... get to other airbases all around Japan. The highlight though was to catch the Kawasaki C-1 „Kabuki“ special scheme celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 2nd Tactical Airlift Squadron in 2018.
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The 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy also brought some highlights for the aviation enthusiast. Nearly two dozen Dakotas made their way from Duxford in England over the English Channel to the Caen ...
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Also the Agusta A109 and NHIndustries NH90 presented some fly-bys when they came in to land on Friday. The highlight of the RNZAF flying displays was however the very welcome appearance of the SH- ...
... me and on cost, which was well highlighted from all sides during the official handover ceremony at Niederstetten. With reference to the helicopter’s medical missions, the commander of THR 30, Colonels P ...
... f frontline F-16I Sufa and F-15I Ra’am long range strike fighters. Hatzerim is located not far from the Gaza Strip, and the prime minister’s speech highlighted the IAF’s fundamental role in real-world operatio ...
... a lot further away. And there is backlight throughout the day.
This drawback is fortunately compensated by many other highlights throughout the week-end, so that missing those photos of the flying displa ...
Radom Airshow 2018 had the Polish Air Force’s 100th anniversary as a main theme. Concluding from past events the expectations were very high, and the event attracted highlights such as the Ukrainian Suchoi ...
... y, those would also not go out on a training mission that day. Only if triggered by approaching Chinese aircraft, but hoping for that would have pushed my luck too much. The highlights were instead the beauti ...
... in Line. Of course the W-3A Sokol also gave a flying demonstration during the show. Another flying highlight was the venerable Mil Mi-2 Hoplite helicopter of the Czech Air Force’s CLV Flight Test Centre ...
... year, with many of the expected highlights lacking.
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Fortunately on Sunday the Blue Angels flying display was blessed with sunshine and ...
... highlight of the event, both on ground in the static display and during the flying display. Of course the Hyakuri Air Show 2019 offered also other exciting displays.
Where? Hyakuri Airbase, Ibaraki ...
... Air Force (RoAF) F-16s. The flying then continued with only a short 30 minutes break in the afternoon until after sunset with many more highlights.
Where? Bucharest, Baneasa Airport, Romania When? ...
... brown. Orange highlights give reference to its use as a flight test aircraft, and the underside sported the slogan „各務原 飛行場 百周年 - or "Kakamigahara Hikou-jyo Hyaku-shunen",meaning "The 100 years anniversa ...
... courting for visitors on that same week-end. But for warbird aficionados however the choice was clear: Duxford is the place to be! And seeing that splendid Fiat C.R.42 Falco on the flightline, the highlight ...
... highlight in the remaining available hours until the end of the show.
NASA at Houston Ellington
Based at Ellington is also NASA, which flies it T-38A Talons for Astronauts training. Other hangars host ...
... arrived well before and enjoyed a great day out. But the final highlight was yet to come!
Classic Show Openers: Hurricane and Gladiator
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Traditionally the Gloster Gladiator ...
... 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 ...
... it at that time the busiest airport in the world with approximately 123 aircraft movements per hour. For the pilots it was once again the great fly-in, and the highlight for the airshow this year were ...
... if it hurts a bit, setting a focus on certain events and areas usually helps to make the best of it. The #OSH16 highlights were the Pearl Harbor 75th commemoration, two night air shows, the Canadian Snowbirds ...
... hat were visited by 300 photographers. Apart from some photos of the static display the highlights were of course the arrivals of jets such as a Polish MiG-29 from Malbork (interestingly this twinseater ...