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Recent Posts

  • 2012, Blackjack, Engels, Long Range Aviation, Russia, Tu-160, Tupolev, White Swan, strategicInside Engels Airbase – Russia’s Strategic Aviation Powerhouse
    In Air Forces
  • 2025, F/A-18, Hornet, Meiringen, Swiss, Swiss Air Force, SwitzerlandMeiringen in a rush
    In Air Forces, Travel
  • 2010, Japan, Kyushu, tourColourful Kyushu – Chasing Aggressors, Orions and much more in Japan
    In Air Forces, Travel
  • 2017, F-5, F-5E, Meiringen, Swiss Air Force, Switzerland, TIger, barrier, road, taxiway
    Air Forces

    Meiringen WK 2017

    Alpine Base Meiringen offers a gorgeous setting The airfield is nestled in a small valley in central Switzerland in the canton of Bern. Surrounded by mountains that partly rise up…

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  • 2016, 30+68, Eurofighter, Neuburg, Tag der Bundeswehr, TdBw, airshow, impression, public, special scheme, static display
    Airshows

    Neuburg Open House

    The TaktLwG74 celebrates its 55th anniversary in 2016. At the same time the German Luftwaffe is looking back at its foundation 60 years ago in 1956. Both events were a…

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  • Air Force, Bangladesh, DAC
    Air Forces,  Travel

    Bangladesh Air Force at Dhaka

    Where? Dhaka, Bangladesh When? December 2016 Bangladesh’s „Victory Day“ is celebrated each year on December 16th. As written in one of the country’s newspapers, this day “celebrates Victory Day … recalling…

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  • 2016, Birddog, Cessna, EC-MAB, Hahnweide, O-1, USAF, air-air, airshow
    Air-Air,  Warbirds

    Cessna O-1E “Bird Dog” Vietnam Observer

    Flying low over the jungle on tree top level the exploits of the Cessna O-1E Bird Dog in South East Asia are legendary. However, this venerable warbird is maybe one…

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  • 2016, DG-800, DG-800S, Glider, air-air, sailplane
    Air-Air

    High Performance Glider – DG-800S

    The DG Flugzeugbau DG-800S is a high performance single-seat glider with an impressive wingspan of 18m and a maximum glide ratio of 51,5 with winglets installed. As for comparable gliders…

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  • 2016, MiG-29, MiG-29AS, SIAF, Slovakia, Slovakia Air Force, TIger, flare, pixel, special scheme
    Airshows

    SIAF Airshow 2016 Sliac

    The SU-27 Flanker, MiG-21 LanceR and MiG-29 Fulcrum are apart from being three Cold War warriors and rare Russian-build jets three excellent airshow acts that you can hardly argue about.…

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  • 2016, FC, Hahnweide, airshow, static display
    Airshows,  Warbirds

    OTT Hahnweide 2016

    From the misty fog hanging around the airfield in the early morning to the roaring noise of warbirds under a splendid blue sky and breathtaking performances of WWI planes and…

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  • 2016, Airpower, Airpower16, Austria, Zeltweg, airshow, impression, public
    Airshows

    Airpower Zeltweg – Airpower16

    The Airpower16 airshow at Zeltweg, Austria was massive! An estimated crowd of 300.000 during two days watched 9 hours of non-stop flying. A total of 240 aircraft was present, many…

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  • 2016, Airbus, Eurofighter, Family Day, IPA7, IRIS-T, Manching, production line
    Airshows

    Airbus Manching Family Day

    On June, 18th, Airbus Defence&Space invited families and friends for an Open Doors day to their Manching plant. Apart from a view into the production and maintenance facilities a small…

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  • 2015, Bulgaria, Graf Ignatievo, Thracian Star, exercise
    Air Forces

    Thracian Star & Eagle Exercises in Bulgaria

    The sights at Graf Ignatievo Air Base in Bulgaria are fascinating. A still typical Warsaw pact flight line filled with MiG-21s and MiG-29s, and even more Fulcrums are visible in…

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  • 2015, Bucker, Bücker, Fliegendes Museum, Großenhain, Jungmeister, Koch, air-air, warbird
    Air-Air,  Warbirds

