Category Archives: AVIATION

ISRAELI AIR SHOW

Posted on July 24, 2018 by bilyreid

As part of the Air Force Graduation ceremony, the IDF put on a spectacular airshow for the visitors. BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS Blackhawk helicopters start the show with a flypast of the flag of Israel and the flag of the Israel Defence … Continue reading →

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ISRAEL AIR FORCE GRADUATION CEREMONY

Posted on July 24, 2018 by bilyreid

One of the highlights of my trip was the visit to the Israel Air Force Centre for the graduation ceremony for new pilots of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on the 70th anniversary of the Israeli Air Force. In a country … Continue reading →

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JOHN GLENN

Posted on December 10, 2016 by bilyreid

“February made me shiver, with every paper I’d deliver…. Bad news upon the doorstep, I couldn’t take one more step”. Long before I became a teenager, I was a foot soldier in Roy Thompson’s press empire (later Lord Thompson of … Continue reading →

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PEARL HARBOR ANNIVERSARY

Posted on December 7, 2016 by bilyreid

Today is the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. One of the signal events of World War II if not the last century. The following images were taken several years ago and are a token tribute to my cousin, … Continue reading →

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ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT

Posted on December 18, 2015 by bilyreid

MOCK-UP, KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA Today, Dec. 17 is the anniversary of powered flight inaugurated by the Wright Brothers in 1903.

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DOOLITTLE RAIDERS

Posted on April 16, 2015 by bilyreid

Today the last two survivors of the original eighty participants in the famous Doolittle Raid, Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole (100 years young!!)  and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor in a special ceremony at Emancipation Hall … Continue reading →

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VIRGIN GALACTIC

Posted on October 31, 2014 by bilyreid

SPACE IS VIRGIN TERRITORY In the heart of London’s “Clubland” on Pall Mall is the booking office for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, just a hundred yards down from the Reform Club (where Phineas Fogg made his famous bet to … Continue reading →

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DORSET SQUARE, LONDON

Posted on October 24, 2014 by bilyreid

DORSET HOUSE I lived in Dorset House for a couple of months back in the late 80’s. Dark and gloomy, I couldn’t get out of the place fast enough. Today flats go in excess of a million pounds. Go figure!! … Continue reading →

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GATINEAU THUNDER

Posted on October 26, 2013 by bilyreid

My new book, “GATINEAU THUNDER”, is available for preview at the publisher’s website. A must see for all World War II warbird buffs.

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WINGS OVER GATINEAU

Posted on September 20, 2013 by bilyreid

TIGHT FORMATION Sweet sound of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine as a P-51 Mustang and a Lancaster Bomber fly overhead at the recent Gatineau Airshow. (Triple click to bring up some cockpit views!)

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