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1. Iniochos Exercise 2018: (Airbases); ... of USAF F-15E Strike Eagles of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, Eurofighter Typhoons FGR4 from the UK, UAEAF Mirage 2000-9s, Tornados from the Italian AF and a AW-139 helicopter during the firs ...; Created on 10 April 2018
2. Axalp Fliegerschiessen 2017: (2017); ... only be used for air policing and adversary tasks. airshows/17_axalp/f18solo Swiss Air Force Helicopters, Hornets and Tigers in the Alps Apart from this impressive and unique live-firing the F/A-18C ...; Created on 07 January 2018
3. Shuttleworth - Fly Navy!: (2017); ... Navy helicopters. A Westland Merlin HM2 was placed in the static display and open for inspection. airshows/17_shuttleworth/heli For the flying program the Shuttleworth Collection did not only put up ...; Created on 01 October 2017
4. LTG61 Penzing Farewell: (2017); ... solo display was performed as well as there were several appearances of the Luftwaffe’s newest asset, the H145M helicopter, which replaced the Bo105 in its role to support the special operating force ...; Created on 01 October 2017
5. EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016: (2016); ... the US Navy contributed the F/A-18F Super Hornet demo team and the fly-by of the U-2 spyplane could be celebrated as another highlight. Many other military aircraft and helicopters were arriving for the ...; Created on 12 May 2017
6. Neuburg Open House: (2016); ... airshows/16_neuburg/snap2 The scenario is the rescue of a downed pilot, who is located by paratroopers jumping out of a CH-53 helicopter. During the recovery action Tornados and Eurofighters circle ...; Created on 07 January 2017
7. SIAF 2016: (2016); ... unseen angles. airshows/16_siaf/l410 Busy were also the helicopters. The Mil Mi-17 executed some firefighting, other helicopters were in the air for the demonstration of Search and Rescue (SAR) tasks ...; Created on 18 September 2016
8. Airpower Zeltweg - Airpower16: (2016); ... of 240 aircraft was present, many of them for the flying display, the rest was dispersed widely amongst the spectators area. The Austrian Bundesheer provided 53 aircraft and helicopters, Red Bull participated ...; Created on 05 September 2016
9. Airbus Manching Family Day: (2016); ... „Grizzly“. One of the prototypes from Getafe performed a couple of nice fly-bys. Apart from low and fast speed passes one pass was performed with the open cargo ramp. It was followed by an Airbus Helicopters ...; Created on 19 June 2016
10. Hyakuri Airshow 2015: (2015); ... fly-bys, before each a pair of the local F-4EJ, RF-4E and F-15J took off for the „base flight“ formation. It was supplemented by the rescue assets, the UH-60J rescue helicopter and the U-125, both ...; Created on 13 December 2015
11. Dubai Airshow: (2015); ... 2000-9 in the static Display. airshows/15_dubai/uae2 airshows/15_dubai/uae The planned Hawk and PC-21 turboprop trainer unfortunately did not show up. But however, a large array of helicopters was ...; Created on 19 November 2015
12. F-AIR Colombia: (2015); ... but clearly FAC aircraft and helicopters as well as those of Colombia’s naval and army aviation as well as the aviation branch of the Police make up for the biggest part of the exhibition. airshows/15_fair/movements ...; Created on 10 October 2015
13. NATO Days Ostrava: (2015); ... 16 Blackhawk helicopter. The Slovak AF put a special coloured MiG-29UBS in the dispersal area, and the ‘glas nose’ Let L-410FG for photogrammetry was a nother aircraft rarely seen around airshows. Aero ...; Created on 27 September 2015
14. SIAF 2015: (2015); ... AF (the same reason why the LanceR cancelled – talk about changing two F-15s on the ground against one MiG-21 in the air…). A rare appearance was also the Tiger helicopter of the German Army, which look ...; Created on 14 September 2015
15. Manching WTD61: (2015); ... WTD61 in Manching, being the only location to feature a flying display of jet aircraft. airshows/15_wtd61/form Nörvenich’s Eurofighter wing, the combat helicopters at Fritzlar and the transport ...; Created on 18 June 2015
16. Classic Fighters Omaka: (2015); ... evening show on Friday afternoon was stunning. Covered in gorgeous, golden, late-afternoon light, aircraft and helicopters performed, before the sun set and the golden shining clouds and deep blue sky ...; Created on 11 June 2015
17. G7 Summit: (Airbases); ... training flight of this baggage consisting of two VH-60 and three MV-22 escorted by a German police helicopter was an impressive sight. onbase/15_g7/mv22 onbase/15_g7/vh60 “Air Force One”, a highly ...; Created on 09 June 2015
18. Africa Aerospace & Defence 2014: (2014); ... Hercules landing in to load of troops and armored vehicles. The main working load though was on the helicopters, with the Rooivalks, Bk117, Lynx and Oryx (Pumas) in heavy use while an A109 served as a ...; Created on 14 March 2015
19. JASDF 60th Anniversary: (Air Forces); ... DF helicopter (training) units and greatly accessible for photography, especially early in the morning. Apart from the AH-64D Apache and CH-47 Chinook the based helicopters posed nicely in front of the l ...; Created on 08 January 2015
20. Tsuiki Airshow: (2014); ... demo is also a regular event at Japanese airshows with the U-125 rescue plane and UH-60 rescue helicopter presenting their capabilities. And as the training bases of Ashiya and Hofu are not far away from ...; Created on 21 December 2014

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Bell Cobra Flight

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Where? Oshkosh, WI, USA
When?July 2017

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Airpower Zeltweg - Airpower16

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Zeltweg Airpower16 - Airpower 2016
Where? Zeltweg, Steiermark, Austria
When?02-03/09/2016

The Airpower16 airshow at Zeltweg, Austria was massive! An estimated crowd of 300.000 during two days watched 9 hours of non-stop flying. A total of 240 aircraft was present, many of them for the flying display, the rest was dispersed widely amongst the spectators area. The Austrian Bundesheer provided 53 aircraft and helicopters, Red Bull participated with 29 aircraft. Entry was free, the show was great and rated as a total success!

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Bücker Bü131 / Tatra T-131 Jungmann OE-APY

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Bücker Jungmann air-air
Where? above Bavaria, Germany
When? Autumn 2015

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