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Duxford Flying Legends 2016: Grey Skies, Colourful Show
Rain and a strong wind made for a damp start to Flying Legends 2016 at Duxford. Rare British warbirds, a varied flying programme and the grand finale Balbo turned the…
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Israel’s Black Spitfire: An Exclusive Air-to-Air Encounter
In 2011, a rare photo flight over Israel offered an unprecedented air-to-air view of the country’s legendary Black Spitfire. The encounter remains my most exclusive aviation assignment—and opened the history…
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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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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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