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Shuttleworth Pageant Airshow
The Shuttleworth Collection has not been particularly lucky with the airshow weather in 2014. The main shows in August had to be cancelled, and for some other events the sun…
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JASDF 60th Anniversary
The 60th anniversary of the JASDF in 2014 promised many special schemes on their aircraft, though the amount and variety of the 50th anniversary would most probably not be matched.…
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Tsuiki Airshow
The souvenir booths are buzzing with business, and a mix of white steam and smoke rises up as thick smoke from the food stalls of the “Yatai” market, whose crews…
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Gifu Airshow
November 23rd, Kakamigahara area, Japan. On this beautiful autumn afternoon the calm winds blows and lightens the trees from their autumn colored leaves. Families are sitting in the park with…
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Flying Legends Duxford 2014
What a blast! Standing at any of the runway ends during the Duxford air shows is a stunning experience. Either you get to see the aircraft turning in onto the…
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A-7 Corsair II Retirement
With the retirement of the LTV A-7 Corsair II the sky has lost once again another charismatic jetfighter from the 1960s/70s era. The last Air Force to operate this subsonic…
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RIAT Fairford 2014
July is usually a busy airshow month in the UK. Many of the big airshow take place in that time, and 2014 once again saw the two big events of…
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Waddington Airshow
RAF Waddington has been the regular host of the Royal Air Force’s premier airshow for many years. By doing so it attracts many visitors from abroad and is the main…
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Farnborough Airshow
The bi-annual Farnborough Airshow ranks very highly amongst the three big European aeronautical trade fairs. Some even argue that it is the biggest one due to the strong presence of…
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Meiringen – WK 2014
The Swiss Air Force still operates two jet types in their fleet, the F-18 Hornet and the F-5E Tiger. During the annual WK (Wiederholungskurs – repetition course) Squadrons operating these…
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ILA Berlin 2014
The ILA (Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung) is Germany’s major aerospace exhibition and ranks high amongst the other two European trade fairs in Le Bourget and Farnborough. Nevertheless the event at…
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Lightning(s) strike Chino – Planes of Fame Airshow 2013
The “Planes of Fame” annual airshow at Chino can surely be rated as one of America’s premiere warbird airshows. This is owned to the great collection of flyable warbirds of…