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Test pilots
final reunion
Posted 08/07/08
Rolls Royce
test pilots from all
over the world have gathered for a special reunion at Popham airfield
in Hampshire. BBC Video >> Vulcan to fly at
Waddington Show
Posted 04/07/08
Vulcan XH558
has finally been given display authority. The first public display will
be at RAF Waddington on 5th/6th July. Read more >> BBC Video >> Bournemouth
Aviation Museum
Posted 18/06/08
"Adventure
Wonderland" theme park
located near Bournemouth Airport have offered land for a new open air
aviation museum. Read more >> Members of Popham flying club saved by 40p whistle after crash in France Posted 13/06/08
Three men from
the Spitfire Flying club at Popham who crash-landed in a remote French
forest are thanking their lucky stars for a 40p plastic whistle. After
an amazing escape from their wrecked light plane, they took turns to
blow on the whistle. The sound enabled rescuers, who had to search for
them on foot because of bad weather, to locate the trio after a
three-hour hunt. They were taken to hospital with hypothermia and
relatively minor injuries.
Read
more >>PM joins
campaign for Spitfire memorial
Posted 05/06/08
The campaign for Southampton to have a landmark monument to the Spitfire will reach Number 10 Downing Street today. Read more >> Video >> Solent Sky given
go ahead for new museum
Posted 28/05/08
THE future of
Southampton's nationally important Solent Sky Museum has been secured
after plans for a "spectacular" revamp were given the go ahead. Read
more >>
Dambusters remembered 65 years on Posted 16/05/08 A service and fly-past has been held to mark the 65th anniversary of the World War II Dambusters mission. A Lancaster bomber flew three times over Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, which was used by the original pilots to train ahead of their famous raid BBC Video >> "Rocketman" flies Posted 15/05/08 A 48-year-old Swiss man has successfully jumped out of a plane over the Alps using a new improved version of his jet propelled hang-glider. Yves Rossy has spent five years training for the event and was helped by four jet engines. Pictures & Video >> Popham Microlight & Aerojumble events postponed Posted 01/05/08 Due to recent heavy rainfall causing waterlogging at Popham Airfield the Microlight & Aerojumble events have been postponed. Both events are rescheduled for 2 & 3 August. Historic hangers to be restored Posted 23/04/08 Air hangars on Yatesbury Airfield in Wiltshire which were used in both World Wars are being restored at a cost of £3m. BBC Video >> Battle goes on to save Ibsley Control Tower Posted 27/03/08  The 67 year
control tower at the former WW2 airfeild at Ibsley has been
refused listed status. Cultural minister Margaret Hodge said it does
not have "sufficient architectural or historic interest in a national
context to merit listing". Determined members of the RAF
Ibsley Historical Group who have
campaigned for years to restore the building, have vowed to continue
fighting to save it.Airbus A380
lands at Heathrow
Posted 18/03/08 Plane
narrowly avoids disaster
Posted 03/03/08 BBC News Video >> YouTube >> Bournemouth Aviation Museum to close. Posted 07/12/07 Bournemouth Aviation Museum
is to close on 16th December. The site will be turned into a car
park for the airport.
Read More >> Battle to save Lee-on-Solent Posted
29/10/07
South coast
airfield Lee-on-Solent is
facing closure to General Aviation. All aviation
businesses on the airfield have been given 30 days' notice to close up
and
move out. Those businesses include Carill Aviation which has just
invested £200,000 in its maintenance business. Read more >>
Lee Flying Association >> Spitfire
memorial
campaign has lift-off
A High-profile
team has been set up to
turn the vision for a grand Spitfire memorial in Southampton into a
reality. The Spitfire Panel will take charge of fundraising and
investigate the feasibility and design of the memorial to the great
Second World War fighter
aircraft.
