Aircraft and Airshows continued..
Photographs copyright ©2003 , and courtesy of Tony.
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Aircraft and Airshows - Waddington International Airshow - June 26th and 27th 2004 By Tony
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I travelled to the Airshow with trepidation, as the weather forecast was for cloud and rain
and the prospect of no flying loomed large.
But here we are and all worries regarding the forecast were forgotten as I entered this hive of activity.
As all aircraft/Airshow enthusiasts know, the noise and smell of fuel excites the senses and
one hurries
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Aircraft and Airshows - Appeal - Vulcan to the Sky by Tony
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Please donate now to support the return of Avro Vulcan XH558 to flight.
Donations are needed now to raise the matched funding required by the
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) following the announcement of a Stage 1 Pass
for the project. £2.5million
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Aircraft and Airshows - The Charity Affair - 15th March 04 By Tony
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I was invited to this event to meet a host of people who give lots of their time and energies to raise funds and awareness on behalf of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service (YAAS).
The venue was Abbey Lane Primary School, Sheffield, where I was welcomed
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Aircraft and Airshows - Aircraft Stamps By Tony
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By popular request, the ballroom dancer is back! I've been urged by email and phone to give you more aircraft stamps from around the world.
So here is a selection of my favourites which I hope will whet your appetites. I'm hoping that other philatelists will come forward and show us what stamps they are collecting.
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Aircraft and Airshows - Philately - Concorde Stamps By Tony
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I'm a philatelist. In these modern times, that's like being a ballroom dancer on a skateboard ramp, a bit embarrassing.
Over the years I've been a collector of aircraft stamps and have now around 4,000 stamps dating from 1922 to the present day.
I've selected some of the stamps featuring Concorde to show the wide range of countries who felt the need to show this fantastic aircraft.
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Aircraft and Airshows - Concorde by Tony
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On Friday 24th October 2003 the last fight of Concorde by British Airways as a fare paying passenger aircraft took place.
If you have flown on Concorde or have seen it in flight, you can understand what a great loss this will be to the nation. The aircraft, first airborne in 1969, was and is still out in front in design and technical innovation.
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Aircraft and Airshows - The Magic of Concorde By Mike
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People in London never tired of it. Men and women always stopped working and children stopped playing. They used to look up and point
"Concorde!" they marvelled.
They didn't ever
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Aircraft and Airshows - The Yorkshire Air Ambulance by Tony
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The Yorkshire Air Ambulance
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance has now been in the service of the people of Yorkshire since October 2000 and has already completed 3000 life-saving missions. These men and women, aircrews and ground crew together with a host of volunteers, deserve recognition for their dedication to you.
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Aircraft and Airshows - The Yorkshire Airshow - Elvington 2003 By Tony
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What a pleasure to be here for 2 days (24th - 25th August)! We were fully entertained with a diverse mix of aircraft.
Both days of the flying program opened with the superb Red Arrows. Unfortunately, on the first day they had to abort their display for safety reasons when three light aircraft strayed in to the six mile display zone. Without doubt there must be an investigation into this misdemeanour and culprits brought to book.
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