The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) & Lancaster PA474

TOP LANDING GEAR SPECIAL – BA ‘LANDOR’ 747-400 TO DUNSFOLD: On Saturday 5th December 2020, retired BA Boeing 747-400 G-BNLY made its final flight from Cardiff to Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey. This aircraft was destined for the scrapheap, but because it is one of BA’s ‘retro jets’, Lima Yankee is painted in the ic... by Top Landing Gear

13 min listen

The Dam Busters Raid and RAF Scampton: After Roy and James tried to go it alone in the previous pod, Top Landing Gear is back at full strength for this one. Throughout this series we’ve been focussing on the Avro Lancaster which this year celebrates its 80th anniversary. And this episode feat... by Top Landing Gear

53 min listen

The Petwood Hotel - Home of the Dambusters (617 Squadron) - Full Flaps: Welcome to our full length interview with Emma Brealey, director of the magnificent Petwood Hotel in Lincolnshire. During the Second World War it served as the officers' mess for a number of RAF squadrons including 617 Squadron - The Dambusters. Petwood'... by Top Landing Gear

46 min listen

Full Flaps - Rear Admiral Chris Parry CBE: Hello and welcome to TLG and our Full Flaps interview with Chris Parry, a RN Observer on HMS Antrim’s Wessex 3, known as Humphrey. Chris is a fascinating character, and some of the stories he tells us here about what went on down south during the Falklan... by Top Landing Gear

74 min listen

Air Vice Marshal (retired) Graham Williams - Cold War RAF Fighter & Fast Jet Test Pilot: This edition of the Top Landing Gear podcast has an appropriately seasonal feel as we approach winter, its theme being the Cold War, which lasted from 1947 until 1991. The Cold War saw the rapid development of aviation beginning with concepts such as new... by Top Landing Gear

66 min listen

Series Three Trailer (plus a FULL FLAPS classic!): The wait is finally over..... Well almost.... One week to go. Series Three lands next week - On TLG Tuesday of course! In this trailer Rob gives you a brief glimpse into some of the many aviation audio treats we have planned for the coming months... And... by Top Landing Gear

95 min listen

An RAF Fighter Pilots life during the Cold War - Air Vice Marshal (retired) Graham Williams: This edition of the Top Landing Gear podcast has an appropriately seasonal feel as we approach winter, its theme being the Cold War, which lasted from 1947 until 1991. The Cold War saw the rapid development of aviation beginning with concepts such as new... by Top Landing Gear

47 min listen

Ask James Christmas Special PART TWO: Welcome to part two of our ‘Ask James’ Christmas Special, where our aviation expert James Cartner endeavours to answer at least some of the wonderful questions our listeners have sent in. (You’ve sent in so many great questions we’ll do some more in the ... by Top Landing Gear

62 min listen

Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 and Spitfire Pilot 'Jim Schofield': With the Curling Brothers unavailable, Roy And James got together to mark the 85th anniversary of the first public display of the Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054. We catch up on the latest aviation news, answer a superb 'Ask James' question and cond... by Top Landing Gear

75 min listen

Red 1 - Squadron Leader Tom Bould - The new Team Leader for the Red Arrows.: Happy Christmas! And we're ending 2020 and Series 2 with a real highlight. A Full Flaps interview with the brand new Red 1 - Team leader for the mighty Red Arrows - Squadron Leader Tom Bould. As Team Leader, Tom is primarily responsible for all aspects... by Top Landing Gear

52 min listen

Andrew Panton – and Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ FULL FLAPS Pt.1: With the Avro Lancaster celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2021, what better time to feature this iconic aircraft on Top Landing Gear. The whole of series three is built around TLG’s road trip to Bomber County, Lincolnshire, which is the base not only f... by Top Landing Gear

55 min listen

Interview with Squadron Leader Martin Withers, DFC - Display pilot for Vulcan XH558: In part two of our interview with Martin Withers, he relives the joy of displaying what was the last surviving Vulcan, XH558. It was an unexpected and hugely welcome chapter to his flying career after he had flown two of the historic Black Buck Raids dur... by Top Landing Gear

28 min listen

Ask James Christmas Special PART ONE!: Seasons Greetings, and welcome to the first of our Top Landing Gear Christmas Specials! Our next two episodes are devoted to our aviation expert and pilot James Cartner. By ‘devoted’, what we really mean is James will be taking centre stage answering the... by Top Landing Gear

46 min listen

Lockdown Three Special! by Top Landing Gear

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The Eurofighter Typhoon - The world's most advanced fighter jet.: We’re continuing with our trip to Lincolnshire, Bomber County, where we’ve been focussing on the Avro Lancaster. But in this episode we move right up to date with our visit to RAF Coningsby, one of the RAF’s Typhoon bases where our host for the day, Flt ... by Top Landing Gear

