLY like the An-2. The ‘Anushka’ is bi … more →
A striking Chief......
shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: Aeronca 11AC Chief The Aeronca Aircraft Corporation (formerly the Aeronautical Corporation of Americ … more →
Silver bullet!
shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: Pilatus P2 The Second World War in Europe was winding rapidly down, when the Swiss aviation concern, … more →
An English eccentric.....
shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: What is it? A Wot, that’s what! What is it? It’s a Currie Wot, that’s what! Seen t … more →
Alright, I confess, I REALLY like the An-2....
shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: Antonov An-2 Here is another example of that wonderful beast, the Antonov An-2 (NATO reporting name, … more →
So, what did Mr Piper do next?
shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: L18C Super Cub After William Piper had wrested control of the Taylor Aircraft Co. from Clarence Tayl … more →
A Nottingham success story - via the USA!
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shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: Taylorcraft BL-65 In the 1920s two brothers from Nottingham ,Clarence and Gordon Taylor, left for th … more →
The French build the most striking aircraft
shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: SNCAN Nord NC854S The French have a certain way about them. They tend to build aircraft which are st … more →
Airshow vs Rain...and the winner is.....
shortfinals wrote 10 months ago: 'Oh! The humanity........' This is every airshow organizer’s worst nightmare. The ambu … more →
