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 the reach of ...
The Boeing Stearman must be the world’s mostly known biplane. More than 8500 airplanes were build, and the „Model 75“ has been used to train an uncountable number of military pilots in the late 1930s and ...
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Show of force by the French military
With a slight lack of vintage aviation aircraft, the French Armed Forces came in strength. Modern ...
... the Altenrhein Aviation Museum. New legal provisions and also the lack of the mechanics required for the maintenance of historical military jets made the further flight operations with this Hunter an unsolvable ...
... static display was not far. It was well-arranged and consisted solely of Italian military aircraft and helicopters. Aircraft such as the MQ-9 Reaper, F-2000 (Eurofighter), Tornado, AMX or the Gulfstream ...
... are still left today in flying condition. One is located not far away from its former wartime base Norfolk, Virgina, at the Military Aviation Museum just South of Virgina Beach. It represents one of the ...
... as the last possibility to visit those place where the largest landing operation of the military history happened.
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Apart from the attractions ...
... not find many military airfields around, which offer dedicated parking spots for enthusiasts or even a visitors deck. It is part of an administration building, which also hosts a restaurant and washing ...
Time to say farewell to a legend! The SAR command of the Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 (Transporthubschrauberregiment 30 / THR 30) at Niederstetten changed from the venerable Bell UH-1D „Huey“ to the ...
... goggles that is reflected on their faces. Protected by the darkness the rest of the exercise is carried out in secrecy.
Where? "Schnöggersburg", Military Training Ground Colbitz, Germany When? July ...
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Israel's largest Military Exercise
Blue Flag is not only the largest exercise of the Israeli Air Force, but also one with the ...
... going on to get out of the show with the highest number of orders. Looking for military related activities at Farnborough one had to dig deeper as current and hot topics were not obvious at first sight. ...
... world’s smallest jet plane up to aerobatic demonstrations and military jets.
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This included flying displays of the Armee de l'Air Rafale ...
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 ...
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. ...
... replace the venerable F-104 Starfigher. That was 40 years ago. Since that day the BAF has decided to set up an F-16 Demo Team to present their jet and Belgian military pilot skills , and it still continues ...
... with military headquarters and a field kitchen. They had a strong simulated fight, but after the happenings during WW II alsoaround that area in Czechoslovakia it was strange to see re-enactors running ...
... to see, but any of the other planes would have added a great additional variety.
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For the modern military participation, hurricane Michael ...
... more modern F-15J Eagle that can also carry more modern air-air missiles such as the AAM-4 or AAM-5. It is up to them to regularly go hunting for Russian and Chinese military jets that operate in the vicinity ...
... packed with flying displays sufficient for two days. Actually most participants flew twice that day, and this was not only valid for the civil presentations, but also for the fast jets and military display ...
