A fitting salute to Wing Commander “Tim” Elkington
Today, I witnessed a very fine salute to Wing Commander Tim Elkington (23 Dec 1920 to 1 Feb 2019). My wife and I walked down to St Peters church in […]
637 VGS above the village
The gliders were circling above the village yesterday to gain height. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2019 Jerry Flint
Brize C130 and paras dropping into Rissi
Just managed to get a few shots of the C130 and Paras dropping into RAF Little Rissington this morning. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2019 Jerry Flint
637 VGS
Took these from the Barrington Road today. ZE613 and ZE628 are Grob G-103 Viking T1 gliders. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2019 Jerry Flint
Underground Hospital found at Upper Rissington
As part of Cotswold District Councils due diligence before the handing over of Public Opens Space, numerous bore holes have been drilled by EMG. To the surprise of the boring […]
James – James Bond – Die Another Day
Repost: The James Bond film – Die Another Day was partially filmed at RAF little Rissington in 2001. The particular scene concerned was the Ice Chase using an Aston Martin […]
HQ Offices (Sgts Mess)
Offices, located in the former Sergeant’s Mess at Upper Rissington, Gloucestershire opened its doors to local businesses in September 2018 There is a mixture of permanent offices, hot desks and […]
B-52’s deployed to Fairford.
Story from GloucesterLive and they would love to see your photos. Huge B-52s are expected to arrive at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds over the next two days. Plane enthusiasts believe […]
Visit to Rissi Church
10 March 2019 ST. PETER’S CHURCH – LITTLE RISSINGTON (information from http://www.littlerissington.net) THE WRITTEN HISTORY OF LITTLE RISSINGTON begins with the Domesday Book Survey of 1086 when there were twenty-two […]
VHF Direction Finder (VDF) Antenna
Picture: Dated 1 March 2009 by JF. I heard today from an extremely reliable source (Mike Grierson), that the VHF Direction Finder (VDF) Antenna in the centre of the airfield is […]
Air Ambulances land in UR!
Two Air Ambulances land on the plying field on the 23rd February 2019, following a report of two males unconscious after a domestic gas leak. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2019 Jerry Flint
North Oxfordshire & Cotswolds Branch of the Military Vehicle Trust
The North Oxfordshire & Cotswolds Branch of the Military Vehicle Trust drove by Great Rissington onwards to Bourton. This is the remainder of the schedule: 11.45-12md […]