... this short trip to the Meiringen airbases was a welcome opportunity to pursue some aviation photography again.
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Fighting out of the Caverns ...
... 2018 Slovakia inked a contract for 14 F-16V Bl.70/72 Fighting Falcons as a replacement. Scheduled delivery time was between 2022 and 2023, however delays in production shifted this date to not earlier ...
... which both operate the F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon.
Belgium became a user of the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1979, with the fleet peaking at 160 jets in the 1990s. Following the end of the Cold War, and going ...
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A ground show was also set up for the era around World War II. In the air, of course, the FW190 also participated. It was fighting against a Fleet 16B that somehow did not quite fit into the picture. ...
... demonstration of the H145 LUH SAR was shown. It included the application of the rescue hoist, fire fighting using a water bucket and and the transportation of heavy cargo load. When this flying display ...
Twice a year, around three-dozen Israeli Air Force (IAF) officers receive their wings. Of these, roughly half will go on to become fighter pilots or weapons system officers, a third will fly helicopters, ...
... missiles.
Fighting against Red Air at Blue Flag
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Blue Flag has been organized by the Israeli Air Force since 2013 every two years ...
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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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Chiayi Air Base and the ROCAF' new F-16V Fighting Falcon
Chiayi Airbase is rather big airfield and hosts the majority of Taiwan’s F-16 fleet. Unfortunately the flying activity there was also rather ...
10.000ft above Belgium the howling sound of the Lockheed Martin’s F-16AM Fighting Falcon F100 jet engine could clearly be heard. No wonder, as the Demo Pilot for the Belgian Air Force, Sr. Cpt Darte, callsign ...
... Stephen Stead, who deliberately stationed this warbird in the Czech Republic. He presents it at airshows around central Europe to pay tribute to the contributions of Czechoslovak and Polish pilots in fighting ...
... aircraft and helicopters of the local air arm could be seen throughout the day in the sky over Bucharest. This included presentations of the F-16AM Fighting Falcons, an aerial interception demonstration ...
... announcement has been made: Slovakia is about to purchase 14 Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 70/72 "Fighting Falcon" aircraft. Delivery is scheduled to start in 2022, when the American jets will begin to replace ...
... looking JASDF fighter jets were countless:
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USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team and the USMC F-35B Lightning II
Especially of interest ...
... their helicopters during the show.
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USAF Thunderbirds
The main act of the USAF were of course the USAF Thunderbirds with their F-16 Fighting Falcons ...
... Thunderbirds or the U.S. Army Golden Knights. In addition to the aerial acts there was a variety of static displays. This included the U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer, F-16 Fighting Falcon, T-38 Talon, V-22 ...
... of the more than 80 aircraft gathering at Andravida was an abundance of HAF F-16 Fighting Falcons of eight different Squadrons, the locally based F-4E Phantoms IIs, Dassault Mirage 2000 and the Embraer ...
... Hornet also flew a solo display in this alpine environment. Cougar and EC635 helicopters also take part since recent years with a focus on their Search and Rescue (SAR) and firefighting duties. Furthermore ...
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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, ...
... in previously unseen angles.
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Busy were also the helicopters. The Mil Mi-17 executed some firefighting, other helicopters were in the air for the demonstration of Search and Rescue ...
