... Guard.
On August 5, 1953 the Catalina ended up in an aircraft graveyard near Phoenix, Arizona. This terminated the military part of its flying career. It remained there until it was deleted from the ...
... of this McDonnell Douglas-build fighter jet in the Land of the Rising Sun.
JASDF Phantoms - a brief summary
During high times in the 1980s nearly 150 F-4 Phantom IIs were in service with the Japanese ...
... a one-day drive.
Where? central Honshu, Japan When? November / December 2018
Between late September and Christmas, airshows in Japan nearly take place on a weekly basis. This time of the year is ...
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 ...
... the show organizers wanted to call the war on the Eastern Front into the conscience of the New Zealanders as in that part of the world the focus of World War II is understandably in the nearby Pacific ...
... only other jet type, and are today only flown by reserve pilots. With the referendum for a future jet fighter on the horizon, their near future is becoming even more uncertain. They are indeed a rare breed ...
... does not only adapt this recognition feature from its predecessor with an even larger number of high visibility orange panels, it also brings several new and vital capabilities. When compared to the nearly ...
... near and far. I know that you are all trustworthy. You are responsible for the future of the air force’s legacy, spreading your wings over the Middle East.” Hatzerim’s Flight Academy commander, Colonel ...
... can be get over.
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Fly-In Friday
Nearly the whole Friday for example is dedicated to the fly-in of visiting aircraft. Sitting ...
... highlight for the flying display was for the sure the Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder. The jet was unfortunately not based at Radom, but at the nearby Deblin. As it only flew for the public on Saturday ...
... a lot of ‘no shows’ that could not fly to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, but also led to the cancellation of nearly the whole flying display on Saturday. With the cloud cover hanging low at around ...
... Czechoslovakian pilots in service of the RAF during WW II. He crashed and died on 28 November 1944 near Zwolle after been hit by German AA fire. Smik’s aircraft has been re-created by the Spitfire’s owner, ...
It’s free, it’s fun, and it is a day packed with a nearly 12 hour long lasting flying display. The Bucharest International Air Show (BIAS 2018) is the largest air show in Romania and took place on Saturday, ...
... Tornados were on deployment nearly non-stop until their recent retirement. The return from of Operation SHADER on 31 January 2019 concluded that long history that spanned the conflicts over the skies of ...
... the apron was the preferred choice, but being crowded with people there was (nearly) no chance of getting through anywhere…
Another queueing effort was necessary to get a glimpse of the Mitsubishi X-2 ...
... 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. ...
... such a USAF solo jet demo flown so low and so close to the apron. At certain points the passes seemed directly over the first row of the crowdline and it nearly was possible to touch the jet. This very ...
... VFA-122. The humidity coming from the nearby Gulf of Mexico produced amazing vapor cones during the Super Hornet display.
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Anyway the weather was rather unsettled. Being ...
... rolled in on Saturday, which led also to the cancellation of nearly the whole flying display at Langley. Only some aerobatic displays were flown, and 'Shockwave' made runs on the runway.
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... became more and more popular and the small Axalp village just could not cope any longer with the large amount of visitors. People arriving by car nowadays have to park down in the valley near Brienz and ...
