Sunday, 12 August 2012

Gamston - a Sunday morning miscellany.

Retford Airport (Gamston) is situated about 2 miles south of Retford and is a busy general aviation airfield. As well as the aeronautical delights to be seen, there is a rather good cafe-bar, 'The Apron', on site. (www.theapron.co.uk)

You can't do better than sitting in the Apron's small viewing area on a sunny Sunday morning, with coffee, a freshly-made bacon sandwich or 'full English' breakfast, watching and photographing the aeroplanes.

Beagle 121 Pup G-AXNS


American Aviation AA5 Traveler G-BCPN


Cirrus SR22 G-JONT





Cirrus SR20 N131CD about to touch down on runway 03


Manx-registered Beech B200 Super King Air M-EGGA makes a sprightly departure from runway 21



Robinson R22 Beta G-BPTZ


Departing on the short hop back to East Midlands Airport, Donair's Cessna 152 G-OIMC


Also Isle of Man-registered, but based at Gamston, is Cessna 525A Citation Jet 2+ M-ICRO




Kirton-in-Lindsey - 20/05/12

I will cheerfully admit that I know very little about gliders and although I have taken many thousands of aviation photos over the years, very few are of these unpowered aircraft.

I had hoped to make a start in remedying this with a visit to the former RAF airfield of Kirton Lindsey, home of the Trent Valley Gliding Club. Sadly, the weather gods would not play ball and only one glider managed to get airbourne in the time I was there.

Grob G103A Twin II Acro G-DEXA





PZL-Bielsko SZD50 Puchacz G-CHFH



Powered flight at Kirton comes in the shape of Piper PA25 Pawnee 235 G-BFEV, used for aerotowing.