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1. EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016: (2016); ... out of Barksdale to chase and train U-2 pilots, a US Navy EA-18G Growler, several more F/A-18 Hornet variants featuring an impressive number of mission markings of recent deployments, as well as a large ...; Created on 12 May 2017
2. Meiringen WK 2017: (Airbases); ... aft including all support material. Flight operations are performed directly in and out of these caves: flight-ready aircraft get towed out by a tug with the pilot already sitting in the cockpit. The eng ...; Created on 24 March 2017
3. Neuburg Open House: (2016); ... the Eurofighter’s introduction into service more than 10 years ago the Luftwaffe provides a solo display with the Eurofighter, proudly presented by one of Neuburg’s pilots! This day was officially part ...; Created on 07 January 2017
4. O-1E Bird Dog: (Air-Air); ... is maybe one of the lesser known and unglamorous aircraft types flown during the Vietnam War, being manned by USAF and South Vietnamese pilots. Nevertheless some of the Bird Dog’s relive a renaissance ...; Created on 12 November 2016
5. SIAF 2016: (2016); ... pilot when he taxied out for his demonstration showed clearly that the crews are still very proud to present their Fulcrums to the public. airshows/16_siaf/mig29 airshows/16_siaf/mig292 airshows/16_siaf/mig293 ...; Created on 18 September 2016
6. Bulgarian Air Force - Thracian exercises: (Air Forces); ... for jet fighter training, e.g. intercepts against the MiG-29 Fulcrums, and difficulties in keeping pilots and technicians proficient. This resulted also in a higher risk for flight safety on daily operations ...; Created on 27 February 2016
7. Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister: (Air-Air); ... into the civil register as HB-MKP until the move to Germany. air2air/15_bu133/4 The Bücker Jungmeister and Jungmann are obviously very popular amongst their pilots. Very rarely they change their o ...; Created on 20 February 2016
8. Bücker Bü131 / Tatra T-131 Jungmann OE-APY: (Air-Air); ... Jungmann in pearl white and silver gray. Doing the photochase with it on a nice and sunny afternoon around some small clouds was of course great fun! Many thanks to Artur and photopilot Alex for th ...; Created on 10 January 2016
9. F-AIR Colombia: (2015); ... airshows/15_fair/at373 The FAC thus changed their program and the opening act was a 5-ship formation of Cessna T-37 Tweet, which are still used for pilot training in Colombia. They lead the pilots ...; Created on 10 October 2015
10. Classic Fighters Omaka: (2015); ... Thankfully her pilot was able to walk away from the incident. According to its owner, the Butcher Bird should be in the air again for the next show in two years, but it is probably too early to say just ...; Created on 11 June 2015
11. Shuttleworth Pageant Airshow: (2014); ... Pilot "Dodge" Bailey was very hesitant to bring the DH.88 Comet in the air. As Grosvenor House” is very well suited to fly long distances at high speed, it obviously has to struggle with crosswinds duri ...; Created on 31 January 2015
12. JASDF 60th Anniversary: (Air Forces); ... h is located just opposite the civil Airport terminal. The "Plaza" is led by a former JASDF Pilot who likes it a lot to guide foreign visitors around and feautures a range of interesting exhibits such ...; Created on 08 January 2015
13. A-7 Corsair II Retirement: (Airbases); ... Though their age could not be denied in the late days of their career, the Corsairs were highly appreciated by the pilots for their great range and heavy weapons load until the very end! special/14_araxos/6 ...; Created on 20 October 2014
14. Phantom Pharewell Photo Phlight: (Air-Air); ... ht test activities. After the Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II Pharewell Party in Wittmund it is thus no wonder that the charismatic jet has grown on the test pilots and ground crews over the past 40 years and ...; Created on 15 August 2014
15. Waddington Airshow: (2014); ... olnshire. And as a special treat XH558 was piloted by Flt.Lt. Martin Withers, who was the pilot onboard Vulcan XM607 during operation Black Buck 1 that bombed the the main runway at Port Stanley Airport ...; Created on 10 August 2014
16. Meiringen - WK 2014: (Airbases); ... the WK the two Squadrons operate out of the caverns, and the jets do only appear outside with their pilots already sitting in the cockpit and ready to start the jet. Thus once the aircraft is out, the ...; Created on 27 June 2014
17. Chino "Planes of Fame" Airshow 2013: (2013); ... anding show started with a mixed formation of delights of the "Planes of Fame" collection: bringing the F-86, P-51, P-40 and P-26 in close formation for the fly-by required all of the pilots skills, an ...; Created on 05 March 2014
18. Hahnweide OTT 2013: (2013); ... -In" are not forgotten. Though the gliders are placed at the most Southern end of the area and overseen by some of the visitors, the packed area of biplanes and oldtimer classics is always a joy to see. P ...; Created on 05 March 2014
19. WTD61 F-4F Phlyout: (Airbases); ... the years to come. With what platform remains to be seen... onbase/13_wtd/7 On June, 24th WTD61 celebrated a Phantom Phlyout with some formation fly-bys performed be the last two WTD-pilots qualifie ...; Created on 06 August 2013
20. Israeli Air Force: (Airbases); ... o major IAF airbases proved to be outstanding. Nevatim has been the main airbase for pilot training on the F-16A and F-16B "Netz" aircraft since 2003. While the F-16 was being used as one of the the I ...; Created on 14 May 2013

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Meiringen WK 2017

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Meiringen Swiss Air Force WK 2017
Where? Meiringen, Switzerland
When? March 2017

Alpine Base Meiringen offers a gorgeous setting The airfield is nestled in a small valley in central Switzerland in the canton of Bern. Surrounded by mountains that partly rise up vertically for several hundred meters it is challenging flying terrain, but provides plenty of photo opportunities. Meiringen is the home of the Swiss Air Force's Fliegerstaffel 11 "Tigers", one of Switzerland three F/A-18 Hornet Squadrons, and is also home to the militia Squadron 8 "Destructors" ("Vandalos"), flying the F-5E Tiger II.

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Yeovilton Airday

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Yeovilton Airday 2011

Where? Yeovilton, England
When? 08-09/07/2011

It is not uncommon in Britain for the Airshow-busy months of June and July that interesting airshows clash together. This was also the case for the second week-end in July with Flying Legends at Duxford and the Royal Navy Airshow at Yeovilton.

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Yak-11

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Czech Yak-11 Air-Air

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The Yak-11 was the trainer aircraft for all pilots of the Warsaw Pact states from the 1950s up to the 1970s. To free up production capacity for other aircraft Russia decided to outsource the manufacturing to Czechoslovakia. During the 1950s 707 Yak-11 left the Let aircraft factory in Kunovice. Czech aircraft were designated C-11 (civicny: exercise).

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