Historic Westland Sea King Helicopter Returns to Somerset for Museum Display Friday, August 15, 2025 seaking helicopter westland raf royalnavy yeovil military aviation museum history A towering piece of military aviation history made a striking arrival on a Somerset road as the Westland Sea King HU Mk.6 helicopter was transported to its new permanent home. Donated by RAF Heritage, the legendary Sea King … Read More
Exmoor’s Most Tragic Night: The Story of Eight Men Lost in a Wartime Plane Crash Sunday, July 6, 2025 exmoor stirling eh933 bomber raf memorial bridgetown wwii crash aviation Nestled in the tranquil woodlands near Bridgetown on Exmoor lies a site that once held a grim secret—a wartime tragedy lost in time. For over 80 years, the peaceful mossy slopes and bird songs masked the wreckage of a Short … Read More
Red Arrows to Headline Return of Sidmouth Regatta Airshow This August Saturday, July 5, 2025 redarrows sidmouth airshow aerobatics regatta volunteers raf lifeboat wingwalkers thunderjets The Sidmouth Regatta Airshow is set to make a triumphant return this August, with the iconic Red Arrows announced as the headline act. Scheduled for Friday, August 22, the airshow promises to be a highlight of the Sidmouth … Read More
Watch Incredible Glastonbury Red Arrows Flyover During Pulp's 'Common People' Sunday, June 29, 2025 glastonbury pulp redarrows flyover jarviscocker commonpeople raf music festival live Glastonbury fans were treated to a stunning surprise when the enigmatic band Patchwork revealed themselves to be none other than the iconic British rock group Pulp. On Saturday, Jarvis Cocker, Pulp’s charismatic frontman, … Read More
Council Concealed Radioactive Contamination in Melksham for Six Months Friday, June 27, 2025 wiltshire contamination radioactivity melksham council raf bowerhill environment councillor cleanup Wiltshire Council has disclosed that it knew about radioactive contamination at the former RAF Bowerhill base in Melksham six months before making the information public. The contamination was first publicly revealed on June … Read More
Campaign to Honour the Brave Pilots and Navigators of WWII’s Photographic Reconnaissance Units Thursday, May 8, 2025 wwii pru photographicreconnaissance raf spitfire memorial veday intelligence wilfredtilley spitfireaa810 Tessa Munt, MP for Wells and the Mendip Hills, has lent her support to a campaign dedicated to commemorating the courageous pilots and navigators of the Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU) who served throughout the Second … Read More