    Luftwaffe Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister

    Doing air-air with classic aircraft from the 1930s is always a pleasure, even more so if it is an immaculately restored Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister on a nice autumn Sunday…

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  • 2015, ADEX, F-16. E-737, ROKAF, Seoul, South Korea, airshow
    Airshows

    Seoul ADEX 2015

    A thick layer of haze above Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, made things look rather fuzzy for this year’s edition of ADEX 2015 (Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition).…

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My name is Andreas, I take photos of airplanes. I travel the world, and shoot everything else that’s looks nice. And aviation is my passion. Welcome to my website! And don’t forget, you’ll miss 100% of the shots you don’t take…

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After the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia After the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian Long Range Aviation airbases, I had to dig out the photos from a unique visit to Engels in 2012. They are included in the most recent report on my website (⬆ link see above in Bio❗). Already back then Russian Tu-160 Blackjets and Tu-95 Bears were rather elusive, and this access to Engels really exclusive. Together with a small group of fellow enthusiasts we had a great day and good access at Engels. Today, watching those photos I can't get the photos of recent targets on Ukrainian territory out of my head... #Engels #engels2 #engelsairbase #tu160 #tu160blackjack #russia #longrangeaviation #engelsairbase #saratov #tupolev #tupolev160
Blue skies, Walter! Blue skies, Walter!
Spring around the Sidewinder low level flying rout Spring around the Sidewinder low level flying route was quite an experience. After a day sitting in the sunny and arid dessert, I got an F-35 in front of lightly snow covered mountains the next day. What a trip that was... #lowlevelflying #jetsinthewild #fighterjet #militaryaviation #instaaviation #military #photography #militaryaircraft #r2508 #f35 #sidewinder #sidewinderlowlevel #thef35 #f35a #usaf #topside #f35lightningii
The old lady is still very much alive! Flight Test The old lady is still very much alive! Flight Test Tornado 98+77 now with "ASSTA 4.3" on its tail, referring to the most recent avionics system upgrade. #tornado #flighttest #panavia #panaviatornado #panavia_tornado #luftwaffe #bundeswehr @chrissi_tx322 @grisu322 @airbus_defence #reheat #afterburner
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"Hands on" experience with the slender Dragon Lady "Hands on" experience with the slender Dragon Lady at Osan. Unfortunately the U-2S did not fly during the 2025 edition, but was just presented solely on ground. #OAPD25 #Osan #osanairbase #u2s #dragonlady #lockheedu2 #u2spyplane #blackcats
Classic jets have class, and amongst them the Hawk Classic jets have class, and amongst them the Hawker Hunter is one of the prettiest! Manching airfield had the pleasure to host two of jets operated by Hawker Hunter Aviation Ltd (HHA) in the past two weeks. Thanks for coming, Hunterteam! 😊 Feel free to come back anytime... #hawker #hawkerhunter #hawkerhunteraviation #planespotting #aviationphotography
USAF F-35 Lightning II solo display at the NATO Da USAF F-35 Lightning II solo display at the NATO Days Ostrava 2023

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TORNADO 🔥 doing what it can do best, wings full TORNADO 🔥 doing what it can do best, wings fully swept at 67° and coming in low and fast. German Luftwaffe Tornado caught along the famous Sidewinder low level route during a recent deployment to California. 
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Low level CAP, fully armed up with 6 live AIM-120 Low level CAP, fully armed up with 6 live AIM-120 AMRAAMs and 2 live AIM-9L Sidewinders 😮 A California ANG 144th FW F-15 shows up along the Sidewinder route - #TEAMFRESNO thanks for that topside pass 🤙
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Recent Posts

  • 2012, Blackjack, Engels, Long Range Aviation, Russia, Tu-160, Tupolev, White Swan, strategicInside Engels Airbase – Russia’s Strategic Aviation Powerhouse
    In Air Forces
  • 2025, F/A-18, Hornet, Meiringen, Swiss, Swiss Air Force, SwitzerlandMeiringen in a rush
    In Air Forces, Travel
  • 2010, Japan, Kyushu, tourColourful Kyushu – Chasing Aggressors, Orions and much more in Japan
    In Air Forces, Travel

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