The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II had a remarkable 50 year long lasting career in Japan. This is a personal review of Phantom encounters in the Land of the Rising Sun. It covers the final 16 years of ...
... h the Ju-52 for their strong support in compiling this article, providing input to the report and granting permission for the photo flight!
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With some good catches at Hyakuri on Monday morning and hazy weather coming in around midday, the goal to get some nice photos of Phantoms at Hyakuri was reached. It also made the decision easy to driv ...
The thundering noise of a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18C fighter jet astonished the visitors of the 2019 airshow at Omaka. That is no wonder, as fighter jets are a rare view in New Zealand since 2001, ...
... quite some fences have been put up in the past and certain pathways are not accessible anymore. Nevertheless, you can still get up close to the runway and get nice photos of the jets taking of or landing. ...
... approached our Dornier Do-27 photoship from behind, it’s not-so-nice nickname “Rata” – which literally means rat – became obvious. During the Spanish civil war the Nationalists gave her that name. In the ...
... ore Leonardo presented a Brazilian Lynx and a Super Lynx. Some more overview photos of the static display are added hereafter to finish this overview of the Farnborough Airshow.
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... Legends”. And this is also an excellent opportunity to get some detail photos of the aircraft or to talk to pilots and ground crews.
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... a lot further away. And there is backlight throughout the day.
This drawback is fortunately compensated by many other highlights throughout the week-end, so that missing those photos of the flying displa ...
... of Polish Air Force aircraft, helicopters and visiting aircraft from invited countries.
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As such, some of the photos in this report ar ...
... a clever idea to return with loads of nice photos. The sun stands high in the sky for the most time of the day, the light is harsh with strong shadows, and heat haze will most likely spoil any photos taken ...
... „Vador“, knows how to place his jet only meters behind the open ramp of the C-130 Hercules photoship. Time to stop worrying about cold feet and frozen fingers: hit the shutter to get the shots!
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... 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, ...
... have been a good idea there, even though in the end it made up for some nice photos of those unique warbirds, and the sole flying Phantom on the American continent.
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... d since April of that year.
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It’s free, it’s fun, and it is a day packed with a nearly 12 hour long lasting flying display. The Bucharest International Air Show (BIAS 2018) is the largest air show in Romania and took place on Saturday, ...
... Marham‘s media office distributed some souvenir photos that have been taken during an air-air photoflight of the three-ship formation of the special coloured jets.
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... . As photographing them against a grey and dull sky from the outside, which is the preferred place to get some nice photos of the flying display, was not worth it, getting on the airshow ground was a viab ...
Duxford’s Flying Legends 2018 was a show to remember. Not only was the legendary warbirds airshow blessed with stunning summer weather and deep blue skies on Sunday, it also featured many impressive warbird ...
