Kermit Weeks was the pilot of the Albatros – long-time friend of the The Vintage Aviators Chief Pilot Gene DeMarco. TVAL provided Kermit with his own Albatros in 2012 and he has been back at Omaka this weekend to help out. He is seen here extolling the incredible work of TVAL in the Albatros as the […]
The Edelweiss marked DVa has been air-tested and is shown here on its way to Omaka this week crossing the Cook Straits. Once it has completed its debut it will be prepared for shipping and be coming to UK. We expect it in UK by June and will keep you updated on progress. It is […]
“For most conspicuous bravery on 26th April 1915, in flying to Courtrai and dropping bombs on the railway line near that station. On starting the return journey, he was mortally wounded but succeeded in flying for 35 miles to his destination, at a very low altitude, and reported the successful accomplishment of his object. He […]
Sold out weeks before the event and well-supported by locals from Bicester, the Brunch Scramble was an awesome success providing an intoxicating mixture of vintage and classic cars and aircraft. The WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust is proud to be associated with Bicester Heritage and to be given the opportunity display its own late model original […]
HRH Prince Edward visited WAHT at Stow Maries, to learn about how the two organisations are working together to bring a WW1 Aerodrome and WW1 Aircraft to the public. The aircraft declined to start despite deploying from Bicester the previous week without a hitch. Both BEs have now been serviced and their inspection documents have […]
WW1 Airfield, Stow Maries has received £1.5m from the Chancellor in the latest budget so now the CGI of the last 6 years is in real danger of becoming a reality. Watch this space!
HELP GET OUR WW1 AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE IN 2015 – BACK OUR KICKSTARTER PROJECT The WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust (WAHT) are delighted to announce that over the winter they have worked diligently to develop an exciting programme of events for 2015 which will encompass the use of their current aircraft and the introduction of some new aeroplanes. […]
Further media coverage of our event to celebrate the life of JA Liddell MC VC. http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11641606.Fly_past_is_tribute_to_WW1_pilot/?ref=mr
Lots of snipers, our guns shelled some of the farms in German lines in afternoon. Still dreadfully cold. Notice I forgot the Battalion’s effort at P’loogstiert Wood. Night attack on German lines. 130 missing, also B. Marshall, Cunningham, Macpherson, Sotheby, wounded. Hutchinson arrived.
Bicester – November 2014 The WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust (WAHT) is delighted to announce the establishment of its new base at Bicester Heritage (BH), the former RAF station that is now the United Kingdom’s unique business park dedicated to the use, preservation and restoration of historic vehicles and aircraft. The first aircraft touched the grass […]
