During World War II, the Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flying boat became famous for its long-endurance missions over the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean against enemy ships and submarines. Only very few aircraft ...
... this final chapter was unreachable for foreign enthusiasts, but thankfully well covered by Japanese aviation photographers who enthusiastically shared their photographs all over on social media and different ...
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 thundering noise of a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18C fighter jet astonished the visitors of the 2019 airshow at Omaka. That is no wonder, as fighter jets are a rare view in New Zealand since 2001, ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
... be damped as quickly as possible. But of course there are currently more important things in life than admiring planes in the air and having a great day out. There is more to life than aviation photography, ...
... ng the sun at the beginning of the flying display, it got better and better during the course of the afternoon.
Mixed Aviation Photography Emotions
So whereas photographers had a frustrated look at th ...
... biggest aviation event. It is an avgeek festival, and an aviation photographer’s challenge!
Where? Hahnweide, Kirchheim / Teck, Germany When? 13-15/09/2019
The Hahnweide is a glider airfield, located ...
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. ...
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 ...
... Pilsen / Plzeň airshow was a nice event and a good possibility to see the Classic Trainers and Czech-based warbirds. A downside of the event from a photographers point-of-view that has to be mentioned ...
... ns get better and better as the displays continue throughout the afternoon. For the serious photographer the photo pit, which is an additional option to the entrance ticket and that can be pre-booked is hig ...
... Nazi Germany. It was an honour to be able to photograph this aircraft flying over the Czech Republic!
Where? Plzen, Czech Republic When? September 2018
Spitfire LF Mk. XVI.RV TE184 History
Spitfire ...
... easy to reach. However, those foreigners did not really stand out against the thousands of Japanese photographers who also made this show at Hyakuri a truly Phantom pilgrimage. Apart from a great flying ...
... and this was well returned by the photographers.
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Unfortunately the take-offs on runway 19 were very distant and the air was really ...
... . As photographing them against a grey and dull sky from the outside, which is the preferred place to get some nice photos of the flying display, was not worth it, getting on the airshow ground was a viab ...
... it was time for the Balbo formation, the “grande finale” of each Flying Legends day. It consisted of 26 aircraft this time and kept photographers busy when the aircraft returned in a beautiful warm afternoon ...
... sider the spotter ticket, which also offered a really good value at 15€/day including some reserved areas for photography on the airfield and some goodies and souvenirs of the airshow. Of course you wi ...
... Luckily none of these flying acts missed the opportunity to present the aircraft to the public on the apron, and the many photographers alike. Opportunities to get nice photos of arguably one of the bast ...
