Hawker Hunter Miss DeMeanour takes of and banks to the left before a thrilling and colourful display with Flapjack Whalley at the controls
A Royal Navy Sea King climbing out after the Air Sea Rescue demonstration with Exmouth RNLI at Dawlish Air Show 2014, the Sea King was retired from service in 2015
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as they passed Beachy Head in East Sussex on their run in to display at Eastbourne Air Show 2016
A photo of a Spitfire from the rear looking up along the graceful lines of the fuselage up to the Rolls Royce Merlin engine and cockpit. This example being owned by the BBMF at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire
A Royal Air Force Chinook in one of the training areas on Salisbury Plain known as the dust bowl, The Chinook is a highly manoeuvrable versatile Heavy lift Helicopter used by many armed forces
A slightly different angle of the 27 Squadron Chinook tandem rotor helicopter on Salisbury Plain in a woodland area, this chinook sporting a special tail and is affectionately called Nellie by photographers.
A C130 Hercules from RAF Brize Norton doing an airdrop at the drop zone, this C130 Hercules has the 50th anniversary of RAF Service markings for the Hercules on the vertical stabilizer.
P51 Mustang Miss Helen which was meant to fly at Bicester Flywheel festival but had a tech issue, taken later in the day as the Mustang was on static display
A C130 Hercules lands at Brize Norton in the UK, this was to be the last operational flights of the K Series model, this example now retired from service, A wide angle lens was used to capture this moment, this was the closest image with the next being overhead.. It was a bit draughty.
A Royal Air Force Chinook landing in the training area on Salisbury Plain during the summer
A Hercules C130 running in for an air drop over Salisbury Plain after the previous C130 had done it's drop with the chutes about to touch down. The original photo the Hercules in the background was a bit small and high so have made this composite image to enhance it.
A Boeing Vertol Chinook CH47 training on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire UK, the ledge is to imitate rear wheel landing on different tasks required of the crew
An RAF Marham Tornado of the 31 Squadron Goldstars lights up the burners for a departure from RAF Benson
A Royal Air Force Chinook arrives to pick up troops on Salisbury Plain during a large exercise, the downwash from this powerful heavy lift helicopter throws debris up from the grass during the landing
F22 Raptor which displayed at RIAT depicted low level flying through the welsh valleys
The Dutch display team F16 with its distinctive Orange Livery with the teams motto One Team One Mission takes off for its display at RAF Waddington air show.
A Sea King Helicopter of the Royal Navy used by Ryal Marines commandos about to touch down on Salisbury Plain, the Sea King or Junglie was regularly used by the Royal Marine Commando unit of the Royal Navy
A pair of the RNAS Yeovilton Sea King helicopters affectionately known as Junglies which took part in the air display at the Naval base in 2014
A Boeing AH64 Longbow Apache helicopter hovering during a training sortie on Salisbury Plain
A pair of English Electric lightnings at the QRA shed after they had cooled down from the double afterburner demonstration run at Bruntingthorpe
The Royal Air Force aerobatic display team the Red Arrows rolling out from a loop at Duxford 2013
A Pitts S2 Special muscle biplane piloted by Rich Goodwin takes on the Hodgkiss car in a race down the runway at Dunsfold. This photograph took 2nd place in the annual airscene photo competition.
Avro Vulcan bomber XH558 and the Lighthouse at Beachy Head, a great chance to see the old Delta Bomber come round the Beachy Head Landmark prior to its appearance at Bournemouth air show 2015
The Vulcan Bomber XH558 banks around to the right after passing the Beachy Head Lighthouse before running in to start her display at Eastbourne Airborne 2015, this is sadly a sight that will come to an end once the display season is over this year.
Vulcan Bomber XH558 flies over the sea by Beachy Head en route to display at Eastbourne Airborne 2015
A pair of Dakota DC3 with D-Day invasion stripes, also known as the C47 Skytrain.
