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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Biannual visit to the UK for Farnborough, RIAT and some Museums brought us to an hotel next to Heathrow’s landing strip. A great spot for luxury aircraft spotting with picnic tables, a nice pint […]
May 15th 2011, we visit the Cambrai-Niergnies AB for a pre-NATO Tigermeet air show. Covered and gray day, some nice shows to be showed to the crowd gathered on the Cambrai-Niergnies AB. Following a short photo-report from that […]
Our first visit to this biannual air show in Germany on a very nice airfield with grass strip. All day aircraft are flying in and out and it’s a busy show with almost no moment […]
The Hunting H.126 was an English experimental aircraft designed and built by Hunting Aircraft in order to test the concept of blown flaps, or as they were known in Britain, “jet flaps”. The ‘jet flap’ […]
The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft. The outstanding reliability demonstrated by more than three million flight hours makes the C212 the most successful aircraft in the light transport segment for […]
The Northrop B-2A “Spirit” flying-wing (Stealth Bomber) is designed to penetrate enemy air defenses and to attack strategic targets, with nuclear bombs and stand-off weapons. Nation origin: United States of America Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Task: […]
On Coventry Airport (Baginton, Warwickshire UK) lies the Midland Air Museum that holds a number of aircraft from the RAF, USAF, Polish Air Force and more. Some amazing aircraft can be found there, even an […]
During a family holiday in Berlin, August 2014 I couldn’t resist to visit the Deutsche Technikmuseum. This museum has a large collection of impressive innovations and technical development from over a large timespan, covering industries, […]
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 […]