42 min listen

FULL FLAPS - The TLG team go gliding with Lincolnshire‘s Trent Valley Gliding Club: After several hi-octane podcasts celebrating the magic of the Merlin-powered Avro Lancaster, and the roar of the mighty Eurofighter Typhoon, we’re back with, not so much a bang, but definitely not a whimper either, in fact more of a whoosh. This week the... by Top Landing Gear

39 min listen

NX611 'Just Jane' Avro Lancaster Interior tour and engine start up - Full Flaps Part Deux!: Hello and welcome to our second Full Flaps episode featuring the fabulous ‘Just Jane’ NX611 Avro Lancaster based at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. In this second bonus episode the TLG team are allowed inside the Lancaster… James takes the cap... by Top Landing Gear

30 min listen

The Avro Lancaster: We’re delighted to be back with a brand new series of podcasts. This series is built around our recent trip to Lincolnshire, Bomber County, and our visits to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and Typhoon Squadrons at RAF Coningsby, our Dam Busters to... by Top Landing Gear

61 min listen

Rich Goodwin and the Pitts Special at the 2021 Bournemouth Festival: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. One of the most eye-catching solo displays at UK airshows is the ultra high-energy performance by Rich Goodwin in his Pitts Special. A former RAF Tornado pilot, Rich h... by Top Landing Gear

34 min listen

RAF Chinook Display Team - Flt Lt Matt Smyth: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. Regular listeners to TLG will know that our aviation expert James Cartner is a former RAF Puma pilot. As such he has some kind of weird chip on his shoulder about the ... by Top Landing Gear

18 min listen

Gliding: After several hi-octane podcasts celebrating the magic of the Merlin-powered Avro Lancaster, and the roar of the mighty Eurofighter Typhoon, we’re back with, not so much a bang, but definitely not a whimper either, in fact more of a whoosh. This week the... by Top Landing Gear

79 min listen

Lincoln 'Bomber County' and the Petwood Hotel: Welcome to the second magazine episode of Series Three, all about the magnificent county of Lincolnshire and its long-standing aviation connections. Lincolnshire was the base for our incredible T.L.G trip last year where we visited NX611 'Just Jane' at t... by Top Landing Gear

45 min listen

Air Vice Marshall Simon Edwards - Assistant Chief of The Air Staff.: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. We were extremely honoured to be invited to the Festival’s opening ceremony which was attended not only by some of the show’s participants but also some top brass, a... by Top Landing Gear

11 min listen

The Red Arrows at the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. With the 2021 airshow season in the UK drawing to a close, what better time to speak to Red 6, Squadron Leader Jon Bond, as he brings the curtain down on his 4 year st... by Top Landing Gear

41 min listen

FULL FLAPS Flt Lt Nick Callinswood and the Typhoon at RAF Coningsby: Welcome to our FULL FLAPS Eurofighter Typhoon episode. During our trip to RAF Coningsby the TLG team was given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the Typhoon operation. Coningsby is one of two RAF stations in the UK which operates the Typhoon in t... by Top Landing Gear

41 min listen

How do you run an airshow over the sea? Interview with Dave Walton, Display Director of the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival.: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. Putting on an airshow requires an immense amount of organisation, and safety is of course paramount. But when a display takes place over the sea, and away from an airf... by Top Landing Gear

19 min listen

FULL FLAP - In the Typhoon simulator with Flt Lt Nick Callinswood at RAF Coningsby: Welcome to our second FULL FLAPS Eurofighter Typhoon episode. During our trip to RAF Coningsby the TLG team was given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the Typhoon operation. In this second episode you can hear Rob flying the Typhoon sim under th... by Top Landing Gear

22 min listen

RAF Typhoon Display Team - Flt Lt Sainty: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. There are those whose sole reason for attending an airshow is to watch and hear the old piston-engined fighters and bombers from WWII, and indeed few could argue with ... by Top Landing Gear

19 min listen

How do you book an air show? Interview with Bournemouth Air Festival Director Jon Weaver.: Welcome to TLG and to our series of interviews from the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival. Since its launch in 2008, the Bournemouth Air Festival has established itself as one of the UK’s leading public aviation events, and is estimated to generate in the re... by Top Landing Gear

30 min listen

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) & Lancaster PA474: The team are finally back together as a foursome in the studio - well, not quite the studio but backstage at GLive in Guildford just before Roy takes to the stage on the Surrey leg of his SFG 2021 tour.In this episode we discuss all things BBMF and Lanca... by Top Landing Gear

55 min listen

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