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Taiwan Planespotting ...

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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. ...

Planespotting Tour Japan 2008 ...

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Another spotting trip to Japan, this time a larger tour covering Kyushu island with its two main airbases Tsuiki and Nyutabaru and an extension down South to Naha for the airshow that celebrated the Okinawa ...

Aircraft Spotting in Japan ...

Posted in Travel

... for a way how to get around in Japan I also discovered two usefull reports by Dutch spotters that travelled Japan a few years ago. These reports were a great help to find out what will expect me and also ...

Dark Falcon - Belgian F-16 Demo Team

Posted in Air-Air

...  includes a red inscription „F-16 40 years“. A special colorspot is the Belgian flag on the left taileron. For the visits abroad the respective national flag is applied on the right taileron, a specia ...

Wings over Houston 2018

Posted in 2018

... 1000ft over ground luckily the Blue Angels decided to fly their ‘low show’, which was the bright spot on that rather dull day. airshows/18_Houston/so_4,width=396,height=300,gap_h=10,gap_v=10 It also ...

Tornado GR.4 FINale at RAF Marham

Posted in Air Forces

... for this event. Thanks to RAF Marham, their public affairs and the local spotting community for giving us enthusiasts such a fine opportunity to pay a final tribute to the Panavia Tornado! airshows/19_Marham/gallery,width=260,height=400,gap_h=11,gap_v=10 ...

Slovak International Air Fest - SIAF 2018

Posted in 2018

... vent, that is still spreading an Eastern European charm. The flying is really good and prices are reasonable. For a ticket fee of 13€ a full day of entertainment is guaranteed. Serious ‘spotters’ should co ...

Tsuiki Airshow 2018

Posted in 2018

... rush is something that has to be experienced Or seen to be believed! People start running, some are strolling, others actually fall down when trying to run as fast as possible to secure their spot in the ...

Bell P-63 P-39 Cobra Flight

Posted in Air-Air

... tail fin. air2air/17_cobra/p-63 P-39 Airacobra Looking at such a ‘not-so-famous’ combat history it is no wonder that Airacobras and Kingcobras are not in the same spotlight as a Mustang or Spitfire. ...

LTG61 Penzing Farewell

Posted in 2017

... reminder to the first Transall cargo aircraft that were introduced into Luftwaffe service. Spotter's Day On the Thursday prior to the main event a „Spotter’s Day“ has been organized as well. 250 enthusiast ...

Neuburg Open House

Posted in 2016

...  To start the day a dark spot could be seen on the horizon, when the alarm of the QRA started to scream. An ‚enemy aircraft‘ in form of an Airbus A400M Military transport aircraft approached and was subsequently ...

Cessna O-1E "Bird Dog" Vietnam Observer

Posted in Air-Air

... d Air Control (FAC) and its mission was to pin-point enemy troop locations through communication with 'friendlies' on the ground. Once proper recce was done and the positions spotted, these ground targ ...

High Performance Glider - DG-800S

Posted in Air-Air

... provided some nice scenery, though the weather restricted flying to the really nice spots that day. air2air/16_dg800/6 air2air/16_dg800/7 Rather than concentrating on a picturesque ground one of t ...

Airbus Manching Family Day

Posted in 2016

...  All around the vast area of the plant several other aircraft could be spotted, representing the heritage of the manching site as a production facility of jet aircraft for the German Air Force / Luftwaffe. ...

Bangladesh Specials

Posted in Travel

Bangladesh is neither a common tourist destination, nor is it likely the first country that would make it on top of the list of "popular planespotting destinations". Nevertheless the trip to Dhaka was mos ...

Hokkaido Winter Eagles

Posted in Travel

...  be found around numerous spots in the Kushiro region, such as the Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary or the Akan International Crane Center, where the birds gather in masses as they are being fed there and  ...

JASDF 60th Anniversary

Posted in Travel

... ce to spot some autumn Colors. onbase/14_jasdf60th/so1 Further South and reached from Gifu with another long, but easy rive another interesting airbase not to be missed was Akeno, home of several JG ...

Tsuiki Airshow

Posted in 2014

... to secure the desired spot in the first row. This ‘happening’ it is still an unbelievable experience. And a view hard to be described with words when all those people sprint with their heavy photo equipment ...

Gifu Airshow

Posted in 2014

... those on the flightline, which was a bit disappointing, especially as I was in the hope to spot the (nowadays already put out of service) T-2CCV, which was still put on display during the last shows. Active ...

A-7 Corsair II Retirement

Posted in Air Forces

...  the world! Especially for the “Spotters Day” the day before the actual event. This event was very well laid out with many different photo possibilities, a canteen selling good coffee and sandwiches ...

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Air Legend 2019

"Air Legend" at the Melun-Villaroche airfield in the South of Paris is a new airshow establishing itself firmly on the European circuit. The second edition in 2019 focused on Cold War jets and succeeded with a well balanced mix of those Cold War warriors, warbirds… Read More
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Hahnweide OTT 2019

2019 saw the 19th edition of the Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide. You may also call it a fly-in, a pilot meeting or a warbird airshow, and with around 400 participating aircraft it is arguably Germany’s biggest aviation event. It is an avgeek festival, and an aviation… Read More
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Radom Airshow 2018

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 Su-27 Flanker or the JF-17 from Pakistan for the flying display. In… Read More
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Taiwan Planespotting

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. With the aim to photograph some aircraft of… Read More
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