January is normally a pretty dull month for aviation. The airshow season is a dim and distant memory, night shoots and other events are quickly fading and generally the weather precludes too many of us from getting out and about. Couple this with the usual post-Christmas blues, and it’s as good a time as any to have a look back at the last 12 months and some of the particular highlights of what has been, in retrospect, a rather wonderful year.