41 Squadron Test and Evaluation Squadron Panavia Tornado GR4 powers through the Mach Loop with wings swept fully back in Wales on a low level training sortie. This 41 Squadron Tornado GR4 though it still retains the 41 Squadron markings is based at RAF Marham, the type is due to be withdrawn from service in early 2019
XH558 powers skyward at the Farnborough International air show in 2008
The last Phantom fighter jets of 338 Squadron Greek Air Force arrive at RIAT 2017 maybe for the last time before the type goes in to retirement from service, here the chute deployed making for a nice composition of this Phantastic Phantom
41 Squadron Tornado GR4 banking through the exit in the North Wales MTA
617 Sqn Dambusters 70th Anniversary Tornado GR4 Flypast at Derwent Dam in The Peak District
SAAB Viggen of the Swedish Air Force Historic flight
Typhoon Gina at Dawlish air show, I was on smugglers Hill for the show as the Typhoon was performing and it was an epic display of the Camouflage scheme Typhoon which also performs in the synchro pair memorial flight,
The Westland Sea King HAR3A ZH545 based at 22Sqn Chivenor, the RAF Sea King also nicknamed Budgie presumably due to it's distinctive highly visible yellow paint scheme and one blade was painted in matching colour to make the rotor visible as the primary operating area for the SAR Sea King is low level in and around coastline and cliffs it aids vision from above.
A puma refuelling on salisbury plain with a selective colour effect on the extinguishers
The Westland Whirlwind HAR10 helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles. This example being serial number XJ729 formerly RAF SAR photographed near Dawlish air show 2014.
A 27 Squadron Chinook tandem rotor helicopter on Salisbury Plain in a woodland area, this chinook sporting a special tail and is affectionately called Nelly by photographers.
A Royal Air Force Chinook in one of the training areas on Salisbury Plain known as the dust bowl, The Chinook is a highly manoeuvrable versatile Heavy lift Helicopter used by many armed forces
A Boeing Vertol Chinook CH47 training on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire UK
Midair Squadron Canberra PR9 XH 134 displaying at Dawlish air show 2014, this image taken from opposite Dawlish Warren
A pair of RAF Puma Helicopters take on fuel during a pre deployment training sortie on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire
The Westland Sea King HAR3A ZH545 based at 22Sqn Chivenor, the RAF Sea King also nicknamed Budgie presumably due to it's distinctive highly visible yellow paint scheme and one blade was painted in matching colour to make the rotor visible as the primary operating area for the SAR Sea King is low level in and around coastline and cliffs it aids vision from above.
A photograph of the BBMF Lancaster Bomber, Thumper MK3 over the skies of Cambridgeshire
An Army Air Corps Lynx Mk9 on a training flight in Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, a slow shutter speed was used to accentuate blur on the props and rotor.
A Westland Lynx departs from the FARP after taking on fuel and two Pumas on the pads for refuelling
100 squadron Hawk Mk1 with special camouflage paint scheme and bearing the skull and crossbones on the tail
A Royal Air Force Sea King with the distinctive single Yellow blade climbing out after the Air Sea Rescue demonstration with Exmouth RNLI at Dawlish Air Show 2014, the Sea King has since been retired from service
A very close pass from a Royal Navy Sea King climbing out after the Air Sea Rescue demonstration with Exmouth RNLI at Dawlish Air Show 2014, the Sea King is soon to be retired from service.
Red Arrows perform the thrilling formation Break at Dawlish air show 2014
Vulcan Bomber XH558 the Spirit of Great Britain during its display at Duxford 2012 taken from one of the surrounding fields
The Canadian Mynarski Lancaster bomber affectionately known as Vera (V-RA) in a flypast at Dawlish Air Show taken from smugglers Hill
The majestic sight and sound of the mighty Vulcan Bomber XH558 impresses the crowd at RIAT with a display of manoeuvrability and noise from the four Olympus engines.
Lancaster Bombers Thumper Mk3 and Vera over Dawlish air show 2014, Vera accompanying the Lancaster bomber of the RAF BBMF with the BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane rejoining the formation.
The last Phantom fighter jets of 338 Squadron Greek Air Force arrive at RIAT 2017 maybe for the last time before the type goes in to retirement from service, here the chute deployed making for a nice composition of this Phantastic Phantom
F16 fighting Falcon of USAF Thunderbirds display team displaying at RIAT International Air Tattoo 2017
An RAF Augusta Westland AW 101 Merlin medium lift helicopter coming in for fuel on Salisbury Plain Training Area.
A United States Air Force F16 of the Thunderbirds display Team At RIAT 2017, the passenger for this ride was Tom Fletcher formerly of MvFly and now an author.
The Airbus A400M Atlas heavy lift cargo transporter displaying at RIAT 2015 and now in service for the RAF and renamed Atlas
A 41 Squadron Test and Evaluation Squadron Panavia Tornado GR4 powers through the Mach Loop in Wales on a low level training sortie. This 41 Squadron Tornado GR4
311 Gruppo Tornado GR4 of the Italian Air Force with wings swept to 67 degrees in a pass at RIAT air show at Fairford in Gloucestershire.
