... national emblems, this was a particularly daring undertaking.
Following that, the landing with engine failure in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia was also unplanned, and the bureaucratic hurdles that resulte ...
... and the Squadron continued to fly the Mitsubishi F-2, which at least inherited the striking blue camouflage scheme.
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... scheme and markings at the end of the restoration of this plane. Or you might also call it reconstruction.
More than 25.000 working hours of volunteers from the Amicale and other supporting parties an ...
... morning and time of the day did also not see that much flying activity. There were very few movements of the C-1 transport aircraft and T-4 ‚shuttles’, which serve higher ranking commands of Iruma to easil ...
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State of emergency in the Département Calvados and its capital Caen for the commemoration ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy! Not only high-ranking politicians of the allied powers ...
... ugh Aero Club also used their bag of tricks for other parts of the scenario. Using a modern gyrocopter for example, that was ‘converted’ by German markings and fictitious identifiers into a Flettner Fl ...
... was taking place. It had the benefit that additionally to the F/A-18 Hornets of the local Fliegerstaffel 11, F-5 Tigers, flown by militia personnel of Fliegerstaffel 19) were also based at Meiringen for ...
... The Fly Out Special Scheme Tour
For the Fly Out of the Bell UH-1D Huey, the pilots of Niederstetten created a striking “Goodbye Huey” special scheme. The colorful scheme depicts a Huey flying into t ...
... g room for only light ahead. As we vow: never again!”
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A great day at the fence
Of course the attendance of such exotic jets caus ...
... amazing photoflight.
Where? Cuatro-Vientos / Madrid, Spain When? October 2018
Looking at the airplane with its stubby fuselage and that huge nine-cylinder Shvetsov radial engine it already becomes ...
... ncludes a new communication system for an improved interoperability with friendly forces, the ballistic protection against fire from ground and the self protection suite MILDS (making use of the missile ...
... on going on to get out of the show with the highest number of orders. Looking for military related activities at Farnborough one had to dig deeper as current and hot topics were not obvious at first sig ...
... from Duxford, three Yaks in different configurations, but all wearing the unmistakable markings of the Normandy-Niemen squadron, or a trio of Spitfires.
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... s the impression of a “mini-Oshkosh”, and while the camera shutters of avid photographers are clicking, the aircrew’s in their tents placed under the wings of their planes roll over and go back to sle ...
... a stop at a local fish market that I bumped into by coincidence while looking for some refreshments to withstand the hot and humid temperatures that really hit me upon arrival.
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As with every non-ordinary paintjob, hurdles obviousl ...
... of Pilsen’s city center. Getting there in the early morning was no issue at all, and parking places were well dimensioned. Anyway the event was not promoted as a major airshow, even though it brought together ...
... that some of the airplanes listed on the events website did not show up for any other reason. NASA’s WB-57, F/A-18 Hornet or the S-3 Viking did not attend, even though the Canberra is based at Ellington ...
Nine Balkenkreuze and three silhouettes of the Fieseler Fi 103, aka „Vergeltungswaffe 1 (V1)“ as kill markings depict this Spitfire Mk.XVI as the personal plane of Otto Smik. Smik was one of the most successfully ...
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Its black counterpart was only presented days before the airshow. Put in a more appropriate black dress it was the white Phantom’s twin as it wore the same markings around the fuselage. Fittingly the ...
