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1. EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016: (2016); Where? Oshkosh, WI, USA When? 25-31/07/2016 EAA Airventure at Oshkosh is an aviation wonderland. Every year during the last week-end in July more than half a million aviation enthusiasts gather in Oshkosh, ...; Created on 12 May 2017
2. Meiringen WK 2017: (Airbases); ... ation slang, is a yearly event of high intensity training. During a WK reservists train their skills during this three week course. This includes especially militia pilots flying the F-5 Tiger II. Contr ...; Created on 24 March 2017
3. DG-800S Glider: (Air-Air); ... e last warm and sunny autumn week-ends was used to circle around clouds in formation. Thanks to Andi and Sven for taking me up, this will be repeated for sure. Stay tuned! ...; Created on 14 October 2016
4. SIAF 2016: (2016); ... highlighted a more than sunny airshow. That last week-end in August 2016 in Sliac, Slovakia was spend under a clear blue and sunny sky, which was just perfect for a great airshow. Apart from the Slovak ...; Created on 18 September 2016
5. Hyakuri Airshow 2015: (2015); ... of these three airfields. airshows/15_hyakuri/static2 For sure three airshows on one week-end are a difficult choice, and whereas this is quite common in Europe around June or July, it was rather ...; Created on 13 December 2015
6. NATO Days Ostrava: (2015); ... amazing number of 225.000 visitors over the week-end. These two days at the end of September are full of events and at the same time used to celebrate the Czech Air Force Days. NATO Days ostrava thus not ...; Created on 27 September 2015
7. SIAF 2015: (2015); ... including also the Slovakian and Polish MiG-29 Fulcrum solo displays. Nevertheless, there was a wealthy mix of aircraft in Sliac on this last August week-end. airshows/15_siaf/29pol2 airshows/15_siaf/29pol ...; Created on 14 September 2015
8. Classic Fighters Omaka: (2015); ... light were a great chance to catch a final view of them until latest the next edition of “Classic Fighters” on the Easter week-end 2017. Save the date! airshows/15_omaka/end ...; Created on 11 June 2015
9. Bangladesh Specials: (Air Forces); ... t hours but can be seen in daylight under these circumstances, or for the cargo flights from different airlines that land several times a week. special/13_bd/cargo A big change and challenge every d ...; Created on 19 May 2015
10. Africa Aerospace & Defence 2014: (2014); ... playing only a small part in the exhibition. Aerial displays were thus only a kind of accessory parts during the official trade days, but used in a big scale to entertain a large audience during the week-end. ...; Created on 14 March 2015
11. JASDF 60th Anniversary: (Air Forces); ... And the months from September to the beginning of December also see airshow on nearly every week-end at another airbase. Time to go there again! This time with the focus on the Flight Test Center’s ADTW ...; Created on 08 January 2015
12. Tsuiki Airshow: (2014); ... was a lot better than what the weather forecast has constantly announced during the week before the event. And getting a good chance to photograph the special schemes already made my day! airshows/14_tsuiki/gg ...; Created on 21 December 2014
13. RIAT Fairford 2014: (2014); ... Legends" at Duxford and the RIAT at RAF Fairford collide at the same week-end. With my preference on the flying warbirds at Duxford and the policy of presale tickets only for RIAT I restricted my visi ...; Created on 01 October 2014
14. Waddington Airshow: (2014); ... of the “Bomber County” era revived with in afternoon that week-end. airshows/14_waddo/so2 Today it is more peaceful at Waddington, though the strong presence of the RAF and the sound of jet engines ...; Created on 10 August 2014
15. Farnborough Airshow: (2014); ... 8 airshows/14_fia/airbus/ The big airshow featuring amongst others the Vulcan XH558 or the Red Arrows is scheduled for the public days during the week-end, and with the closeness to the runway and stunni ...; Created on 18 July 2014
16. ILA Berlin 2014: (2014); ... s I chose the option to visit ILA as a regular visitor on the Saturday, thus on a public day of the last week-end. The public days are highlighted by the ILA Berlin Airshow, featuring an hour-long flyi ...; Created on 04 June 2014
17. Chino "Planes of Fame" Airshow 2013: (2013); ... the "Flying Barrel" F3F flew during the week-end. airshows/13_chino/1930s airshows/13_chino/navy airshows/13_chino/navy1 A Mitsubishi Zero did represent the "bad guys" in the Pacific scenario, a ...; Created on 05 March 2014
18. Hahnweide OTT 2013: (2013); Where? Hahnweide, Southern Germany When? 06-08/09/2013 The Hahnweide Oldtimer meeting is Germany's biggest warbird airshow. Held bi-annually on the first week-end of September it is by enthusiast ...; Created on 05 March 2014
19. WTD61 F-4F Phlyout: (Airbases); ... until the very end. These photos are a review of the last months of WTD61 flying operations, with a special focus on the last 4 weeks with the special coloured F-4F 38+13. onbase/13_wtd/1 Some ...; Created on 06 August 2013
20. F-4F Phantom Pharewell: (2013); Where? Wittmund, Germany When? 28-29/06/2013 The sky was crying tears for the Phantom Pharewell event at Wittmund airbase. With initially nearly winter weather the last week-end in June was the date ...; Created on 03 July 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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Zhuhai 2012

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Zhuhai Airshow 2012
Where? Zhuhai, People's Republic of China
When? November 2012

The bi-annual Airshow China at Zhuhai is more or less the only chance to get a view on modern Chinese aviation hardware, and to take some legal photos of it. That was the main reason to go there once again, and this is how it came out in the end.

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Yak-3U in the snow

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Yak-3U D-FLAK

Besides the Yak-3 D-FJAK of Achim and Elmar Meier the D-FLAK of Maxi Gainza is the second Russian warbrid that has been based at Freiburg, right in the middle between the Black Forrest and the river Rhein. The D-FLAK, as the Yak-3U (c/n 0470202) is registered in Germany, is also a equipped with a powerfull Allsion V-1710 V-12 engine, but offers in contrast to the one with the red cowling a second seat behind the pilot, who also has complete flight controls available.

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