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1. Iniochos Exercise 2018: (Airbases); ... week of the exercise from Cyprus. onbase/18_andravida/Tornado onbase/18_andravida/Tornado_1 onbase/18_andravida/USAFE onbase/18_andravida/USAFE_1 Less widely published as in recent years i ...; Created on 10 April 2018
2. Axalp Fliegerschiessen 2017: (2017); ... for the 2017 edition of this famous spectacle were just right with some snow remaining on the surrounding mountain tops and splendid sunshine throughout the week. airshows/17_axalp/so airshows/17_axalp/w5 ...; Created on 07 January 2018
3. Warbirds over the Beach: (2017); ... 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 ...; Created on 26 October 2017
4. Shuttleworth - Fly Navy!: (2017); ... on weekend before she was one of the highlights on the flying program at Duxford. However, when landing back home at Yeovilton, she suffered a belly landing that would keep here on ground for a while and ...; Created on 01 October 2017
5. Oshkosh EAA Airventure 2017: (2017); ... it in a great way with its four afterburners. “Vapor and burner” was the theme of that evening for sure! Further participation of modern military assets could also be witnessed throughout the week. The ...; Created on 01 October 2017
6. LTG61 Penzing Farewell: (2017); ... second week-end in June several locations all around Germany open their doors to present the different tasks of the Bundeswehr to the public. This also includes the Luftwaffe. After last year’s major location ...; Created on 01 October 2017
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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

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Bell Cobra Flight

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Bell P-39 P-63 Cobras air-air at EAA Airventure Oshkosh
Where? Oshkosh, WI, USA
When?July 2017

EAA Airventure at Oshkosh in 2017 saw a rare gathering of Bell Aircraft Cobras. Three P-63 Kingcobras and a P-39 Airacobra attended the ‘World’s greatest Aviation Celebration’, amongst them all Cobras belonging to the Commemorative Air Force (CAF): the P-39Q of the Central Texas Wing, the world’s sole flying P-63F of the “P-63 Sponsor Group” and the most recent addition, the P-63A of the Dixie Wing from Peachtree City, Georgia.

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Tsuiki Airshow 2017

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Tsuiki Air Show 2017 - JASDF Air Festa
Where? Tsuiki Airbase, Kyushu, Japan
When? November 2017

Tsuiki Airbase on the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu hosts nowadays two Squadrons of the Mitsubishi F-2 jet. 6 Hikotai and 8 Hikotai are half of the JASDF Squadrons operating the indigenous, F-16-look-alike fighter, painted in an extraordinary and cool looking blue camouflage. The airshow at the end of October was a good possibility to see the pilots and their jets in action.

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I-16 "Ishak"

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Where? Palatinate Forest
When? June 2010

The big news on the German Warbird scene in 2009 was the arrival on one of the rare airworthy Polikarpov I-16 "Ishak". It reflects the pleasant trend to operate an ever growing number of historic aircraft in Germany and for sure this special example adds an additional flavour to the already existing fleet.

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