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Planespotting Japan – Military airfields around Central Honshu
One week of aviation photography can be easily spend around central Honshu, Japan‘s main island. This article focuses on a selection of major military airfields around Tokyo that are within…
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Scenic Switzerland – Tigers and Hornets fighting at Meiringen
Swiss Tigers are facing their extinction! 110 have originally been ordered by the Swiss Air Force. Nowadays their number is down to only 27. Apart from the F/A-18 Hornets, the…
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Taiwan Planespotting
This was another plane spotting trip to Taiwan. Even though it has a vivid aviation photography scene, it’s tropical climate and a military on high alert do not make it…
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Bangladesh Air Force at Dhaka
Where? Dhaka, Bangladesh When? December 2016 Bangladesh’s „Victory Day“ is celebrated each year on December 16th. As written in one of the country’s newspapers, this day “celebrates Victory Day … recalling…
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JASDF 60th Anniversary
The 60th anniversary of the JASDF in 2014 promised many special schemes on their aircraft, though the amount and variety of the 50th anniversary would most probably not be matched.…
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Winter Planespotting in Hokkaido
Hokkaido, Japan’s Northern island, is a special experience and cannot really be compared with the rest of Japan. Vast landscapes and scenic mountain ranges prevail instead of megacities and densly…
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The Russian Air Force close up
The 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force (Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii – ВВС России) in August 2012 was celebrated with a huge airshow at Moscow Zhukovsky. Loads of aircraft from…
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Taiwan Air Force
Once upon a time, the ROCAF (Republic of China Air Force) – aka Taiwanese Air Force – caught my eye: an interesting mix of aircraft types, still some colourful schemes…