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  • 2017, Allas, Caruru, Colombia, DC-3, Dakota, cargo, impression, loading, people, scenery, villageColombia’s Jungle DC-3s: Flying to Mitú, Carurú and Barranco Minas
    In Travel, Warbirds
  • 2016, Duxford, Flying Legends, Spitfire, airshowDuxford Flying Legends 2016: Grey Skies, Colourful Show
    In Airshows
  • 2026, Albania, aviation, museumAlbania’s Cold War Aircraft – The Armed Forces Museum near Tirana
    In Air Forces, Travel
  • Belgium F-16 Demo Team - Dark Falcon air-air photo gallery

    Dark Falcon – Belgian F-16 Demo Team

    30. July 2019 /

    10.000ft above Belgium the howling sound of the Lockheed Martin’s F-16AM Fighting Falcon F100 jet engine could clearly be heard. No wonder, as the Demo Pilot for the Belgian Air…

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  • 2018, Czech, Otto Smik, Pilsen, Plzen, Spitfire, Supermarine, air-air, warbird

    Otto Smik’s Spitfire TE184

    14. May 2019 /

    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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  • 2017, Cobras, Oshkosh, P-39, P-63, air-air, formation, photoflight

    Cobra Flight! Bell P-39 & P-63 in Formation

    11. April 2018 /

    EAA Airventure at Oshkosh in 2017 saw a rare gathering of Bell Aircraft Cobras. Three P-63 Kingcobras and a P-39 Airacobra attended the ‘World’s greatest Aviation Celebration’, amongst them all…

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

    Cessna O-1E “Bird Dog” Vietnam Observer

    12. November 2016 /

    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, air-air, glider, sailplane

    High Performance Glider – DG-800S

    14. October 2016 /

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

    Luftwaffe Bücker Bü133 Jungmeister

    20. February 2016 /

    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, Bucker, Bü131, Bücker, Jungmann, OE-APY, T-131, Tatra, air-air, warbird

    Bücker Bü131 / Tatra T-131 Jungmann OE-APY

    10. January 2016 /

    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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  • 2017, Allas, Caruru, Colombia, DC-3, Dakota, cargo, impression, loading, people, scenery, villageColombia’s Jungle DC-3s: Flying to Mitú, Carurú and Barranco Minas
    In Travel, Warbirds
  • 2016, Duxford, Flying Legends, Spitfire, airshowDuxford Flying Legends 2016: Grey Skies, Colourful Show
    In Airshows
  • 2026, Albania, aviation, museumAlbania’s Cold War Aircraft – The Armed Forces Museum near Tirana
    In Air Forces, Travel

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Bob Hoover, legendary pilot and gifted performer

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