The Axalp airpower demonstration (Fliegerschiessen) of the Swiss Air Force is held every year in the beginning of October. Located at an altitude of 7365 feet (2242m) above sea level the Ebenfluh shooting ...
... Sabres and T-33 Shooting Stars also met.
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Or, as EAA says about Warbird Alley: “See upwards to 1,000 assorted jets, fighters, ...
... f water as additional ballast.
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Glider flying in Eichstätt, Bavaria / Altmühltal
Shooting some air-air photos of a ...
... P-40 chasing and finally shooting down the fake Japanese Zero fighter.
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Noisy was also the Vietnam scenario, with the highly agile Bronco in the sky and three ...
... vil aircraft, shooting the "Kabo" at Dhaka must have been my lucky shot during that trip! On the other hand Jet Airways or several Chinese airlines arrived so often that I actually got really bored by them...
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... happy. Constantly shooting directly into the sun if they attend the event.
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The good shots are only possible from other locations. The approach is rather nice as all the planes ...
... aphy especially challenging. Shooting with the forrest in the background neverthelss provides for some nice photos and gives a nice variation to the ones with a blue sky as a background. And you shoul ...
... on tight circles and could not compete with the other afterburner-powered jets, seeing these two Warsaw Pact warriors in the air and even shooting flares was a sight not to forget!
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... transport came in and left with an impressive JATO take-off, dropped cargo, AH-64 and AH-1 combat helicopters were shooting missiles and did gun firing, F-16s dropped practice bomb and finally the F-15 ...
... and lens hanging around his neck, business shoes, trousers and a white shirt. After doing some shooting through the fence he finally started talking to me and somehow insisted on knowing in which hotel I ...
... eir 'enemies' on the ground, which were shooting simulated ground-air guns at them.
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Of course another favourite of me was also the blue F-2A of the 6th from Tsuiki that flew dir ...
A unique and rarely offered possibility to see the aircraft of the Israeli Defence Forces / Air Force (IDF/AF) in action is the chance to attend the annual graduation ceremony of future IDF/AF pilots ...
... ir Force did once again send their HARM shooting F-16C/Ds of 111 PM 341 Mira "Arrow" from Néa Anghialos.
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HARM-Shooters are also the Spanish EF-18A+ ...
... quadron) and the Greek and Turkish HARM-shooting capable F-16s. The Turkish Air Force did also send F-4E Phantom 2020 for the air superiority rule to Lagerlechfeld. Royal Air Force Tornado GR.4s of IX ...
... hat day and two T-4s from other bases visited the airfield as well. During midday it got a bit hazy but we continued shooting because all the aircraft departed with different configurations of tanks and tr ...
... and therefore this years results from this unique airpower demonstration might not be as stunning as the ones from 2003, when the Mirages were flying in front of a snowy scenery.
Where? Ebenfluh Shooting ...
... passed and I was anxious how the Swiss Air Force would have replaced the spectacular reconnaissance approach towards the command post on the Ebenfluh shooting range, so I made my way up again.
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The Swiss Air Force demonstration at the Ebenfluh Shooting Range, mostly refered to as Axalp because of the nearby village, is a unique possibility to see jet fighters doing live gun shooting. Together ...
