Last night I was reminded of the "Heroes of the Air" event which was staged at Avalon in 2015 for the hundredth anniversary of WW1 (Avalon was every 2 years, so there wasn't an airshow in 2014).
I was flicking through the photos and found some which I had never previously posted. I'll try to edit a couple more tonight.


Nieuport 11 Bebe by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

The WW1 aircraft were easier to photograph in some respects because they were a heck of a lot slower than the jets! On the other hand, most of the low level tail chasing happened in front of the grandstand and I was at the end of the runway to catch planes landing.

Good start.

Thanks! This Sopwith Camel was from the same show. Where's Snoopy?





The aircraft B3889 was flown in WW1 by Clive Collett, the first British ace to score a victory in the Sopwith Camel.

Pfalz D.III


Pfalz D.III by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

SE5a



SE5a B507 by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Cracking shots, I can almost hear the roar of the engines. When you look at some of these things you realise how brave the early fighter pilots were. Great colours, but its a shame the sky hadn't been a bit brighter on the day.

DH5 Scout. Some of these aircraft were paid for by collections from ordinary citizen. This aircraft is a replica painted after one which was funded by donations collected by women in New South Wales of 2,700 pounds, which equates to about $278,000 today.

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DH5 Scout and SE5a by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Fokker D.VIII monoplane


Fokker D.VIII by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

British Biplanes by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Fokker Triplane and Nieuport 11 by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Nieuport 11 by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Fokker Dreidekker by RobGeraghty, on Flickr