Panavia Tornado GR4 monster flight performing a touch and go during sunset at RAF Marham. The Tornado GR4 is soon to be retired from RAF sevice.
One of the Panavia Tornado GR4 role demonstration from XV Squadron role demo at Duxford Air Show 2012
Gloster Meteor T7 WA591 at Duxford Jubilee Air Show 2012. The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies first operational jet. Although the German Messerschmitt Me 262 was the worlds first operational jet, the Meteor was the first production jet as it entered production a few months before the Me 262. The Meteors development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, developed by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd.
Banking away at Duxford airshow, a Douglas DC3 Dakota which is also know as a C47 skytrain
2 Douglas DC3 Dakota`s in formation at IWM Duxford autumn air show, the DC3 Dakota is also known as the C47 skytrain, this particular pair have the D Day invasion markings.
A Harrier GR9 jump jet on a low level training sortie in the hills of Wales just before the Harrier were all retired from service.
A pair of Vickers VC10 refuelling aircraft from the Royal Air Force in a formation flypast their base at Brize Norton for the final time on the official day of their retirement from service.
A British Army Air Corps Westland Scout XT626 of the Historic Aircraft Flight on Salisbury Plain in Hampshire, XT626 served from 1963 until the late 1980s,
A Dambusters tribute flypast took place at RIAT 2018 which included a Lancaster Bomber, Tornado GR4 formerly 41 Squadron and the new Lockheed Martin Lightning 2
A Typhoon 9 ship flypast took place at RIAT 2018 to mark the RAF 100 celebrations, this was just one of the many special events organised to mark the Centenary celabrations of the RAF 100 years of service.
A Royal Navy Sea King XZ920 climbs out after the Air Sea Rescue demonstration with Exmouth RNLI at Dawlish Air Show 2014, the Sea King was retired from service in 2015
The Canadian Air Force F18 Hornet with an absolutely stunning special paint scheme on a pass during its display routine at RIAT Royal International Air Tattoo 2018. This aircraft won the best livery at the end of show awards. Taken from outside the air base
Tornado GR4 093 from RAF Marham 31 Squadron at low level in the Welsh hills
Tornado GR4 Callsign Spartan 2 training in welsh mountains on a low level sortie near Dinas Mawddwy
An Army Air corps Lynx AH7 during the late evening as the sun was setting on Salisbury Plain, the Army Air corps Lynx AH7 has since retired from service as have other marks of this workhorse helicopter and the Lynx still holds the speed record for a rotor.
A DeHavilland Tiger Moth breaks away from a formation flight over Oxfordshire, this particular model G-AOIM India Mike was used as an elementary basic trainer during World War 2 and was built at Morris Motors in Cowley.
An impressive display from the Airbus A400M Atlas heavy lift cargo transporter displaying at RIAT 2018 and now in service for the RAF and renamed Atlas
2 AAC AH64 Apaches drop in to quench their thirst at the refuelling point during ex pashtun dawn in Salisbury Plain
The Battle of Britain Eurofighter Typhoon displays at Royal International Air Tattoo 2015, here the Typhoon photographed on its own but it was displaying with the BoB Spitfire from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
The Avro Vulcan Bomber in a Flypast with the Royal Air Force Red Arrows, there have been few opportunities in the Vulcan Bomber XH558 final year of flight to photograph this iconic Avro V bomber with the Red Arrows display team so was very happy to photograph this event. In the upper part of the picture is the spare jet carrying a photographer of the Royal Air Force.
BAE Systems Harrier GR9 Jump Jet ZD437 powers through the Mach loop in Wales on a low level training sortie.
The belgian air force fires of it's flares at the duxford air show, this is the 3rd in the sequence of shots of the F16 of the Belgian air component firing its flares at Duxford as the F16 pulled a high G manoeuvre into the vertical.
British Airways Airbus A380 in the flypast at RIAT 2013 with the Red Arrows at RAF Fairford air show
A Royal Air Force Chinook arrives to pick up troops on Salisbury Plain during a large exercise, the downwash from this powerful heavy lift helicopter throws debris up from the grass during the landing
The Red Arrows display team flypast with the Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 at Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo 2015
Avro Vulcan Bomber in a Flypast with the Royal Air Force Red Arrows, there have been few opportunities in the Vulcan Bomber XH558 final year of flight to photograph this iconic Avro V bomber with the Red Arrows display team so was very happy to photograph this event.
