diff --git a/public/images/chipmunk.jpeg b/public/images/chipmunk.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..820458b
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diff --git a/src/components/BannerRotator.astro b/src/components/BannerRotator.astro
index 8d66b92..025c1c6 100644
--- a/src/components/BannerRotator.astro
+++ b/src/components/BannerRotator.astro
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import type { HomepageBannerImage } from '../lib/fallback-data';
 
 type Props = {
   images: HomepageBannerImage[];
+  randomizeAfterFirst?: boolean;
 };
 
-const { images } = Astro.props;
+const { images, randomizeAfterFirst = false } = Astro.props;
 const slides = images.length > 0 ? images : [{ src: '/images/banner.png', alt: 'Swansea Airport banner' }];
 ---
 
-<div class="banner-rotator" data-banner-rotator>
+<div class="banner-rotator" data-banner-rotator data-randomize-after-first={randomizeAfterFirst ? 'true' : undefined}>
   {slides.map((image, index) => (
     <img
       class:list={['banner-slide', { active: index === 0 }]}
@@ -31,6 +32,18 @@ const slides = images.length > 0 ? images : [{ src: '/images/banner.png', alt: '
       const slides = Array.from(root.querySelectorAll('[data-banner-slide]'));
       if (slides.length < 2) return;
 
+      if (root.getAttribute('data-randomize-after-first') === 'true') {
+        const firstSlide = slides[0];
+        const restSlides = slides.slice(1);
+
+        for (let index = restSlides.length - 1; index > 0; index -= 1) {
+          const swapIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * (index + 1));
+          [restSlides[index], restSlides[swapIndex]] = [restSlides[swapIndex], restSlides[index]];
+        }
+
+        slides.splice(0, slides.length, firstSlide, ...restSlides);
+      }
+
       let currentIndex = 0;
       window.setInterval(() => {
         slides[currentIndex].classList.remove('active');
diff --git a/src/components/DroneFlightRequestForm.astro b/src/components/DroneFlightRequestForm.astro
index 55c9ad1..b1ad4fd 100644
--- a/src/components/DroneFlightRequestForm.astro
+++ b/src/components/DroneFlightRequestForm.astro
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ const frzGeoJsonEndpoint = `${pprApiBase}/drone-requests/frz`;
     Submitting your drone request...
   </div>
 
-  <div class="drone-success notice" id="success-message" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+  <div class="drone-success notice" id="success-message" role="status" aria-live="polite" tabindex="-1">
     <h3>Drone Request Submitted.</h3>
     <p>Your drone request has been submitted. We will review it and contact you if we need any further information.</p>
+    <p class="drone-reference" id="reference-number-message" hidden>
+      Reference number: <strong id="reference-number"></strong> - please make a note of this in case you don't get the email.
+    </p>
   </div>
 </section>
 
@@ -447,8 +450,24 @@ const frzGeoJsonEndpoint = `${pprApiBase}/drone-requests/frz`;
           throw new Error(errorData.detail || `Submission failed: ${response.status}`);
         }
 
+        const responseData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        const referenceNumber = responseData?.reference_number;
+        const referenceMessage = get('reference-number-message');
+        const referenceNumberElement = get('reference-number');
+
+        if (referenceNumber) {
+          referenceNumberElement.textContent = referenceNumber;
+          referenceMessage.hidden = false;
+        } else {
+          referenceNumberElement.textContent = '';
+          referenceMessage.hidden = true;
+        }
+
         form.style.display = 'none';
-        get('success-message').style.display = 'block';
+        const successMessage = get('success-message');
+        successMessage.style.display = 'block';
+        successMessage.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+        window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });
         showNotification('Drone request submitted successfully!');
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error submitting drone request:', error);
diff --git a/src/lib/directus.ts b/src/lib/directus.ts
index 392d7d5..c915910 100644
--- a/src/lib/directus.ts
+++ b/src/lib/directus.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ type DirectusFile = {
   filename_download?: string;
   filename_disk?: string;
   type?: string;
+  tags?: string[] | string | null;
+};
+
+type ImageFolderOptions = {
+  firstTag?: string;
+  shuffleRest?: boolean;
 };
 
 type EventTemplateRecord = {
@@ -170,6 +176,49 @@ function directusObjectKey(file: string | DirectusFile): string {
   return `${fileId}${extensionFromFilename(typeof file === 'string' ? undefined : file.filename_download)}`;
 }
 
