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Po-2 – The Night Witches’ Biplane
Strap on and join me on a ride with the Polikarpov Po-2, the Russian biplane that was made famous by the “Night Witches”. I have had the chance to get…
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A French Airshow & Warbird spectacle – Melun Air Legend 2023
The “Air Legend” Airshow at Paris-Villaroche has now established a permanent place in the French airshow calendar. Scheduled for the second weekend in September 2023, the event was worth a…
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Junkers F13 flying over Munich
The Junkers F13 is considered the forefather of all passenger aircraft. This aircraft from Dessau was the world’s first all-metal passenger airplane and laid the foundation for commercial air travel…
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Sywell Airshow 2024 – the Flying Legends successor?
On the weekend of July 22nd and 23rd 2024, Sywell airfield hosted a huge gathering of top-class warbirds. Before that, “Flying Legends” at Duxford were the benchmark and British airshow…
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The Bamboo Bomber – Cessna T-50 Bobcat
A Cessna AT-17 Bobcat is based in Landshut, Germany since the summer of 2022. Being in flying condition, it is a one-of-a-kind in Europe. Its transfer route from Iowa in…
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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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Boeing PT-17B Kaydet
The Boeing Stearman must be the world’s mostly known biplane. More than 8500 airplanes were build, and the „Model 75“ has been used to train an uncountable number of military…
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Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
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…
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F-AZJU – La Ferté-Alais’ Ju-52/3m
The Junkers Ju-52 is an aviation legend, and “F-AZJU” is a true piece of jewelry for the French Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis. The aircraft is based at the Amicale’s homebase…
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D-Day – 75th anniversary in Normandy
The 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy brought some highlights for the aviation enthusiast. Nearly two dozen Dakotas made their way from Duxford in England over the English Channel to…
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Polikarpov I-16 Mosca at Madrid
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…
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Otto Smik’s Spitfire TE184
Nine Balkenkreuze and three silhouettes of the Fieseler Fi 103, aka „Vergeltungswaffe 1 (V1)“ as kill markings depict this Spitfire Mk.XVI as the personal plane of Otto Smik. Smik was…
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