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Yak-3 D-FJAK - A Red Star over Germany ...

Posted in Air-Air

During the summer 2003 I have had the possibility to make a photo flight with the then only flying Jak-3 in Germany. The Jak-3 with the registration D-FJAK is based in Freiburg, a city in the southwest ...

Hahnweide OTT 2019

Posted in 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 ...

Otto Smik's Spitfire TE184

Posted in Air-Air

... Nazi Germany. It was an honour to be able to photograph this aircraft flying over the Czech Republic! Where? Plzen, Czech Republic When? September 2018 Spitfire LF Mk. XVI.RV TE184 History Spitfire ...

Tornado GR.4 FINale at RAF Marham

Posted in Air Forces

... both. airshows/19_Marham/final2,width=396,height=300,gap_h=10,gap_v=10 It was already 4pm by then, and I had to get my flight back to Germany. So I did miss the Tornados passing by the photographers ...

LTG61 Penzing Farewell

Posted in 2017

The „Tag der Bundeswehr“ became a regular event to promote the German Armed Forces. Held on a Saturday usually around the second week-end in June several locations all around Germany open their doors to ...

Neuburg Open House

Posted in 2016

... of the German-wide „Day of the Armed Forces“ at Neuburg airfield. Where? Neuburg / Zell Airbase, Bavaria, Germany When?11/06/2016 When founded in 1961 the JG74 operated the F-86 „Sabre“, before ...

Cessna O-1E "Bird Dog" Vietnam Observer

Posted in Air-Air

... and a joy to fly! Where? Hahnweide, Germany When? September 2016 air2air/16_birddog/1 Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Cessna delivered its Model 305 to the US Army in December of 1950. It was a successor ...

High Performance Glider - DG-800S

Posted in Air-Air

... ermany When? October 2016 air2air/16_dg800/1 DG-800 glider series This DG-800S is the version of the DG-Flugzeugbau (http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/) DG-800 family aimed at competition flying. Compared  ...

Airbus Manching Family Day

Posted in 2016

... current and past products of the company was also presented. Where? Manching, Bavaria, Germany When?18/06/2016 The flying display in the afternoon literally took off with the Airbus A400M „Grizzly“. ...

Luftwaffe Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister

Posted in Air-Air

... G+07” biplane was painted in a scheme inspired by the one adorning Germany’s first-ever Luftwaffe’s aerobatic squadron. Where? above Saxony, Germany When? October 2015 air2air/15_bu133/2 Originating f ...

Bücker Bü131 / Tatra T-131 Jungmann OE-APY

Posted in Air-Air

... er flying pleasure. Where? above Bavaria, Germany When? Autumn 2015 air2air/15_t131/1 The aircraft itself is a design of the 1930s, but should by far not being counted belonging on the scrap he ...

Manching WTD61

Posted in 2015

Open days of the Luftwaffe in Germany do happen regularly, but events with a flying display are few and far between. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) and 25 years of ...

G7 Summit

Posted in Air Forces

... from all over the world. For the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps, Munich airport (MUC) was the main hub to receive loads of interesting aircraft. Where? Munich, Germany When? 7-8/06/2015 ...

Flying Legends Duxford 2014

Posted in 2014

... e "€žAunti Ju"€œ from La Ferté-Alais, France, could not make it over. This was also the case for a Spitfire, Mustang and Corsair from Max Alpha Aviation / Meiermotors from Germany. airshows/14_dux/p ...

Luftwaffe Phantom Pharewell Photo Phlight

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... m Pharewell Photo Phlight"! Where? Bavaria, Germany When? 07/2013 The F-4F Phantom II was a long time workhorse at the German armed forces Test and Evaluation unit WTD61 (Wehrtechnische Dienststel ...

ILA Berlin 2014

Posted in 2014

The ILA (Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung) is Germany's major aerospace exhibition and ranks high amongst the other two European trade fairs in Le Bourget and Farnborough. Nevertheless th ...

Hahnweide OTT 2013

Posted in 2013

The Hahnweide Oldtimer meeting is Germany's biggest warbird airshow. Held bi-annually on the first week-end of September it is by enthusiasts very often rated being on the same level as the other majo ...

WTD61 F-4F Phlyout

Posted in Air Forces

... Manching, Germany When? 07/2013 These photos are a review of the last months of WTD61 flying operations, with a special focus on the last 4 weeks with the special coloured F-4F 38+13. onbase/13_wtd/1 ...

F-4F Phantom Pharewell

Posted in 2013

... Phantom operations and celebrated with an Open Doors day. Where? Wittmund, Germany When? 28-29/06/2013 Several months of preparation showed well all the efforts that went into these celebrations: ...

Weizmann's Israeli Black Spitfire

Posted in Air-Air

... ing days within the RAF. He enlisted in the British Army in 1942 to support the fight against Nazi Germany and one year later he finally got the chance to become a pilot. He joined the RAF where he recei ...

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Air Legend 2019

"Air Legend" at the Melun-Villaroche airfield in the South of Paris is a new airshow establishing itself firmly on the European circuit. The second edition in 2019 focused on Cold War jets and succeeded with a well balanced mix of those Cold War warriors, warbirds… Read More
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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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