Dambusters 70th Anniversary Flypast at Derwent Dam in the Peak District, the Lancaster Bomber City of Lincoln seen here on a return run up the Derwent Dam
The Ramex Delta Mirage 2000N display Team flying at Royal International Air Tattoo 2015
The Mikoyan MiG-29 NATO reporting name Fulcrum is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed and Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, This example displaying at RIAT 2015 and belonging to the Polish Air Force with a superb emblem on the aircraft upper body with legendary fighter pilots painted on the vertical stabilizers.
An air to air photograph of a Tiger Moth taken over the countryside near to the Bicester Heritage WW2 airfield where this Tiger Moth is beased.
A Tornado GR4 flying low and fast on a sortie through the training area in the Welsh Valleys
Royal Navy SeaKing which was doing flights for cadets from smugglers hill at Dawlish air show 2015 prior to taking part in the air sea rescue demonstration with the RNLI
A Royal Air Force Sea King climbing out after the Air Sea Rescue demonstration with at Waddington air show 2014, the Sea King has since retired from service
A Tornado GR4 flying at low level through the mountain areas of Snowdonia.
One of the RNAS Yeovilton Sea King helicopters ZE467 which took part in the air display at the Naval base in 2014. This variant of the Sea King was also known as the Junglie and was used by the Royal Marinw Commando Unit.
Eurofighter Typhoon in D Day markings performing its display routine at Waddington air show 2014.
An RAF Seaking search and Rescue helicopter of 22 Squadron.
A Tornado GR4 taking part in the Tornado GR4 Role demonstration takes off to display and keeps it low
A Royal Marines Commando Sea King Fires off with a volley of countermeasure Flares at a role demonstration, Yeovilton Air Day 2014
A Royal Navy Sea King and Lynx helicopters during the role demonstration at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset 2014.
Eurofighter Typhoon in D Day markings performing its display routine at Waddington air show 2014.
Panavia Tornado GR4 powers through the Mach Loop in Wales on a low level training sortie.
A Tornado GR4 gets low down during a low level training sortie in the Valleys of Snowdonia, This Tornado GR4, a RAF Marham airframe along with many others will be retired from service very soon.
A David Brown Aircraft Towing Tractor parked in front of DC3 Dakota with the nose art 'Drag Em Oot' 3X, taken at Bicester Heritage C&C Show. I have kind permission from Bicester Heritage to make prints available of these subjects.
Three Tornado GR4 based at RAF Marham returning from a farewell photo sortie of the three special paint scheme GR4 consisting of the Camo GR4, the 31 Squadron Goldstar GR4, and the 9B Squadron Bat tail GR4, the Tornado GR4 has been in service with the RAF for 36 years now having entered service in the early 1980's.
RAF Benson Merlin Helicopters running through the role demo practice routine for families day 2013
A Boeing Vertol Chinook lifting off and pitching forward on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire UK
A DC3 Dakota also known as the C47 Skytrain with Invasion markings in flight past Beachy Head in 2015
An air to air photograph of a Tiger Moth over a stately home with large lake in the countryside near to the Bicester Heritage WW2 airfield where this Tiger Moth is based.
An air to air photograph of a Tiger Moth taken over the countryside near to the Bicester Heritage WW2 airfield where this Tiger Moth is based.
An air to air photograph of a Tiger Moth on a late summer evening flight taken over the countryside near to the Bicester Heritage WW2 airfield where this Tiger Moth is beased.
A De Havilland Tiger Moth in a flight over the market town of Henley on Thames, the Chiltern Hills and surround Oxfordshire countryside. This particular Tiger Moth G-AOIM T7109 was produced by Morris Motors at Cowley during 1940 and During World War Two, she served with 19 & 24 Elementary Flying Training Schools at RAF Sealand near Chester.
A Lycoming Radial Engine in Black and White on a Boeing Stearman world war two elementary basic training aircraft, this example without cowling shows the Lycoming Engine in all its splendour.
The 50th anniversary C130 Hercules of the RAF doing touch and go landings at a grass airstrip on Salisbury Plain Training Area
A 100 Sqn Hawk Mk1 low level through the valleys of Snowdonia in North Wales. 100 squadron usually play the aggressor in training flights.
A Hercules C130 running in for an air drop over Salisbury Plain after the previous C130 had done it's drop with the chutes about to touch down. The original photo the Hercules in the background was a bit small and high so have made this composite image to enhance it.
A RNAS Culdrose Royal Navy Merlin with tiger stripes camouflage at low level through a Cornish Valley near Looe
