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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bücker Bü131 / Tatra T-131 Jungmann OE-APY
The Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann was the first design of Bücker Flugzeugbau with a first flight in April 1934 and quickly became the standard teaching plane of the Luftwaffe. Originally…
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