Read more >>Posted 29/10/07 Vulcan has flown! Posted 18/10/07 Vulcan XH558 has today carried out a successful first test flight lasting about 20 minutes. Read more >> Vulcan high speed taxi run Posted 17/10/07 Vulcan XH558 has today carried out a high speed taxi run. The nose wheel was lifted and brake chute deployed. The first flight must be very soon! pictures >> Proposed new Airship Service Posted 05/10/07  A passenger airship service is being
proposed between Cambridge and Oxfordshire.play video >> Wicko wins top prize Posted 06/09/07  The
Hampshire based Foster- Wikner
"Wicko" has won the prestgious Freddie March "Spirit of Aviaton" award in a
competition held at this years Goodwood Revival. The Wicko which was built at Eastleigh in 1938 was one of 26 entrants in the inaugural pre-1966 aircraft concours d'elegance. Owner Joe Dible said that it is one of 13 built and 9 registered before WWII brought production to an end. Dr Pleming wins award Posted
14/08/07
Alresford
engineer and SHHAS member Robert Pleming has won a national award for
his work on leading the restoration of Vulcan XH558. Dr Pleming, chief
executive of the Vulcan to the Sky Trust was awarded Preservationist Of The Year 2007 by the Transport Trust,
receiving his award from Prince Michael of Kent. Read more >>Spitfire displayed on roundabout in Southampton. Posted 16/07/07 Southampton
Council today displayed a replica Spitfire on a roundabout. It was to
gauge public opinion for a proposed permanent bronze Spitfire. Watch
video >>
Polly Vacher touches down at Southampton Airport Posted 12/07/07  The first
person to fly
solo over the
North Pole Polly Vacher touched down at Southampton Airport yesterday.
The 63-years old's Wings Around
Britain mission will see her
fly into all 206 UK airfields in a bid
to raise money for Flying Schorlaships for the Disabled.
So far Polly & her team has
raised more than £400,000 for the charity.Spitfire
Monument
plans unveiled
Posted 28/6/07 Plans
to finally honour the Spitfire
in Southampton have been unveiled today. A life-size bronze replica of
the famous fighter plane could
be erected on one of the major routes into the city. Campaigners, who
have been demanding
the city honours the plane and its designer - R J Mitchell - for years,
have welcomed the plans by council chiefs.
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance starts operations 1st July 2007 Posted 5/6/07 The
Hampshire and Isle of Wight charity has announced the start date for
this lifesaving service. The Air Ambulance will take to the skies on
1st July 2007 and be out saving lives across the two areas. The
Aircraft will be based initially at Thruxton Airfield but is looking
for a more centrally located site within the area.
Plane grounded by swarm of bees. Posted 25/05/07 A Palmair Boeing 737 had to return to Bournemouth Airport, shortly after take-off at 8:10 a.m. on Thursday following an engine surge. The plane's engine was thought to have become clogged with bees, which may have caused possible damage to a fan. A replacement plane finally left at 7:15 p.m. High-speed taxy runs planned at Bruntingthorpe Open day Posted 17/05/07 The Cold War
Jets Collection will
be holding an Open Day featuring high-speed taxy runs on Sunday 27 May.
Resident Comet, Victor, Lightnings, Buccaneer, Jet Provosts, Canberra
and Hunter are all currently expected to perform. More
details >>
Lancaster marks 50th anniversary of the BBMF  BBMF
Lancaster Update
Lancaster PA474
will be officially
enveild in its new colour scheme this Friday (27th April).
BBC News 24 will be covering the event Live. Latest pictures >> Neville Duke dies Posted 11/04/07 Sqn Ldr Duke, from Lymington, Hants, was taken ill after flying his aircraft G-Zero with Gwen, his wife of 60 years. He had just
landed his
aircraft at Popham on Saturday and collapsed, dying later that evening
in hospital.
Among his many
aviation exploits he was famous for holding the world air speed
record - in 1953 he achieved 727.63mph in a Hawker Hunter - and was one
of the most decorated fighter pilots in WWII.
Official unveiling of the Sea Vixen in its new livery Posted 19/03/07 On Saturday
24th
March, de Havilland of Bournemouth is having an open day to officially
unveil the Sea Vixen in its new livery. A donation to the Sea Vixen
fund will enable you to get up close to the aircraft.
Unofficially,
it
is scheduled to fly on Wednesday 21st March in the morning (subject to
weather).
Bournemouth Aviation Museum >> Flying Blind to Oz Posted 6/03/07  Microlights tend to be the play
thing
of weekend hobbyists, rather than a means for flying half way round the
world. Try telling that to Miles Hilton-Barber, who is about to pilot
his all the way to Australia. What's more, he's blind. More.
