Press Day Blog Entries

Dec 17 2008

'Tis the Season to be Jolly MH-53M delivery to RAF Museum Cosford Karl was present at DCAE Cosford for the spectacular delivery of an ex-USAF MH-53M, donated to the RAF Museum and flown in in a 99 Sqn C-17A - the largest aircraft ever to operate from the airfield.

Aug 21 2008

Little Gransden 2008 Airshow Press Preview Little Gransden 2008 Airshow Press Preview In addition to Sywell's press preview for this Sunday's airshow, yesterday also saw Little Gransden host their own. With the 2007 event having raised £17,175 for Children in Need, it is hoped that the 2008 instance will see that figure increase further.

Jul 11 2008

Heuberg, Germany Range - Ex ELITE 2008 Press Access Ex ELITE 2008 - Heuberg Range The Friday (and indeed final) morning of our Germany trip was spent back at Heuberg, this time in the location we now knew as 'Roskop' - a position on some ruins at the top of a hill in the middle of the range.

Jul 10 2008

Laupheim, Germany - Ex ELITE 2008 Press Day Ex ELITE 2008 - Laupheim The morning was to be spent at Laupheim's Exercise ELITE 08 press event. Laupheim is home to mittleres Transporthubschrauberregiment 25 (MTHRgt 25), "Oberschwaben" and their Sikorsky CH-53 helicopters.

Jul 09 2008

Lechfeld, Germany - Ex ELITE 2008 Press Day Ex ELITE 2008 - Lechfeld Having arranged press access for Exercise ELITE 08 we were offered the chance to visit Lechfeld the day prior to the 'spotters' day instead. As it turned out we drew the short straw so far as weather went, but it did mean we could do Laupheim the next day.

Jul 08 2008

Landsberg-Penzing, Germany - Ex ELITE 2008 Press Day Ex ELITE 2008 - Landsberg-Penzing The Exercise ELITE 08 press wagon rolled on to Landsberg-Penzing airbase on Tuesday, home of LTG-61 and their C-160D Transall transport aircraft and UH-1D Huey helicopters.

Jul 07 2008

Heuberg Range, Germany - Ex ELITE 2008 Press Day Ex ELITE 2008 - Heuberg Range Our first day in Germany for Exercise ELITE 08 was spent at the Heuberg Electronic Warfare Range.