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Six decades of luxary air travel as the worlds largest airliner stars in a flypast with the Red Arrows over the Super Constellation.
As luxury air travel goes, the Lockheed Super Constellation is possibly the most iconic early aircraft to be given that title, and the modern equivalent must be the massive Airbus A380 parts of which are produced in the UK. British Airways has just taken delivery of...
The pensioner returnes to RIAT glory.
When one is pensioned off some take it easy and some make the most of the third age. But one of three PR9s acquired by private owner Mike Davis in 2006, XH134, has been given a new lease of life to become the star of the Midair Squadron. “The restoration of...
Carol Vorderman launches RIAT
Carol Vorderman at RIAT with her boyfriend, former Red Arrows pilot Graham Duff. Love At First Flight: Carol Vorderman in 1st plane to land at RIAT Fairford,Piloted by Ex-Red Arrows Partner, Graham Duff July 17th, RAF FAIRFORD, Gloucestershire, England. At 7:50am a 2...
Chancellor’s flying visit on a transport theme.
Chancellor George Osbourne payed a flying visit to Swindon in a transport related morning. First he visited the re-doubling of the Swindon to Kemble line. Rigged out in a bright orange high-vis jacket he had a photocall doing up some of the nuts that make up the...
Swindon to get a UTC
FULL STEAM AHEAD AS YOUNG ENGINEERS FINDING OUT ABOUT UTC SWINDON Enthusiastic and passionate teenagers from around Wiltshire attended UTC Swindon’s inspiring and informative evening last night. From as far afield as Pewsey, families came along to the STEAM Museum in...
Yes it’s ten years since we had the first Computer Museum.
A mans dream to have a computer museum has now lasted ten years and become a national success with its computers from a by-gone age featuring in many TV series’. At a celebration party held in the Central Library there was a robotic theme, which was carried over...