Over the last few exercises we have noticed (and had it pointed out to us by a number of people) that information is often spread across multiple forum sections making it difficult to determine if it has already been posted. On top of this, the interest that exercise bring also means that the photo ...

F-22 Raptor Deployment to RAF Lakenheath Twelve F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron ‘Boneheads’ along with pilots from both the 95th and 301st Fighter Squadrons (FS), operating under the banner of the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), and supplemented by approximately 220 personnel...

Shuttleworth Season Premiere Airshow 2016 It’s early May, the sun is out and the smell of castor oil lingers over a picturesque Bedfordshire airfield. A new season is upon us, and with that comes the first show at Old Warden: The Shuttleworth Season Premiere. Michael Lovering was there for AeroReso...

The Air to Air Photography Experience Look at the front cover of most aviation magazines, and the majority of the time the cover photograph will be an air-to-air image of some sort. Whilst photographing aircraft from the air is still predominantly the domain of experienced, professional photographe...

Abingdon Air and Country Show 2016 Abingdon Air and Country Show has become the traditional season opener for the main UK air display season. Often attracting some of the finest displays from around the country, its ability to ‘punch above its weight’ has often been seen. Adam Duffield and Duncan M...

HMX-1 Presidential Helicopters at RAF Mildenhall It’s all but impossible to miss news of a United States Presidential visit to the United Kingdom, or indeed to any country – the event is always marked with significant pomp and circumstance, as befits the reception of a foreign Head of State. What n...

Northolt Nightshoot XX On March 17, the ever popular Northolt Nightshoot event reached a milestone number with the 20th such gathering taking place at the west London base. Adam Duffield, along with many others, made the pilgrimage for Northolt Nightshoot XX. http://i1.wp.com/www.aeroresource.co.uk...

Irish Air Corps – Easter Rising Centenary The Easter Rising of 1916 was the most significant uprising in Ireland against Britain since the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798, and is generally regarded as the first time that an Irish Republic was declared. A century on and the Irish Air Corps took pa...

Hawker Siddeley Harrier T4A XW271 From its initial conception and drawings made in 1957 by Ralph Hooper, the P.1127/P.1154/Kestrel went on to become the well-known and much loved icon of British aviation – the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. http://i0.wp.com/www.aeroresource.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/...

Westland Sea King HC4 Commando Retirement The 31st of March 2016 heralded another sad day in the history of UK military aviation as the iconic dark green Westland Sea King HC4 Commando helicopters, affectionately known as ‘Junglies’, were retired from active service after nigh on 36 years of provid...

Whiteman Air Force Base Known the world over as home to the United States Air Force’s Northrop B-2 Spirit fleet, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, also has a number of other units and aircraft assigned to its command. For this article we overview the 509th Bomb Wing and feature the lesser known ai...

As many will know, access to certain areas of the Fighter Control forums is restricted to only registered and signed in members. This primarily relates to the monitoring sections where it is felt that access to the information posted should be a benefit provided through being a member and contributi...

American Air Museum reopening In March 2015, the American Air Museum at the Imperial War Museum Duxford closed its doors for a year as it underwent a major refurbishment of both the building and the displays. A little over a year later, Saturday March 19 saw the public reopening of the museum givin...

Bruntingthorpe Treble Tanker Nightshoot Being a fan of transport and tanker aircraft, attending a nightshoot at Bruntingthorpe with three of the resident ex-Royal Air Force examples was certainly not a hard decision to make. Ben Montgomery travelled up to deepest darkest Leicestershire for an eveni...

Bourne Park Nightshoot 2 Over the last year or so, the Gazelle Squadron have become one of the most enthusiast friendly display teams on the circuit. Following on from their first event, Saturday 5th March saw Bourne Park Nightshoot 2 take place in their wonderfully scenic surroundings. Adam Duffie...

NAS Fallon Located in the High Desert of North Nevada and a little over an hour’s drive from Reno, Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon is host to VFC-13 ‘Fighting Saints’, the Naval Strike and Warfare Center (NSAWC) and the infamous TOPGUN – the Navy Fighter Weapons School. As well as the host units, NA...

WT333 First Flight 60th Anniversary On 30th January, the quiet surroundings of Bruntingthorpe were replaced with the roar of jet engines as one of the airfield’s most colourful residents celebrated a huge milestone. Jamie Ewan was among the gathered guests as resident English Electric Canberra WT33...

Birlingham Jet Aircraft Collection A few miles from the small town of Pershore in Worcestershire near Birlingham lies a small private collection of vintage jet aircraft. Rescued from the scrap mans axe over 20 years ago by local produce farmer Graham Revill, the aircraft have sat outside and are gr...

93rd Bomb Group Museum During World War Two the shape of the Norfolk countryside was transformed with a multitude of airfields being built to support British and American forces operating over Europe and further afield. Whilst many of the airfields and memories may be long since gone, a few small g...

L’Epopee de l’Industrie et de l’Aeronautique Hidden away in a nondescript industrial estate in the French town of Albert lies L’Epopee de l’Industrie et de l’Aeronautique – unknown to many who pass through. This collection of aircraft, vehicles and other varied items may be off the beaten track but...