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1. F-4F Phantom Pharewell: (2013); ... for the officially last days of Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom operations and celebrated with an Open Doors day. Several months of preparation showed well all the efforts that went into these celebrations: ...; Created on 03 July 2013
2. Corsairs and Phantoms: (Airbases); ... onnel that supported the preparation of this visit as well as on base! ...; Created on 11 April 2012
3. Israeli Spitfire: (Air-Air); ... performed, most of them in preparation for and during the graduation ceremonies for new Air Force pilots at Hatzerim each half year. The remaining flights are during the Israeli holidays when the histor ...; Created on 13 February 2012
4. SIAF 2011: (2011); ... more a solo routine flown by two aircraft in succession. This year however it became definitely visible that more preparation was involved and the two pilots obviously enjoyed their flight as well. An ...; Created on 30 August 2011
5. Japan & China 2010: (Air Forces); ... rtant, also already in the early morning for the famous 'morning spot' where the aircraft are taxiing directly towards you. This went really well for the F-15 training Squadron and was a good prepara ...; Created on 19 December 2010
6. Zhuhai Airshow: (2010); ... PLAAF (People's Liberation Army - Air Force). Preparations were thus made to visit this event with the hope to catch a glimpse of some hardware of this still very secret Air Force. The first announcemen ...; Created on 23 November 2010
7. Japan 2008 Trip: (Air Forces); ... warmer south at that time of the year. With a better preparation and the knowledge from the first trip this trip made me want to go back again sometime in the future. This is the story why: Wit ...; Created on 16 February 2009
8. Naha Air Show: (2008); ... the apron was loooooooong. Preparations for the flying took already place just in front of the crowdline and we decided to stay there and get a good place close to the action with a nice view to the ...; Created on 23 January 2009
9. Japan 2008: (Air Forces); ... more than 5C. Around Nyuta we remembered a lot of places from last time as well and arrived at dawn, just early enough to have a look at the airfield, its surroundings and the preparation ...; Created on 09 December 2008
10. Piper Cub: (Air-Air); ... end the day, therefore we met with Hans, who was going to be my pilot on this flight, not very long before sunset. After the preparation of both aircraft we made our briefing, talked about safety, formations, ...; Created on 17 April 2008
11. Beirut Airport: (Airbases); ... ress my sincere thanks to Dr.Hamdi Chaouk, Director General of Civil Aviation and Ibrahim Barakat, Deputy Airport Manager, for their time and invaluable support given during my stay and the preparation ...; Created on 06 December 2007
12. Holloman Air Show: (2007); ... (50 meters) altitude, then hover for 90 seconds while landing precisely on a landing pad 100 meters away. The flight must then be repeated in reverse-and both flights, along with all of the necessary prep ...; Created on 26 November 2007
13. Israel Base Visits: (Air Forces); ... air aircraft could be photographed. I would have really liked that, as the runway is parallel to the coastline which offers a beautiful background. To watch the military side was also of interest as the preparat ...; Created on 18 October 2007
14. HA-200 Saeta: (Air-Air); ... my thanks to the Messerschmitt Stiftung and EADS for their support, Wolfgang Schirdewahn, chief test pilot EADS, and Horst Philipp for their excellent flying skills and everyone else who helped my during the ...; Created on 02 September 2007
15. ELITE 2006: (Airbases); ... t was a premiere for Polish Air Force as well that deployed with a Su-22M-4 and a Su-22-UM-3K two-seater Fitter. In preparation for future participation with their recently acquired F-16Cs they wanted ...; Created on 23 May 2007
16. Tsuiki Airshow: (2005); ... t display and we could closely look at the start-up preparations, which was one of the highlights of that show. Excellent as well was the two-ship demo of the F-15J Eagles with a marvellous take-off a ...; Created on 09 May 2007
17. Bf-108 D-ESBH - Smooth Taifun: (Air-Air); Bf-108 D-ESBH "Bravo Hotel, line-up runway 07 right for photo mission" Finally, after months of preparation and strong support by the Messerschmitt Stiftung and the EADS Heritage Flight I am sittin ...; Created on 18 April 2007
18. Aircraft Spotting in Japan: (Air Forces); ... d three ladders. However, we do not think that he will roll any longer after our trip ;) Day 0, Munich, 29/10 After a long preparation the day has finally come - we are going to Japa ...; Created on 17 April 2007
19. SIAD 2002: (2002); ... ---- Biele Albatrossy ---- ---- ---- ---- The Flight Display The pre-flight preparations and the participating aircraft have not all been clearly visible from th ...; Created on 16 April 2007
20. Payerne: (2002); ... as the flight preparations on F-5 Tigers and Alouette III helicopters. Inside a maintenace hall hydraulic tests with a F-5 Tiger were made and a F/A-18 Hornet, another F-5 Tiger, a Mirage III RS and ...; Created on 16 April 2007

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Warbirds over the Beach

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Warbirds over the Beach Airshow, Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach
Where? Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
When? 19-21/05/2017

„Warbirds over the Beach“ is the annual airshow of the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) at Virginia Beach with a strong focus on aircraft of the WWII era. Each year during the May weekend before Memorial Day the majority of warbirds from the 1940s era being part of the fantastic collection of the MAM are literally unleashed and take to the air from a small private airstrip just South of Virgina Beach on the US Atlantic shoreline.

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Shuttleworth Pageant Airshow

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Shuttleworth Military Pageant Airshow 2014
Where? Old Warden, Biggleswade, UK
When? 07/09/2014

The Shuttleworth Collection has not been particularly lucky with the airshow weather in 2014. The main shows in August had to be cancelled, and for some other events the sun either did not want to come out or the winds were too strong for some of the aircraft to fly. However, for their Pageant Airshow in September everything went just right! And the DH.88 Comet was finally in the air again!

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Piper Cub

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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 end the day, therefore we met with Hans, who was going to be my pilot on this flight, not very long before sunset. After the preparation of both aircraft we made our briefing, talked about safety, formations, flying directions before taking off from Manching.

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