The BE2e loaned to WAHT by Oliver Wulff (A2943) has come together at Shuttleworth very quickly as it only arrived with the 37 Squadron BE2e on Wednesday 10th Jun. It is finished in No 7 Squadron colours as flown by Captain Webb Bowen. It will be at Stow Maries on 28th Jun with the other BE2e […]
WAHT is incredibly grateful to the Shuttleworth Collection for providing a temporary home for their two BE2es that arrived at Old Warden last Wednesday (11 Jun) from TVAL in New Zealand. The aircraft follow the Sopwith Snipe, RE8 and Albatros from TVAL that are now part of the RAF Museum. All the aircraft are built with the same incredible attention to detail for which TVAL […]
WAHT is engaging with the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force for the Trust to become an endorsed contributor to the RAF100 commemorative programme starting with the BEF deployment commemorations. The Royal Air Force and the Trust share a common vision of keeping the legacy of the evolution of WW1 aviation alive for current and […]
Although our aircraft are on the high seas at the time and not expected in UK until 7th Jun, we wish Stow Maries all the best with their Fly-In next weekend,10-11th May 14. Russell Savory who is coordinating the event is expecting a big turn out with the home-based SE5a leading the WW1 aircraft […]
Both BE2es have now been certified by the NZ CAA and placed in a container. They are expected in UK on 7 June. In the down time they have now been painted one in 7 Squadron colours in honour of the Squadron’s Centenary on 1 May 2014 and the other in 37 Squadron colours […]
One of the two BE2es at Masterton NZ prior to airtesting. The Oliver Wulff aircraft will be in 7 Squadron colours as flown by Captain Horace Webb Bowen. The second aircraft which will be a 37 Squadron aircraft A2767 flew from Stow Maries in 1917.
Oliver Wulff’s BE2e (above) will be flight tested this week at Hood Aerodrome Masterton in order to obtain it’s NZ CAA certification and airworthiness certificate. We are optimistic that it will be ready for shipping by mid-March and in Stow Maries 5-6 weeks later. A second BE2e is being prepared in the same timescale and will be coming to Stow Maries at […]
WAHT is happening at Stow Maries. Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is coming back to life. The buildings are being reinstated and WAHT aircraft will be arriving soon as funding becomes available. The Aerodrome is in transition back to its former glory as the video kindly released to WAHT by Russell Savory shows! […]
WAHT and the GWS (http://www.thegreatwarsociety.com/) will be linking up together to put on displays this summer to demonstrate how the aeroplane started replacing the horse!
