... from Russia’s invasion since more than six months. The two main highlights of the show, the decommissioning of Slovak’s MiG-29 Fulcrum as well as the visit of two USAF F-22A Raptors can be closely linked ...
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For the fans of more powerful warbird, a highlight has been the Douglas AD-4N Skyraider (F-AZHK), which very recently received a new paint scheme and now represents an USAF „Sandy“ of the 1st ACS/SOS ...
... example, the Luftwaffe Eurofighters operated together with the Greek F-16 and Israeli F-35, while American F-16s from Spangdahlem acted as "Wild Weasels" to hold down enemy air defense positions.
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The only ‘real’ military flying display on the FIA18 trade days was the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) F-16 Demo Team, flying a Spangdahlem-based USAFE Fighting Falcon in the usual gray sky of Farnborough. ...
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Obviously the USAF F-16 "Viper" solo display could not really compete with the show of the "Blues", but it did put a nice display in the humid sky of Houston and the Heritage Flight in formation ...
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To celebrate RAF100, the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), the USAF did send a special birthday present. Coming over from the coincidentally happening RIAT at RAF Fairford, the Lockheed Martin ...
... looking JASDF fighter jets were countless:
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... mix on show at Ellington Airport in the South of Houston was enriched by aerobatic acts and the USAF Thunderbirds. With a 34-year long history the airshow is still very much alive and kicking!
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... Also the 2018 edition was the event for the USAF Thunderbirds to be back on scene after a tragic accident earlier that year. Saturday of the show, unfortunately, was a complete wash-out caused by thunderstorms ...
... EMB-145H AEW&C aircraft. Foreign participation in this year consisted of USAF F-15E Strike Eagles of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, Eurofighter Typhoons FGR4 from the UK, UAEAF Mirage 2000-9s, ...
... USAF Heritage Flight for example did present a 4-ship Formation of the F-35 Lightning II, A-10 Thunderbolt II and two P-51 Mustangs:
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Oshkosh 2016 featured also quite a number of military jets in the air and on the ground. The USAF Heritage Flight brought the combo of an F-16 Fighting Falcon and P-51 Mustang to the EAA Airventure, ...
... 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 today, as they are a cheap and affordable warbird, ...
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The USAF and US Navy also showed up in large numbers, and sealed off at one end of the static display. Due to the strong involvement of the US in the region and the presence on ...
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International participation was a USAF B-52 Stratofortress doing two fly-bys on the inauguration day of the show, and the “Halcones” display Team of the Fuerza Aérea de Chile / Chile Air Force flew daily ...
The NATO Days in Ostrava have risen to the biggest security show in Europe since its first issue in 2001 and nowadays regularly attracts an amazing number of 225.000 visitors over the week-end. These two ...
... participant. The gathering on the apron at Munich airport was most impressive. Days before the event several USAF C-17A Globemaster III arrived to fly-in supplies and support for the arrival of the famous ...
... jets and helicopters were dispersed around the apron, and nearly every aircraft type of the SAAF was present. But apart from a USAF C-17 and C-130 no other Air Forces were present, showing off maybe the ...
... of 2015, but it moves to a new date: August 29th-30th will be the Airsho 2015, featuring the famous USAF Thunderbirds as the main line-up. This will attract a huge audience once again for sure. The Airsho' ...
Vietnam and aviation brings to most peoples minds probably Phantoms fighting against MiGs, B-52 Stratofortresses acting as bombs trucks and napalm and "Agent Orange" over the jungle. However, as Uncle ...
