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Air Legend 2019

Posted in 2019

... ng the sun at the beginning of the flying display, it got better and better during the course of the afternoon. Mixed Aviation Photography Emotions So whereas photographers had a frustrated look at th ...

Radom Airshow 2018

Posted in 2018

...  visibility. Around midday the whole flying was understandably cancelled due to those miserable conditions. As a side aspect there remained more time to have a look at the rather extensive static displa ...

Taiwan Planespotting

Posted in Travel

... 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. galleries/19_Taiwan/Hsinchu_so_3,width=260,height=300,gap_h=11,gap_v=10 ...

Pilsen Air Show

Posted in 2018

... however is the fact that you are looking into the sun throughout the day. So you should not expect good photos of the flying display, but concentrate on photos on the taxiway in the late afternoon. And, ...

Otto Smik's Spitfire TE184

Posted in Air-Air

...  at Leconfield. Looking at TE184s logbook, it accumulated roughly 300 flying hours until the end of 1950. After that the Spitfire was flying for the Squadron only every now and then, and only for abou ...

Duxford Flying Legends 2018

Posted in 2018

... light until the last engine had shut down. airshows/18_duxford/so23/,width=260,height=300,gap_h=11,gap_v=10 Looking at smiling and sometimes also sun-burned faces it was clear that proven concept of ...

Slovak International Air Fest - SIAF 2018

Posted in 2018

Travelling to countries operating the MiG-29 is usually a safe bet to see this great looking jet from the Soviet-era in the air. This was also true for the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) at Sliac, ...

Tsuiki Airshow 2018

Posted in 2018

... capabilities of this indigenous (and F-16 lookalike) fighter jet. First was a formation of three jets of each of these two Squadrons, that first presented a nice fly-by as a six-ship formation. It was ...

Shuttleworth Evening Display

Posted in 2018

... prepared their tables, chairs and blankets along the fence line. Looking at the progress of their picnic and the already emptied bottles of wine was a clear indication that the major part of the crowd ...

Bell P-63 P-39 Cobra Flight

Posted in Air-Air

... tail fin. air2air/17_cobra/p-63 P-39 Airacobra Looking at such a ‘not-so-famous’ combat history it is no wonder that Airacobras and Kingcobras are not in the same spotlight as a Mustang or Spitfire. ...

Tsuiki Airshow 2017

Posted in 2017

Tsuiki Airbase on the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu hosts nowadays two Squadrons of the Mitsubishi F-2 jet. 6 Hikotai and 8 Hikotai are half of the JASDF Squadrons operating the indigenous, F-16-look-alike ...

Warbirds over the Beach

Posted in 2017

... Look up in the sky, where you will see fighters and bombers of our armed forces patrol the countryside to protect our homeland from the Axis forces”. airshows/17_wob/so1 The show itself offers that ...

EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016

Posted in 2016

... to larger average airshows the line-up of a dozen of P-51 Mustangs will leave one speechless. And looking for other warbirds just goes like: “You name it… you get it…” airshows/16_oshkosh/wwi airshows/16_oshkosh/wwii ...

Neuburg Open House

Posted in 2016

The TaktLwG74 celebrates its 55th anniversary in 2016. At the same time the German Luftwaffe is looking back at its foundation 60 years ago in 1956. Both events were a good reason to celebrate one event ...

SIAF Airshow 2016 Sliac

Posted in 2016

... Twice it presented to ‘tail-sitting’ cobra maneuver and of course the new ‘pixel camouflage’ looked stunning against the blue sky! airshows/16_siaf/su27 airshows/16_siaf/su272 airshows/16_siaf/su273 ...

Airpower Zeltweg - Airpower16

Posted in 2016

... rshows/16_zeltweg/orlik airshows/16_zeltweg/aguilla airshows/16_zeltweg/pc7team Verdict Looking at the crowd and the flying program Zeltweg was not only an airshow, it was a big party for crews and ...

Luftwaffe Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister

Posted in Air-Air

... ner, who look carefully after their gem. This Jungmeister for example for example had only three private owners in its previous life, and 2015 celebrates the 75th anniversary of this aircraft. As a li ...

Seoul ADEX 2015

Posted in 2015

A thick layer of haze above Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, made things look rather fuzzy for this year’s edition of ADEX 2015 (Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition). Flying displays ...

Hyakuri Airshow 2015

Posted in 2015

... '901' was unfortunately only placed in the static display during the show. It looked splendid, with two blue tones slightly lighter than those applied on the Mitsubishi F-2. Luckily it was placed quite ...

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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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