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 Uncl ...
Aviation Nation 2007 was announced as the capstone event of the US Air Forces's 60th anniversary and the largest Air Force event of the yearlong celebration. Under the theme "Heritage to Horizons" t ...
... only from an aviation enthusiast point of view it has been a pleasure to see IAF jets in Germany. Hopefully this cooperation will see a regular exchange in the future, strengthening even more the ties ...
The Polikarpov I-16 Rata is a rare bird. Only a dozen of originally more than 8500 produced aircraft exist, including seven that have been re-build for Sir Tim Wallis' Alpine Fighter Collection in the ...
... be damped as quickly as possible. But of course there are currently more important things in life than admiring planes in the air and having a great day out. There is more to life than aviation photography, ...
... s. A previous generation Boeing airplane, the venerable B727, was presented by T2 Aviation in its role as “Oil Spill Response” demonstrating liquid spraying capabilities.
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... with a well balanced mix of those Cold War warriors, warbirds and modern aviation.
Where? Paris / Melun-Villaroche, France When? 06-08/09/2019
After very positive reviews of “Air Legends” in 201 ...
... biggest aviation event. It is an avgeek festival, and an aviation photographer’s challenge!
Where? Hahnweide, Kirchheim / Teck, Germany When? 13-15/09/2019
The Hahnweide is a glider airfield, located ...
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 an easy country to pursue this hobby. ...
This airshow was held to celebrate 100 years of aviation in Pilsen / Plzeň. Even though this fourth most populous city in Western Bohemia, Czech Republic, is undeniably better known for the type of blond ...
... aviation spectacle!
But BIAS is not only an airshow. It finishes with spectacular fireworks, a free concert and it is a great day out. Going there, having a great time, maybe going home to avoid the ...
... e option.
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At least that was what I thought. Shuttle busses to the show ground ran from the Kakamigahara aviation museum. For this bus trip t ...
Flying displays at the Shuttleworth Collection really are classic events. This is even more valid for their evening displays that usually provide a well balanced selection of the Collection’s extensive ...
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 ...
„Warbirds over the Beach“ is the annual airshow of the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) at Virginia Beach with a strong focus on aircraft of the WWII era. Each year during the May weekend before Memorial ...
... flying days to the British naval aviation. This new concept received such a great feedback that „Fly Navy” was once again on the schedule this year. The flying display saw any aircraft taking part that ...
... “year of the bomber”.
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World's greatest Aviation Celebration
Apart from the big highlights you cannot beat EAA Airventure for its ambiance and atmosphere ...
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, Wisconsin and have the chance to witness ...
... lying the F-5 Tiger II. Contrary to F/A-18 Hornet pilots the Tiger pilots are not military personnel, but hold down a civil job that is not mandatory aviation-related. During a repetition course they f ...
... rd Dog are found on the following pages. The above article uses some extract thereof:
http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft_colection/cessnao1g/
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2011/june/01/cessna-l-19-bird-dog-a-soldiers-best-fri ...
