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The "Bloody Hundredth"
The Bloody Hundredth are often thought of as a problem group of the 8th Air Force, chiefly due to the heavy losses they sustained. During 1943 and 44, each time the 100th lost aircraft, they lost big. Steve Smith present a brief account of some of their history for AeroResource.
Full Article on AeroResource here
Coningsby's Burials
If you look hard enough, in the cemeteries surrounding any given airbase, you are bound to come across headstones belonging to the brave crewmen from those bases, which paid the ultimate price. Steve Smith recounts forgotten events for AeroResource…
Full Report on AeroResource here
Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
Hidden amongst the dunes and marshland in a remote part of the South Wales coast is a military establishment, vital in the training of No. 4 Flight Training School pupils. Steve Smith of AeroResouce.co.uk went to investigate Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range…
Full Report on AeroResouce here
Abingdon Air and Country Show
Glorious sunshine, bright blue skies and temperatures hitting the 20s. Then the air-show season arrived. Steve Smith of AeroResource reports on the traditional season starter at Abingdon...
Full Report on AeroResource here
Project Curium - "Wiltshire's Role in the Afghan Conflict" - MOD Boscombe Down
The past few months have seen the skies over Wiltshire filled with two strange, foreign machines which are shortly due to depart our shores. Steve Smith reports for AeroResource…
Full Report on AeroResource here
216 Squadron Visit - RAF Brize Norton
FighterControl.co.uk managed to pull off a visit to 216 Squadron as a prize for their Specialist Photo
Competition in November 2009. I was given one of the top 10 runners up prizes and booked myself in for the visit. The fact I organised the competition had nothing to do with it....
Images here
Duxford September Airshow Review
‘The Duxford Airshow presents the very best in historic and modern aviation, both civil and military’ – Steve Smith reports for AeroResource.co.uk from the Duxford September Airshow 2009.
Report here
Airfield Viewing Guide - RAF Valley
The author's guide to viewing and photography at RAF Valley, located close to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey
Guide here
RAF Perdiswell - Article on the History of Perdiswell
Steve Smith of AeroResource.co.uk looks back at an airfield in an area no longer associated with military aviation in any real form – RAF Perdiswell, also known as RAF Perdiswell Hall and RAF Worcester.
Report here
RAF Broadwell - Article on the History of Broadwell
Steve Smith of AeroResource.co.uk examines the history of a little known airbase located within 3,000 yards of RAF Brize Norton – the often forgotten RAF Broadwell.
Report here
The Bloody Hundredth are often thought of as a problem group of the 8th Air Force, chiefly due to the heavy losses they sustained. During 1943 and 44, each time the 100th lost aircraft, they lost big. Steve Smith present a brief account of some of their history for AeroResource.
Full Article on AeroResource here
Coningsby's Burials
If you look hard enough, in the cemeteries surrounding any given airbase, you are bound to come across headstones belonging to the brave crewmen from those bases, which paid the ultimate price. Steve Smith recounts forgotten events for AeroResource…
Full Report on AeroResource here
Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
Hidden amongst the dunes and marshland in a remote part of the South Wales coast is a military establishment, vital in the training of No. 4 Flight Training School pupils. Steve Smith of AeroResouce.co.uk went to investigate Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range…
Full Report on AeroResouce here
Abingdon Air and Country Show
Glorious sunshine, bright blue skies and temperatures hitting the 20s. Then the air-show season arrived. Steve Smith of AeroResource reports on the traditional season starter at Abingdon...
Full Report on AeroResource here
Project Curium - "Wiltshire's Role in the Afghan Conflict" - MOD Boscombe Down
The past few months have seen the skies over Wiltshire filled with two strange, foreign machines which are shortly due to depart our shores. Steve Smith reports for AeroResource…
Full Report on AeroResource here
216 Squadron Visit - RAF Brize Norton
FighterControl.co.uk managed to pull off a visit to 216 Squadron as a prize for their Specialist Photo
Competition in November 2009. I was given one of the top 10 runners up prizes and booked myself in for the visit. The fact I organised the competition had nothing to do with it....
Images here
Duxford September Airshow Review
‘The Duxford Airshow presents the very best in historic and modern aviation, both civil and military’ – Steve Smith reports for AeroResource.co.uk from the Duxford September Airshow 2009.
Report here
Airfield Viewing Guide - RAF Valley
The author's guide to viewing and photography at RAF Valley, located close to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey
Guide here
RAF Perdiswell - Article on the History of Perdiswell
Steve Smith of AeroResource.co.uk looks back at an airfield in an area no longer associated with military aviation in any real form – RAF Perdiswell, also known as RAF Perdiswell Hall and RAF Worcester.
Report here
RAF Broadwell - Article on the History of Broadwell
Steve Smith of AeroResource.co.uk examines the history of a little known airbase located within 3,000 yards of RAF Brize Norton – the often forgotten RAF Broadwell.
Report here