The weather is looking good for the weekend and the wind is forecast to be light. Perfect for flying WW1 aircraft designed 100 years ago. As well as the BE2e, Snipe, Albatros, SE5a and Bristol Scout, the talk on UK Air defences against the Zeppelin, and a Magic Lantern Show of England in the […]
Come and join us at the WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust Fly In 15th/16th August 2015 at Stow Maries. As the beautiful video by Russell Savory shows the dawn patrol from the only surviving WW1 aerodrome with most of its buildings intact or planned for restoration is very much living history. The return of Stow Maries […]
“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on 31st July 1915. When on a flying reconnaissance over Ostend-Bruges-Ghent he was severely wounded (his right thigh being broken), which caused momentary unconsciousness, but by a great effort he recovered partial control after his machine had dropped nearly 3,000 feet, and notwithstanding his collapsed state succeeded, […]
Come and join us at the WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust Fly In 15th/16th August 2015 at Stow Maries. As the beautiful video by Russell Savory shows the dawn patrol from the only surviving WW1 aerodrome with most of its buildings intact or planned for restoration is very much living history. The return of Stow Maries […]
The WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust (WAHT) is most fortunate to have been offered help by Paul and Andrew Wood who have been working with Rolls Royce and Bentley motor cars since 1967 and have achieved world renown for their attention to detail and thus the many concourse events that their cars have won over the […]
Gene DeMarco flew both aircraft from Shuttleworth on Tuesday 14th. They will be on show at Old Warden on 18th July and 2nd August. They will then be moved to Stow Maries for the WAHT Fly In Weekend 15th/16th August. Tickets are now available for the WAHT Fly In Weekend online.Do come and join us […]
Arrangements for WAHT’s Fly In at Stow Maries on Sat 15th and Sun 16th Aug are well under way. Subject to the weather and serviceability WAHT’s BE2e, Snipe and Albatros will all fly. They will be joined by the Bristol Scout and the resident SE5a.Ross Mahoney of the RAF Museum will give a talk on […]
Flt Sub Lt ‘Rex’ Warneford left Furnes at 1:00 am on 7th June 1915 on Morane No. 3253 under orders to look for Zeppelins and attack the Berchem St Agathe Airship Shed with six 20 lb bombs. On arriving at Dixmude at 1:15 am, he observed a Zeppelin apparently over Ostend and proceeded in chase of the same. He arrived at close […]
WAHTs BE2e in 7 Squadron colours opening the show at Duxford’s recent VE Day celebrations at the end of May. The Albatros and Snipe will be arriving in UK on 5th July and will be positioned at Old Warden for their reassembly. Their first show will now be there in the British Manufacturer’s display on 18th […]
We had a great week at Stow in early May filming for a TV series. Our thanks to Arthur for the use of his Cub as the airborne chase aircraft but he enjoyed the quid pro quo. For those of you at VE Day at Duxford will have seen the BE2 in fine form at […]
