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1. Meiringen WK 2017: (Airbases); ... f51 onbase/17_meiringen/f56 Meiringen stands out by the fact that aircraft operations are handled out of caverns. These underground aircraft shelters are highly secret and hold a classified number of airc ...; Created on 24 March 2017
2. O-1E Bird Dog: (Air-Air); ... nd http://www.ibdaweb.com/ http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=751 ...; Created on 12 November 2016
3. Airpower Zeltweg - Airpower16: (2016); ... ts, the Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft to the Messerschmitt Me262 and a surprise visit by the Airbus A400M. airshows/16_zeltweg/diamond airshows/16_zeltweg/a400m The historic Jet F ...; Created on 05 September 2016
4. Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister: (Air-Air); ... ungmeister was based in Switzerland, where Bücker biplanes were also licence-build. That particular airframe was build in 1940 at the Dornier factory at Altenrhein as C/N 28 and saw service in the Swiss ...; Created on 20 February 2016
5. Dubai Airshow: (2015); ... new Airbus A330MRTT tanker aircraft, which already looked quite faded by the sun. Coming from the same manufacturer and closely parked to the A330MRTT was an Airbus A400M from the French Air Force. airshows/15_dubai/m2000 ...; Created on 19 November 2015
6. CAF Airsho 2014: (2014); ... paying passengers – or just due to the fact that the warbird is a single seater… - paying for these flights gets additionally difficult, and some CAF Wings were simply missing the financial means to pay ...; Created on 15 February 2015
7. JASDF 60th Anniversary: (Air Forces); ... er aircraft of the JASDF. And it is home of the Mitsubishi factory, thus the chances are given to get a check flight on either an F-2, F-4 or F-15, which all come regularly there for maintenance. onbase/14_jasdf60th/c ...; Created on 08 January 2015
8. Tsuiki Airshow: (2014); ... millions of people from the Tokyo area visiting the show. airshows/14_tsuiki/flightline The JASDF display team Blue Impulse flying the T-4 is always a factor that is drawing the crowds, and after some ...; Created on 21 December 2014
9. Impressum: (sonstiges); ... ...; Created on 01 January 2014
10. SIAF 2013: (2013); ... A present fact was that each day only two MiG-29s were in the air which was of course a big disappointment. The famous "One versus One" dogfight demo has been quietly erased from the airshow list an ...; Created on 13 September 2013
11. Taiwan Air Force: (Air Forces); ... ds and thunderstorms) prevailed during the week and thus precluded a complete "photographic satisfaction". Nevertheless that can be taken as an excuse to come back again and catch some more aircraft. Photograp ...; Created on 25 January 2013
12. Zhuhai 2012: (2012); ... the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Aviation, their still quite secretive status was highlighted by the fact that they were only flown in for their flying display and did not touch the ground at any time. ...; Created on 13 November 2012
13. NATO Days Ostrava: (2012); ... ding was the fact that many of the aircraft did not perform their usual solo display, but real role demos, especially the helicopters that interacted closely with the troops on the ground, making the f ...; Created on 24 September 2012
14. KADEX 2012: (2012); ... 9 and Su-27 already showed the large diversity of the Air Force: airshows/12_kadex/25 airshows/12_kadex/27 Also the combination of an Israeli manufactured Litening pod with a Soviet laser-guided bo ...; Created on 05 May 2012
15. Israeli Spitfire: (Air-Air); ... e sold to Israel in October 1948. After an overhaul at the aircraft factory at Kunovice it was transferred by train and ship to Israel, where it arrived in November 1949. air2air/11_spitfire/2 But apa ...; Created on 13 February 2012
16. Bahrain Airshow 2012: (2012); ... ed directly afterwards! airshows/12_bahrain/knights2 airshows/12_bahrain/knights3 The only drawback however was the fact, that the team did do their spectacular massive release of flares only dur ...; Created on 18 January 2012
17. Korea / Japan: (Air Forces); ... the weather was far from being perfect that day, but the expectation the see the first Boeing B787 entering airline service was given looking at the fact that ANA was going to start flying this new type ...; Created on 05 December 2011
18. Osan Airpower Day 2011: (2011); ... course it was also a rare and exclusive chance to see some unique flying displays. However there still remains some room for improvements and visitor satisfaction, hopefully to be implemented in the future. ...; Created on 02 November 2011
19. I-16 "Ishak": (Air-Air); ... rom the German Luftfahrtbundesamt and consultant Dieter Thomas, but also thanks to the assiduous documentation by the manufacturer SibNIA (Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute) in Novosibirsk, who ...; Created on 17 March 2011
20. India 2011: (Air Forces); ... um adjacent to its main factory buildings at Bangalore's old airport in the East of the City. With an entrance fee of 25 Rupees and 10 for the permission of taking photos it offers an extensive collect ...; Created on 22 February 2011

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Meiringen WK 2017

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Meiringen Swiss Air Force WK 2017
Where? Meiringen, Switzerland
When? March 2017

Alpine Base Meiringen offers a gorgeous setting The airfield is nestled in a small valley in central Switzerland in the canton of Bern. Surrounded by mountains that partly rise up vertically for several hundred meters it is challenging flying terrain, but provides plenty of photo opportunities. Meiringen is the home of the Swiss Air Force's Fliegerstaffel 11 "Tigers", one of Switzerland three F/A-18 Hornet Squadrons, and is also home to the militia Squadron 8 "Destructors" ("Vandalos"), flying the F-5E Tiger II.

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Turkey Air Show 2011 - Izmir

Where? Izmir, Turkey
When? 4-5/06/2011

In many places aviation Centennials are celebrated, and so did the Turkish Air Force. The official events already started in January, but cumulated for the public in the International air show, hosted at the 2nd Main Jet Base Command (Çigli/Izmir) on 04-05 June 2011. As Turkey is very secretive and restricted with everything regarding their military, it is no wonder that the spotterdays offered on the day before and after the event was soon fully booked with 1000 (!) enthusiasts wanting to attend.

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The Yak-11 was the trainer aircraft for all pilots of the Warsaw Pact states from the 1950s up to the 1970s. To free up production capacity for other aircraft Russia decided to outsource the manufacturing to Czechoslovakia. During the 1950s 707 Yak-11 left the Let aircraft factory in Kunovice. Czech aircraft were designated C-11 (civicny: exercise).

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