+function fileTags(file: DirectusFile): string[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(file.tags)) {
+    return file.tags;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof file.tags === 'string') {
+    return file.tags
+      .split(',')
+      .map((tag) => tag.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean);
+  }
+
+  return [];
+}
+
+function hasTag(file: DirectusFile, tag: string): boolean {
+  const targetTag = tag.toLowerCase();
+  return fileTags(file).some((fileTag) => fileTag.toLowerCase() === targetTag);
+}
+
+function shuffleFiles(files: DirectusFile[]): DirectusFile[] {
+  const shuffled = [...files];
+
+  for (let index = shuffled.length - 1; index > 0; index -= 1) {
+    const swapIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * (index + 1));
+    [shuffled[index], shuffled[swapIndex]] = [shuffled[swapIndex], shuffled[index]];
+  }
+
+  return shuffled;
+}
+
+function orderImageFiles(files: DirectusFile[], options: ImageFolderOptions): DirectusFile[] {
+  const { firstTag, shuffleRest } = options;
+
+  if (!firstTag) {
+    return shuffleRest ? shuffleFiles(files) : files;
+  }
+
+  const firstFiles = files.filter((file) => hasTag(file, firstTag));
+  const restFiles = files.filter((file) => !hasTag(file, firstTag));
+  return [...firstFiles, ...(shuffleRest ? shuffleFiles(restFiles) : restFiles)];
+}
+
 export function resolveDirectusAssetUrl(file: string | DirectusFile): string {
   const fileId = directusFileId(file);
   const r2ObjectKey = directusObjectKey(file);
@@ -200,7 +249,11 @@ async function findFolderByName(name: string): Promise<DirectusFolder | null> {
   return folders[0] ?? null;
 }
 
-async function getImagesFromFolder(folderName: string, fallbackImages: HomepageBannerImage[]): Promise<HomepageBannerImage[]> {
+async function getImagesFromFolder(
+  folderName: string,
+  fallbackImages: HomepageBannerImage[],
+  options: ImageFolderOptions = {},
+): Promise<HomepageBannerImage[]> {
   try {
     const folder = await findFolderByName(folderName);
     if (!folder) {
@@ -213,10 +266,11 @@ async function getImagesFromFolder(folderName: string, fallbackImages: HomepageB
     endpoint.searchParams.set('sort', '-uploaded_on');
     endpoint.searchParams.set('filter[folder][_eq]', folder.id);
     endpoint.searchParams.set('filter[type][_starts_with]', 'image/');
-    endpoint.searchParams.set('fields', 'id,title,description,filename_download,filename_disk,type');
+    endpoint.searchParams.set('fields', 'id,title,description,filename_download,filename_disk,type,tags');
 
     const files = await readDirectusEndpoint<DirectusFile>(endpoint);
-    const images = files.map((file) => ({
+    const orderedFiles = orderImageFiles(files, options);
+    const images = orderedFiles.map((file) => ({
       src: resolveDirectusAssetUrl(file),
       alt: file.description || file.title || file.filename_download || 'Swansea Airport',
     }));
@@ -234,7 +288,11 @@ async function getImagesFromFolder(folderName: string, fallbackImages: HomepageB
   }
 }
 
-export const getHomepageBannerImages = () => getImagesFromFolder(homepageBannerFolder, fallbackHomepageBannerImages);
+export const getHomepageBannerImages = () =>
+  getImagesFromFolder(homepageBannerFolder, fallbackHomepageBannerImages, {
+    firstTag: 'first',
+    shuffleRest: true,
+  });
 export const getCafePageImages = () => getImagesFromFolder(cafePageFolder, fallbackCafePageImages);
 
 function stripHtml(value = ''): string {
diff --git a/src/pages/about/cafe.astro b/src/pages/about/cafe.astro
index 01c3d24..414d14f 100644
--- a/src/pages/about/cafe.astro
+++ b/src/pages/about/cafe.astro
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const cafeImages = await getCafePageImages();
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout title="Cafe" description="A friendly, dog-friendly cafe at Swansea Airport.">
-  <section class="container cafe-page">
+  <section class="container prose cafe-page">
     <div class="cafe-copy">
       <h1 class="section-title">The Whirlybird Cafe</h1>
       <p>
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ const cafeImages = await getCafePageImages();
     gap: 1.25rem;
   }
 
