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1. O-1E Bird Dog: (Air-Air); ... to the WWII Piper L-4 Grasshopper family of aircraft and designated as L-19 for a liaison aircraft and named the "Birddog". Many of the L-19's were immediately deployed to the war in Korea.Years later, Birddo ...; Created on 12 November 2016
2. Airpower 2011: (2011); ... airshows/11_airpower/efdisplay Austria's early military aviation was remembered with a Piper PA 18, Cessna L-19 Bird Dog and a Saab 91D Safir. The big highlight must have been the Saudi Hawk ...; Created on 04 July 2011
3. piper Cub: (Air-Air); Piper Cub D-EJGI On a very nice summer day in 2006 I had the opportunity to have a nice photoflight with the Piper Cub D-EJGI. After a long day of work getting up in the air was a very nice way to ...; Created on 17 April 2008
4. Day of the Luftwaffe: (2006); ... he following three aircraft: one Lockheed T-33A, one Harvard Mark IV and one Piper L-18C Super Cup. Not even two months later on November, 13th also the first 20 F-84 F "Thunderstreak" were handed over to ...; Created on 17 April 2007

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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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CoNA Oceana

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CoNA at NAS Oceana 2011

Where? NAS Oceana, VA, USA
When? 23-25/09/2011

CoNA, the Centennial of Naval Aviation was the major theme for US Navy airshows in 2011. Amongst those events listed as "Tier 1" was also the show NAS Oceana, and with Oceana being the US Navy's 'Master Jet Base' on the East Coast there were many good reasons to go there and celebrate this event.

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Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister

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Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister air-air
Where? above Saxony, Germany
When? October 2015

Doing air-air with classic aircraft from the 1930s is always a pleasure, even more so if it is an immaculately restored Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister on a nice autumn Sunday morning. The Jungmeister D-EMKP “LG+07” biplane was painted in a scheme inspired by the one adorning Germany’s first-ever Luftwaffe’s aerobatic squadron.

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