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Belgian Air Force Days 2023 Kleine Brogel

Blue skies, temperature over 30°C and the organization therefore took extra measures against the heat. “At four points on the airbase people could refill their bottles and refresh themselves. Highlights included not only the demonstrations [...]
Air Shows

100 Years Italian Air Force June 2023

The 100-year-old Italian Air Force, officially known as the Aeronautica Militare, stands as a venerable institution with a rich and storied history. Established on March 28, 1923, the Italian Air Force has evolved into a [...]
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Road trip Route du Soleil from Barcelona to Dijon

In the summer of 2023, we took a road trip from Barcelona to Dijon, along the Route du Soleil, to visit some airports and aviation museums. We started the trip at the airport observation platform [...]
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Amsterdam Schiphol 2023

For Amsterdam Schiphol the year 2023 started with ComLux Aruba Dreamliner, that had “NO WOMAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO COVER HER HEAD / NO WOMAN SHOULD BE KILLED FOR NOT COVERING HER HEAD / NO [...]
Air Shows

100 years Italian Air Force, Pratica di Mare “Historical Camp”

The “Historical Camp” designed as a one-way system that led people chronologically through the history of the Italian Air Force. Many of the airframes had been transported from the Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare at Vigna [...]

2012 La Ferté Alais

40 km south of Paris is Musée Jean Baptiste Salis at Aérodrome La Ferté Alais. Every year at pentecost there is an airshow with more than 150 aircraft on display. This year it was organised […]

Due to a large staff shortage, Schiphol Airport was extremely busy in the summer of 2022. Travelers stood outside for hours waiting in lines for security and sometimes missed their flights as a result. Many […]

Falcon Leap 2022 Eindhoven AB, Netherlands

Some 1,000 military personnel from 13 different countries are participating in Falcon Leap from September 5 through September 16. This parachute exercise with NATO allies focuses on international cooperation in airborne operations. Falcon Leap is […]

Textron AirLand Scorpion

The Textron AirLand Scorpion is an American jet aircraft proposed for sale to perform light attack and Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) duties. It is being developed by Textron AirLand, a joint venture between Textron […]

Boeing 737 BBJ M53-01 Malaysian Government

Boeing 737 Military version

The Boeing 737 is a popular short-to-medium range commercial passenger jet aircraft, with a few military users and is continuously manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplane since 1967. Over 5.000 have been sold since its […]

Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules L-382 B-538 Danish AF

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The C-130 Hercules is still longer in production than any aircraft in history. The C-130 Hercules was first flown in the form of a YC-130 prototype on August 23, 1954, first delivery to the USAF […]

Bournemouth Aviation Museum 2016

July 2016, we are traveling the UK to visit Fairford and Farnborough airshows. During these visits we always visit a few aviation museums, this year Bournemouth is one of them. Bournemouth aviation museum is mostly […]

AVRO Heritage Museum, Woodford Photo report

The Avro Heritage Museum is a museum located in Woodford, England, that is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Avro aircraft company. Avro was a British aerospace company that was best known for producing […]

2010 Cosford Royal Air Force Museum

In September 2010 we visited the UK and a number of Aviation-Museums, one of them was the Cosford Royal Air Force Museum. The museum is modern and offers a great number of unique aircraft on […]

Grob G180 SPn

Civilian fact sheets

Grob launched its first business jet project in complete secrecy in January 2004. Prototype assembly took place between October 2004 [...]

Eurocopter EC135

Civilian fact sheets

The Eurocopter EC135 is a seven place light twin turbine utility helicopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and [...]

Civilian fact sheets

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