... 2018 Slovakia inked a contract for 14 F-16V Bl.70/72 Fighting Falcons as a replacement. Scheduled delivery time was between 2022 and 2023, however delays in production shifted this date to not earlier ...
... to travel to this beautiful place.
Where? Southern Island, New Zealand When? April 2019
Please note: The following is a random selection of things to do and things to see if you are an aviation ...
... the freezing North of Hokkaido down to Naha on the tropical island of Okinawa. Starting around 1983 the more modern F-15J Eagles started to replace the Phantom in the Air Defence Role, primary at those ...
... company of CASA and strongly enrooted in France and Germany as well, engaged itself strongly. Also the „Museo del Aire“ in Madrid contributed apart from urgently needed documentation also replacement parts ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... formation has been one of the show’s trademarks in the past years, however it did not show up for the 2019 edition.
WWI on a small scale
All in all the WW I spectacle only took place on a reduced scale ...
... was taking place. It had the benefit that additionally to the F/A-18 Hornets of the local Fliegerstaffel 11, F-5 Tigers, flown by militia personnel of Fliegerstaffel 19) were also based at Meiringen for ...
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A giant leap for Germany's SAR service
Big orange doors with huge SAR letters were the Huey’s unambiguous sign as a life-saver from the sky. The H145 LUH SAR, which is now introduced is a replacement, ...
... of force’ presentation that concluded the ceremony. With the M-346 Lavi, the IAF has a modern and highly sophisticated jet trainer that has now replaced all the veteran Tzukit (Magister) trainers at Hatzerim. ...
... 2018
This time the action takes place in the exercise town Schnöggersburg, which is located in the military training ground Altmark in the East of Germany. The centre of interest for this exercise ...
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Flying takes place in an airspace that extends from the Red Sea up North to the Dead Sea. This does only restricted the airport in Tel Aviv, but also the flight operations at the new civil airport at ...
... weekend in September is well chosen. It is after the end of the French summer holidays and gives a gap to the event at La Ferté-Alais, which traditionally takes place on the Pentecost weekend.
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... the impression of a “mini-Oshkosh”, and while the camera shutters of avid photographers are clicking, the aircrew’s in their tents placed under the wings of their planes roll over and go back to sleep ...
... warnings being issued the Air Force understandably decided to call the event off. Obviously this was a big bummer for that trip, as it meant that my first visit to an airshow in Taiwan would not take place ...
... „Vador“, knows how to place his jet only meters behind the open ramp of the C-130 Hercules photoship. Time to stop worrying about cold feet and frozen fingers: hit the shutter to get the shots!
Where? ...
... of Pilsen’s city center. Getting there in the early morning was no issue at all, and parking places were well dimensioned. Anyway the event was not promoted as a major airshow, even though it brought together ...
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, ...
... jet gained gained a special place in the heart of British aircraft enthusiasts. It was therefore no wonder that the field along the taxiway filled up quickly with cars that day. Two long lines with a total ...
... 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 viable ...
