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LIMA at Langkawi – Asia’s most action-packed airshow
The 16th edition of LIMA was no exception, but somehow also a mixed bag. This was not due to the event itself, but very much due to the shift from…
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NATO Days Ostrava 2023
The NATO Days at Ostrava and Czech Air Force Days in the Czech Republic are reckoned as the biggest security show in Europe. Once again the event has attracted an…
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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2013
My first visit to EAA Airventure at Oshkosh. The world’s mega-aviation event, attracting more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and around 10.000 aircraft flying in and out for this…
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World Defense Show 2024 – Riyadh, KSA
The second edition of the World Defense Show (WDS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was held on 4 -8 February 2024. For this trade fair a whole airport including…
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Central Coast Airfest – Santa Maria
Attending the Central Coast Airfest at Santa Maria, California, in 2022 was quite a surprise. Rather unknown in the circuit of established (warbird) airshow, the event is set to be…
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Edwards AFB Aerospace Valley Open House 2022
USAF at 75, and also the 75th anniversary of the breaking of the sound barrier and, last but not least, an almost exclusive guarantee of sunshine and bright blue skies…
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Slovak Int’l Air Fest – SIAF 2022
Politics couldn’t be left aside at this year’s Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) at Malacky-Kuchyna airbase in Western Slovakia. The country shares a border with Ukraine, a country under war…
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La Ferté-Alais 2021
After a rather long dry spell, airshows around Central Europe started to resume around August. Luckily, amongst them has also been the traditional „Fete Aerienne“ at La Ferté-Alais, which is…
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Axalp Alpine Airshow 2021
Low level flying, flares, live firing… The demonstrations are spectacular and the location is unique in the world. Centrally located in the heart of the Alps at an elevation of…
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Frecce Tricolori 60th Anniversary Airshow
The Frecce Tricolori, the Italian National Aerobatics Team, or Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN) had their 60th anniversary in 2020. Due to the pandemic the event was delayed for one yearend finally celebrated…
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Classic Fighters – Omaka Airshow 2019
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…
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Hatzerim – Israel AF Flight Course 176 Graduation
Twice a year, around three-dozen Israeli Air Force (IAF) officers receive their wings. Of these, roughly half will go on to become fighter pilots or weapons system officers, a third…