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Hahnweide OTT 2019

Posted in 2019

...  from a grass strip, and even fewer are the opportunities it see it from up so close. Legendary fighters such as the Spitfire, Fury, Mustang or Buchon (the Spanish Messerschmitt Bf109) start up their engine ...

Taiwan Planespotting

Posted in Travel

... of the island and is closest to Taiwan’s capital Taipei. The driving time from Taoyouan airport is around 1h, so just shortly after arriving in Taiwan it was time to catch some of the Mirage 2000-5 of ...

Dark Falcon - Belgian F-16 Demo Team

Posted in Air-Air

...  Belgian Airspace / Florennes Airbase When? May 2019 air2air/19_DarkFalcon/close_4,width=396,height=300,gap_h=10,gap_v=10 In 1979 the first F-16 joined the fleet of the Belgium Air Force (BAF) to ...

Wings over Houston 2018

Posted in 2018

... opened about 90 minutes late for the general public that had thus less time to enjoy being up close to the dozens of warbirds parked there. Maybe choosing another location for start-up and shut down would ...

Otto Smik's Spitfire TE184

Posted in Air-Air

... for a „Low-Altitude Fighter“. A distinctive feature of these low flying Spitfires require high maneuverability close to the ground were also the clipped wingtips, which take away some of the elegance when ...

Hyakuri Airshow 2018

Posted in 2018

... is conveniently located close to Japan’s capital Tokyo. airshows/18_Hyakuri/pilgrimage_3,width=260,height=300,gap_h=11,gap_v=10 It is approximately one hour North of Narita airport and therefore quite ...

Tornado GR.4 FINale at RAF Marham

Posted in Air Forces

Nine GR4 Tornados with their wings swept to 25° flying overhead in a close diamond nine formation was a sight to behold! The Royal Air  Force bid farewell to its Tornado Force in style at RAF Marham on ...

Duxford Flying Legends 2018

Posted in 2018

... those aircraft fly in close formation! Of course the German planes were ‘chased’ by Spitfires of different marks that in the course of the battle also achieved an aerial victory over their enemies. airshows/18_duxford/Buchons2/,width=396,height=300,gap_h=10,gap_v=10 ...

Slovak International Air Fest - SIAF 2018

Posted in 2018

...  was a more than welcome replacement. The former display pilots "Buker" and "Mat" showed of the two MiG-29s in close formation and with the distinctive black smoke trails in front the Tatra mountains. airshows/18_siaf/MiGs,width=396,height=300,gap_h=10,gap_v ...

Tsuiki Airshow 2018

Posted in 2018

... such a USAF solo jet demo flown so low and so close to the apron. At certain points the passes seemed directly over the first row of the crowdline and it nearly was possible to touch the jet. This very ...

Wings over Houston Airshow

Posted in 2017

... or at least in the close vicinity, which is very beneficial for the variety of aircraft that can be put on show. airshows/17_houston/Tora airshows/17_houston/so Weeks prior to the 2017 airshow hurricane ...

Shuttleworth Evening Display

Posted in 2018

... aerobatic flying and catching ribbons from a pole, thus passing closely to the ground just in front of the spectators. An excellent view and the then finally blue and cloudless sky was the 3-ship formation ...

Bell P-63 P-39 Cobra Flight

Posted in Air-Air

... pilots, who fought in the aircraft at low level and close to their own airfields. P-63F Kingcobra The P-63 Kingcobra tried to compensate that lack of power, but due to the basic design achievable combat ...

Iniochos Exercise 2018

Posted in Air Forces

...  Surface Warfare - Slow Mover Protection (SLOMO) Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Dynamic Targeting (DT) / Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance (SCAR) / Close Air Support (CAS) / Time Sensitive Target ...

Fliegerschiessen at Axalp Shooting Range

Posted in 2017

...  airshows/17_axalp/pc21 Patrouille Suisse at the Axalp Airshow This unique spectacle was concluded by the Patrouille Suisse, who closed the 90-minute long program with a break and rain of flares above ...

Warbirds over the Beach

Posted in 2017

...  airshows/17_wob/skyraider airshows/17_wob/navy airshows/17_wob/p40 airshows/17_wob/p51 Furthermore it was a chance to see the Curtiss C-46 Commando and Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina up close and ...

Shuttleworth - Fly Navy!

Posted in 2017

The „Fly Navy“ event / airshow at Shuttleworth is a close cooperation between the Shuttleworth collection and the “Fly Navy Heritage Trust”. As every flying event at the remarkable airfield in Bedfordshire ...

Oshkosh EAA Airventure 2017

Posted in 2017

... by all means. A close formation flight of the B-29s “FiFi” and “Doc” in combination with B-17s, B-25s and the three modern USAF bombers B-52, B-1 and B-2 in the flying display were the culmination of the ...

LTG61 Penzing Farewell

Posted in 2017

... it is also the most southerly located and close to the Alps. Even on days with just normal visibility the impressive mountain chain, cumulating in the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, can be seen ...

EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016

Posted in 2016

... sight to behold, let alone witnessing a water drop from up close. Lake Winnebago was the place to be, as the crew did not only drop for the crowd at nearby Oshkosh airfield, but scooped once again on the ...

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Hahnweide OTT 2019

2019 saw the 19th edition of the Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide. You may also call it a fly-in, a pilot meeting or a warbird airshow, and with around 400 participating aircraft it is arguably Germany’s biggest aviation event. It is an avgeek festival, and an aviation… Read More
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Radom Airshow 2018

Radom Airshow 2018 had the Polish Air Force’s 100th anniversary as a main theme. Concluding from past events the expectations were very high, and the event attracted highlights such as the Ukrainian Suchoi Su-27 Flanker or the JF-17 from Pakistan for the flying display. In… Read More
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Taiwan Planespotting

This was another plane spotting trip to Taiwan. Even though it has a vivid aviation photography scene, it’s tropical climate and a military on high alert do not make it an easy country to pursue this hobby. With the aim to photograph some aircraft of… Read More
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Dark Falcon - Belgian F-16 Demo Team

10.000ft above Belgium the howling sound of the Lockheed Martin’s F-16AM Fighting Falcon F100 jet engine could clearly be heard. No wonder, as the Demo Pilot for the Belgian Air Force, Sr. Cpt Darte, callsign „Vador“, knows how to place his jet only meters behind… Read More
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