>>Alex Henshaw dies Posted 1/03/07  Alex
Henshaw has died aged 94. He was
an outstanding test pilot whose
name will forever be associated with the Spitfire. Between 1940 and
1945 he test flew some 2,360 individual Spitfires and Seafires,
amounting to more than 10 per cent of the total built.Daily Telegraph obituary >> FAST launches Cody Flyer Project Posted 14/02/07  Farnborough Air
Sciences Trust (FAST),
the local conservation and heritage group dedicated to safeguarding
Farnborough’s aviation history, has launched a project to build a
full-size replica of British Army Aeroplane No1A, the aircraft in which
Samuel Franklin Cody made the first successful powered flight in Great
Britain, at Farnborough on 16th October 1908.Read more >> Have
you a tale to tell about the legendary Spitfire?
 Eastleigh
Museum would like to hear stories connected with the Spitfire. Whether
you were a pilot, an engineer, involved in production or design,
working in the canteen or manning the defences around Eastleigh Airport
or just growing up and witnessing history in the making you must have a
story to tell. More
>> Tornado
Silver Anniversary
 The
Tornado celebrates 25 years of service today. Sky's Defence
Correspondent Geoff Meade
took a flight in one and found
that his exhilaration was only offset by the effects on his stomach...Scottish
Seaplane Service Cleared For Take Off
 Britain's
first
commercial seaplane service for 50 years is to start flying from
Glasgow City Centre. The CAA & Clydeport have given
approval for Loch Lomond
Seaplanes to run the
service.Press release (PDF) > Hornby
rescue Airfix
Model train makers
Hornby are to buy the
troubled aviation model kit company for £2.6m.
Read
more >>Classic
Flight to
move
The Air Atlantiique Classic Flight are to move their fleet currently at Coventry to Deenethorphe in Northamptonshire. The move is expected to take place sometime in 2007. Bournemouth
CL-44
"Guppy" sold
The long time grounded resident of Bournemouth International has been sold. Heavylift Australia are to restore it to flying condition along with the UK's last airworthy Shorts Belfast currently at Southend Airport. > CL-44 pictures Old Sarum Airfield appraisal Salisbury
District
Council is seeking your views about whether to designate the Old Sarum
Airfield as a conservation area. They would like your comments on the
recommendation to designate a conservation area and the accompanying
sustainability appraisal. Comments should be received by no later
than 19 October 2006.
For more details click here >> T-33 Crashes near Duxford A T-33 has crashed on take-off about a mile west from Duxford. Both of the crew are OK. Read more >> Posted 31/08/06 Enough money has been raised to get the Vulcan back into the air. Read more >> Dambusters remake Posted 31/08/06 King Kong director will remake the classic film The Dambusters. Filming is due to start next year. Read more >> Restoration plans for Ibsley control tower Posted 09/08/06 The
RAF Ibsley
Historical Group have
unveiled plans to restore the New Forest control tower. It will become
a memorial to the pilots who were based there in WW2. The project
depends on a
feasibility study funded by the Harrison Concrete Trust. Read
more >>Concorde re-opens at Brooklands Posted 27/07/06 The newly restored Concorde will open on 1st August with a new "Concorde Experience" exhibition which includes a virtual flight. Click here for more >> P-47 "No Guts, No Glory" on the move Posted 19/07/06 The Duxford based P-47 Thundbolt is finally on the move after 20 years on the UK airshow scene. It has been crated ready to be shipped to its new owner in th U.S. Pictures can be viewed on the Fighter Collection website. The Spitfire Dawn to Dusk Challenge Posted 11/05/06 Despite the best attempts of the British weather the D2D team completed their flight on Thursday June 29 2006. Early morning fog prevented the team from departing until 7.00am from Southampton Airport. they were also weathered in at Coventry for a few hours due to haze. However rapid re-planning (both in the Ops Room and in the air) meant they still managed to visit 14 airfields and log nearly ten hours in the air. This was an attempt to visit as many former Spitfire airfields as possible in a single day to raise money and awareness for the Flying Scholarship for the disabled Charity To find out more please visit their website: The Spitfire Dawn to Dusk Challenge A380 debut at Heathrow Airport Posted 07/04/06 For those members interested in modern airliners, the Airbus A380 will be making its debut at Heathrow Airport on 18th May 2006. More details at BAA Heathrow Spitfire Flypast over Southampton Posted 30/02/06 Weather permitting a possible 5 Spitfires will fly over the city to mark the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the prototype. They will take off at 16:30 from Southampton Airport then fly down to Calshot then back up Southampton Water past Mayflower Park. For more details and a map of the route please visit the council site at Southampton CityWeb or the BBC  |
