Due to lockdowns and other happenings my year began with a spot of shooting at Heathrow. A new location in Stanwell, which I'm unlikely to visit again as 09R Arrivals are rare outside of single runway ops.
LHRApril2021_4 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRApril2021_42 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrABX Air 767 in need of some paint:
LHRApril2021_45 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrThe Xiamen Air 797 was a new catch for me:
LHRApril2021_67 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrThen round to the T4 mound for departures:
LHRApril2021_93 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrNice to see an Egypt Air 787 opposed to the usual 737 or A330:
LHRApril2021_96 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrNot strictly 100% aviation but there are aircraft on it. Take two for HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure for her maiden deployment to the Far East in May:
HMSQueenElizabeth_77 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
HMSQueenElizabeth_78 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrJune and back up to Heathrow for Air Force One's visit:
LHRJune2021_19 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRJune2021_23 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRJune2021_26 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRJune2021_34 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrThe BEA Baby-bus was missing from my BA Retro-Jet collection, so it was good to catch her whilst waiting for AF1:
LHRJune2021_5 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrStill in June and a trip to RAF Brize Norton to catch the An225. Sadly chose the wrong end of the runway for landing and ended-up shooting through the fence:
RAFBrizeNortonJune2021_18 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrSmokey departure:
RAFBrizeNortonJune2021_28 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrCaught some of the home team whilst waiting for the An225:
RAFBrizeNortonJune2021_3 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
RAFBrizeNortonJune2021_11 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
RAFBrizeNortonJune2021_21 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrBoris wasn't on "Vespina", but apparently was on this Wildcat that flew through as part of Armed Forces Day events:
RAFBrizeNortonJune2021_9 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrA few days later and the first 'Landor Experience' at Dunsfold:
LandorExperience_5 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LandorExperience_21 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LandorExperience_34 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LandorExperience_73 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrJuly and photographing a track day at Goodwood and the resident Boultbee Spitfire G-ILDA was earning her keep:
G-ILDA/SM520atGoodwood_1 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
G-ILDA/SM520atGoodwood_5 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrI didn't hang around long enough to catch the Duxford warbirds that popped in because I had to make the mad dash over to Gosport to catch the Goodyear blimp, which was making its way along the South Coast. As soon as the South Coast tour was announced I knew the shot I wanted to capture:
GoodyearBlimp_2 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
GoodyearBlimp_10 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrStill July and the Puma 50 Flypast over Farnborough:
Puma50_2 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrMy bad luck in catching special aircraft continued with the anniversary marked Puma as it flew pretty much overhead:
Puma50_4 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrAs everyone else headed to the coast on the hottest day of the year, my friend and I headed to Heathrow:
LHRJuly2021_6 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRJuly2021_12 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRJuly2021_24 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHRJuly2021_41 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrBournemouth was the only show I managed to attend:
BournemouthAirFest2021_10 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
BournemouthAirFest2021_27 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
BournemouthAirFest2021_34 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
BournemouthAirFest2021_91 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
BournemouthAirFest2021_102 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
BournemouthAirFest2021_123 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrBack to Heathrow in October to try to catch G-TTNA in her new "BA Better World" livery. Turns out it was the only day of the month she didn't fly! But it was good to see some A380s back at LHR:
LHROct2021_23 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHROct2021_31 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHROct2021_46 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
LHROct2021_57 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrA couple of days and the Reds were down in Portsmouth to perform a display for the Pacific Futures Conference being hosted on HMS Prince of Wales. Sadly it was only 8 jets, half a display due to the location and tricky conditions as it was dull and overcast and just before sunset. Still, it was on the doorstep:
RedsOverHMSPoW_1 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
RedsOverHMSPoW_14 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
RedsOverHMSPoW_17 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrAnd finally rounding off 2021 with the TimeLine Events shoot with Vulcan XM655 at Wellesbourne. Held during Storm Arwen, it was dull most of the afternoon, but the sun popped through the clouds just before it set:
XM655_3 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
XM655_40 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
XM655_50 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr
XM655_55 by Sarah Horsley, on FlickrHope they've been of interest and C&C is always welcome. There's (a lot) more on my Flickr if anyone is interested and you've managed to get this far! Hopefully I'll get to a few more nightshoots and more airshows will return to the calendar in 2022.
Sarah
, the Vulcan in the golden light is my fave.