-  .cafe-copy {
-    max-width: 72ch;
-  }
-
   .cafe-gallery {
     overflow: hidden;
     border-radius: var(--radius);
diff --git a/src/pages/about/history.astro b/src/pages/about/history.astro
index c9af099..b3df0f0 100644
--- a/src/pages/about/history.astro
+++ b/src/pages/about/history.astro
@@ -3,31 +3,141 @@ import BaseLayout from '../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout title="History" description="A brief history of Swansea Airport, formerly RAF Fairwood Common.">
-  <section class="container prose">
-    <p class="eyebrow">About</p>
-    <h1 class="section-title">History</h1>
+  <script is:inline>
+    document.documentElement.classList.add('js');
+  </script>
 
-    <p>
+  <section class="container prose history-page">
+    <figure class="history-banner" data-history-banner>
+      <img src="/images/chipmunk.jpeg" alt="Historic aircraft at Swansea Airport" />
+    </figure>
+
+    <p class="eyebrow reveal-item" data-reveal>About</p>
+    <h1 class="section-title reveal-item" data-reveal>History</h1>
+
+    <p class="reveal-item" data-reveal>
       Swansea Airport stands on a site with deep aviation roots. Before operating as Swansea
       Airport, the airfield was known as RAF Fairwood Common.
     </p>
 
-    <p>
+    <p class="reveal-item" data-reveal>
       During the wartime period, Fairwood Common played an operational role as part of the wider
       air defence and training network. Its location on the Gower Peninsula gave it a strategic
       position, and over time the airfield developed infrastructure that shaped its later civil use.
     </p>
 
-    <p>
+    <p class="reveal-item" data-reveal>
       In the post-war years, the site evolved from military use into a civilian aerodrome. That
       transition reflected the broader story of many UK airfields, where former RAF stations became
       local centres for flight training, private aviation, and community flying activity.
     </p>
 
-    <p>
+    <p class="reveal-item" data-reveal>
       Today, Swansea Airport continues that legacy. While the role of the airfield has changed, its
       connection to aviation history remains central to its identity, linking RAF Fairwood Common's
       past with present-day operations serving Swansea and the surrounding region.
     </p>
   </section>
 </BaseLayout>
+
+<style>
+  .history-banner {
+    --history-parallax: 0px;
+
+    margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    border-radius: var(--radius);
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+    aspect-ratio: 21 / 9;
+    background: var(--line);
+  }
+
+  .history-banner img {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: calc(100% + 6rem);
+    margin-top: -3rem;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    transform: translate3d(0, var(--history-parallax), 0) scale(1.03);
+    will-change: transform;
+  }
+
+  :global(.js) .reveal-item {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(1.4rem);
+    transition:
+      opacity 680ms ease,
+      transform 680ms ease;
+  }
+
+  :global(.js) .reveal-item.is-visible {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 640px) {
+    .history-banner {
+      aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .history-banner img,
+    :global(.js) .reveal-item {
+      transform: none;
+      transition: none;
+    }
+
+    :global(.js) .reveal-item {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
+
+<script>
+  const motionQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
+  const banner = document.querySelector('[data-history-banner]');
+  const revealItems = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[data-reveal]'));
+
+  if (!motionQuery.matches) {
+    let ticking = false;
+
+    const updateBanner = () => {
+      if (!(banner instanceof HTMLElement)) return;
+
+      const rect = banner.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const viewportHeight = window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight;
+      const progress = (viewportHeight - rect.top) / (viewportHeight + rect.height);
+      const clampedProgress = Math.min(Math.max(progress, 0), 1);
+      const offset = (clampedProgress - 0.5) * 64;
+
+      banner.style.setProperty('--history-parallax', `${offset}px`);
+      ticking = false;
+    };
+
+    const requestBannerUpdate = () => {
+      if (ticking) return;
+      ticking = true;
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(updateBanner);
+    };
+
+    updateBanner();
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', requestBannerUpdate, { passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener('resize', requestBannerUpdate);
+
+    const revealObserver = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        entries.forEach((entry) => {
+          if (!entry.isIntersecting) return;
+          entry.target.classList.add('is-visible');
+          revealObserver.unobserve(entry.target);
+        });
+      },
+      { threshold: 0.16, rootMargin: '0px 0px -8% 0px' }
+    );
+
+    revealItems.forEach((item) => revealObserver.observe(item));
+  } else {
+    revealItems.forEach((item) => item.classList.add('is-visible'));
+  }
+</script>
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index eb8645c..e02b470 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const businessPromos = [
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout title="Home" description="Fast, clear airfield information for pilots and visitors.">
-  <BannerRotator images={bannerImages} />
+  <BannerRotator images={bannerImages} randomizeAfterFirst />
 
   <section class="hero">
     <div class="container hero-stack">