Under Northern Skies
'Under Northern Skies' is my blog about whatever topic catches my attention at the time and which, I hope, will be of interest. I do not adhere to any particular political party. Professionally, I worked in civil aviation for almost 40 years.
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Control Towers in the UK - No. 2
My previous article looked at a few of the airport Control Towers in the UK. There are many more.
Coventry Airport:
I begin with Coventry Airport which will sadly close permanently on 11 June 2026. First opened in 1936 as Baginton Aerodr...
Control Towers in the UK - No. 1
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Image: Control Tower at Croydon (London)
Across the world there are many airfields entirely without any form of radio communication with aircraft. This may be the case where, for example, an airfield only has occasional flights opera...
Political shenanigans
Image: The Makerfield constituency - near Wigan.
7 May was explosive for the Labour government.
In what is generally seen as a verdict on Labour’s 22 months in office, the local government elections in England resulted in the party losin...
Elections 7 May 2026
Thursday 7 May 2026 - elections were held for (1) the entire Scottish Parliament, (2) the entire Senedd Cymru (Wales), (3) Local elections for 4,851 council seats across 134 of England’s 317 councils. (In addition, ‘shadow elections’ were h...
The Middle East: Iran, Gaza, Proscription of Palestine Action, and a Criminal Trial in England.
Image: Police and protesters outside Crown Court at Woolwich on 23 April
Iran:
Since the end of February 2026, the news has been dominated by the actions of the USA in relation to Iran. Shipping, especially of oil, through the Straits of...
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Retired after interesting and lengthy (40 year) career in aviation. I love the countryside, walking, watercolour painting, music, history, law, science, mathematics.
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