... Overlord“ was in particular important as many of the veterans and contemporary witnesses are today around 90 years old. For many of them this might have been the last major anniversary to remember as well ...
... 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 ...
... in the East of Stuttgart and at the foot of the Teck castle. From the focus of sailplanes and a relaxed fly-in 34 years ago the event grew bigger and bigger throughout the years. Today roughly 35-40.000 ...
... that tradition today. In 2018 Vador became the 19th F-16 pilot to continue that tradition for three consecutive years. Obviously the everyday job of the whole Demo Team is to promote the capabilities of ...
... aircraft, gate guard and museum aircraft.
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TE 184 today: reborn as G-MXVI
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Back in 1917 Kakamigahara airfield was used as an army airfield and a airship landing site. Today it is named Gifu, and is the home of the JASDF Flight Test Centre ADTW (Air Development and Test Wing). ...
... by the precursor of today’s NASA this P-63 was extensively used in aerodynamics research when the speed of propeller-driven aircraft reached their limits in the dawn of the jet age.
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... aircraft types flown during the Vietnam War, being manned by USAF and South Vietnamese pilots. Nevertheless some of the Bird Dog’s relive a renaissance today, as they are a cheap and affordable warbird, ...
... e build and used by many airforces worldwide, even still after the end of WWII. Many examples are left today in private hands. They are appreciated by their owners for the ease of maintainability and sh ...
... ol aircraft (MPA), the domestically developed successor to the submarine hunter Lockheed P-3 Orion, the main activities at Gifu focus today on the XC-2, which will replace the Kawasaki C-1 transport aircr ...
... County” era revived with in afternoon that week-end.
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Today it is more peaceful at Waddington, though the strong presence of the RAF and the sound of jet engines persists. However ...
... Southern Germany When? 06-08/09/2013
Today it is still organized by a small group of volunteer forming part of the "Fliegergruppe Wolf Hirth". This club is very famous for its sailplane activities ...
... aircraft of the "Desert Giants" Squadron as well as the many different versions of C-130 Hercules aircraft of the "The Knights of the Yellow Bird" and the "Elephants" Squadron share today a large apron ...
... it can still be visited today. Of course Andravida itself is not that historically relevant, but two Squadrons of F-4E (AUP) Phantom II were more than a good reason for a visit.
The air base is hom ...
... ame President of the State of Israel in 1993.
The history of this specific airframe can be traced back as follows: In the light of the phasing out the sale of 30 aircraft to Burma, today's Myanmar, was init ...
The Meteorology Department at the Civil Aviation Affairs expected a rather cold weather today with some clouds at times. The forecast was for maximum temperature of 20°C and minimums around 15°C - at the ...
... of the I-16 Type 18, whereas landing gear and the right cockpit door showed a Type 24. Today's colour scheme represents the original aircraft, as fabric samples still showed the then typical standard V ...
... resent, and I saw and spoke to numerous Japanese, Brits and Finish enthusiasts. But today only a handful of the locals were present at their set-up spot, which provides even a fireplace to prepare some w ...
... that the airframe is still good today to be modified for future use:
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Apart from the above mentioned aircraft mainly some general aviation types were ...
... BoB, though less looked after today, was the Hawker Hurricane. At the beginning of the show however one example got the chance to 'fight' against a Messerschmitt Bf109 – well, actually it was a spanish-built ...
