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 ...
... appearances of the F-35A Adir after initial operational capability was declared for the fifth-generation fighter at the beginning of December 2017.
Where? Hatzerim AFB, Israel When? June 2018
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... from the past year(s).
In the meantime look after yourselves, your family, friends and the people around you, see you at the fence when this is over!
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However, due to the participation of the most modern jet of the Israeli Air Force, restrictions also applied. Not all information about the Adir has been released as this would allow the participatin ...
... however might have been the "Baghdad Fury", a Belgium-based Hawker Fury FB10 in the brown camouflage colours of the Iraqi Air Force. It showed up on Sunday morning and flew that same day in formation wi ...
... a strong presentation of the Polish Armed Forces.
Whereas previous editions of the Radom airshow featured massive formation fly-pasts, only some formations of Polish aircraft were seen in this year fo ...
... n formation, were joined by „Vador“ for a 3-ship formation of BAF F-16s over Belgium, and then left to hand over the stage for the actual task of the mission: getting great shots of the „Dark Falcon“!
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... a blue sky!
Obviously the USAF F-16 "Viper" solo display could not really compete with the show of the "Blues", but it did put a nice display in the humid sky of Houston and the Heritage Flight in formati ...
... and tight turns to show the F-15J Eagle in the air. Four main blocks set the frame for the flying display between 9am and 2pm. The first presentation of the day was a 6-ship formation of Phantoms! Two ...
... e demonstration. Finally also a four-ship formation of RoAF Yak-52 performed at BIAS2018. Unfortunately as a strong drawback for the flying display the participation of Romanian Air Force’s own and popul ...
Nine GR4 Tornados with their wings swept to 25° flying overhead in a close diamond nine formation was a sight to behold! The Royal Air Force bid farewell to its Tornado Force in style at RAF Marham on ...
... t jets joined a KC-767 tanker aircraft for another formation fly-by and after they have left the formation, the KC-767 was literally thrown around the circuit and presented very nicely. But already at th ...
... formations, amongst them a stunning 4-ship formation of Buchons - a real treat not seen for ages! And not to forget the seemingly endless line-up of nearly 50 airworthy warbirds along Duxford’s grass runway. ...
... Slovakia. But the SIAF airshow was also a clear sign that the Slovak Air Force is in the state of transition to Western equipment.
UH-60 Blackhawks were flying in formation with the venerable Mil Mi-17, ...
... capabilities of this indigenous (and F-16 lookalike) fighter jet.
First was a formation of three jets of each of these two Squadrons, that first presented a nice fly-by as a six-ship formation. It was ...
... of currently the world’s only airworthy twin-seater of a (re-build) Messerschmitt Me262 „Schwalbe“. And it was a real treat to see this plane flying in formation with other aircraft from the same era. ...
... aerobatic flying and catching ribbons from a pole, thus passing closely to the ground just in front of the spectators. An excellent view and the then finally blue and cloudless sky was the 3-ship formation ...
... a formation fly-by to salute the spectators. This might have been the last time for the Tigers to participate in the shooting demonstration, as Fliegerstaffel 8 will be dissolved this year and Tigers will ...
... Displays
The multitude of missions was well represented during the airshows flying display. First of all the opening formation of six F-2s was an impressive sight. Both Squadrons contributed three jets ...
