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VW run to Boorowa
Over the weekend, Jim and Kris took the Kombi, Miss October, off to the small country town of Boorowa, along with some other members of the Canberra VeeDub Club. Boorowa is about 120 km from Canberra,...
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Aircraft types flown and flown in as passenger
People sometimes ask me how many types I have flown, or flown in. I have made a list (click on attached PDF) that distinguishes between types taken off and landed and/or flown solo; aircraft where I...
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Shipping and Airlines Biggin Hill
The Shipping & Airlines collection of historic aircraft We visited Shipping & Airlines at Biggin Hill on 25 June at the kind invitation of Peter Greenyer. See this PDF for the story and more...
View ArticleAircraft Contrails
I took a photograph at 1300 on 18 July 2015 overhead Henstridge, UK of a British Airways Boeing 777 trailing an iridescent contrail. This inspired me to write a short piece on different visible...
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Leaving a Canberra winter for Jawun and Broome
On Sunday, I am leaving cold and wintry Canberra to take up a six week appointment with the Jawun program in Broome. Jawun is a program which draws on expertise from both the corporate and public...
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Jawun Program: Induction week
I have been in Broome for the last three weeks on an attachment from the Department of Defence to the Jawun program. This post gives an outline of the first week, which provides an induction into the...
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Jawun Weeks 2 and 3
Jawun Program, Broome – Weeks 2 and 3 I think it is fair to say there has been a lot happening during the time I have spent in Broome on attachment to Jawun. Over the second two weeks, I have started...
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Jawun: Weeks 4 and 5
Jawun Attachment: Weeks 4 and 5 Highlights of week 4 have included photography around the coast in some weather conditions which provided a startlingly bright turquoise sea; and some tourist...
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Duxford visit
On our recent holiday in East Anglia, we decided that a damp Tuesday was the ideal excuse for a visit to the air museum at Duxford. I took my tripod with me with a view to taking some...
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Jawun project, final week
Jawun program, Final week This final post covers week 6 of my attachment to Jawun, working in the beautiful city of Broome, in the Kimberley, WA. At the end of week 5, I had injured my leg while on a...
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2016 Aviation Calendar
Last year, I produced an aviation calendar based on my most pleasing photos of 2014. The photo gallery below shows the selection for my 2016 calendar. .huge-it-share-buttons { border:0px solid #0FB5D6;...
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The attached list summarises the books published to date by Ron & Jim Smith. There are significant works in preparation with UP Publishing, including a deluxe collectors edition of Two Up and the...
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A Canberra Balloon Trip
Kristine and I recently took a balloon ride with Balloons Aloft, Canberra. This was a great flight, and provides an opportunity to showcase Canberra’s lake, major landmarks and arboretum, as well as to...
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Aircraft Museum Photography
I have been back in the UK for a brief visit, during which I have had an opportunity to visit the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop, and the Fleet Air Arm museum at RNAS Yeovilton. For both of...
View ArticleThe Story behind the Photograph (1) Tiger Moth G-ANFM
The photograph shown is the first air to air photograph that I took, in around 1970, flying between Booker and Blackbushe. The story behind this photo can be found in the following PDF file. The Story...
View ArticleThe story behind the photograph (2): Rapides in a summer sky
The photograph shown is from DH89 Rapide G-AEML and shows Rapide G-AKIF ahead and above. The story behind this photo can be found in the following PDF file. The Story Behind the Photograph -2...
View ArticleThe story behind the photograph -3
G-RAEM is a Rutan LongEze, built by Graham Singleton. See the attached PDF file for my story concerning this photograph and a flight in the aircraft. The Story Behind the Photograph -3...
View ArticleThe Story behind the Photo (4) – Biggin Hill
Our aviation photography began more than 50 years ago, with cycle rides from school to local airfields, notably Redhill, Biggin Hill and Gatwick. This story (PDF below) captures something of the...
View ArticleThe Story behind the Photo – 5: Blackburn B2
The first vintage aircraft with which we had any involvement was a Blackburn B2. The story is contained in the attached PDF File. The Story Behind the Photograph -5 .huge-it-share-buttons { border:0px...
View ArticleOrbiting Rainbows story
This is a short piece of creative fiction, based on factual science. See word file below. Orbiting Rainbows .huge-it-share-buttons { border:0px solid #0FB5D6; border-radius:5px; background:#3BD8FF;...
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