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Musée Espace Air Passion – Long Version

Alastair — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:03:25 +0000

The Musée Espace Air Passion at Angers airport does exactly what it says ‘on the tin’ – it’s a space, a giant hanger, filled with extraordinary aircraft and people who are passionate about them. The majority of the collection here is made up of rare, often unique, civil light aircraft and historic gliders, some of […]

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Gliders over Bastogne

Alastair — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:23:43 +0000

When the US 101st Airborne* were besieged in Bastogne during the ‘Battle of the Bulge’ in Dec 1944, they were re-supplied from the air, not just by parachute but by gliders too. Until Dr Peter Caddick-Adams mentioned it in his excellent online lecture** on ‘The Battle of the Bulge’ last week, I’d either forgotten that […]

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Army Flying Museum – Bigger & Better

Alastair — Sat, 25 May 2019 17:59:55 +0000

The newly renovated Army Flying Museum held its official re-opening yesterday with their patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent as guest of honour. I wrote about the changes in March, but this event gave me a chance to actually see the new facilities and exhibits… and there’s a lot to see. As Susan Lindsay, the […]

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