South Africa AAD2018
Aerospace and Defence 2018, Waterkloof Air Force Base, Pretoria (now Tshwane) 19-23 September 2018 This biennial show celebrated 20 years in 2018 with a much enhanced air display. Seven hangars of trade exhibitions highlighted both suppliers and buyers of military hardware over...
Poland 100
Air Force Centenary Airshow, Radom, Poland 25-26th August 2018 Another Air Force, another Centenary. The annual airshow at Radom, around 100km south of Warsaw, has become a regular fixture of the European Military airshow circuit attracting attendees from across the continent. Given...
Aerobaltica 2018
Gdynia Babie Doly and seafront, Poland 18-19th August 2018 This event, on the northern Baltic coast, combines a beachfront location with a conventional airshow with the beach event running into the night. Fireworks are deployed from barges as aircraft, gyrocopters and parachutists...
Polish Armed Forces Day Flypast
Central Warsaw, Poland, 15 August 2018 Every year on 15th August Poland celebrates with a mass military flypast and armoured parade. 2018 was special as the Polish Air Force; like the RAF and Finnish Air Force was marking its’ centenary. The event...
Warbirds Over Wanaka WOW2018
Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand 30 March to 1 April 2018 This biennial airshow is held at Easter, alternating with the themed event at Blenheim Omaka. It has a massive impact in the region fuelling full hotels and adding pressure to...
Reno Air Races 2017
54th National Air Races, Reno Stead Airfield, Nevada, USA16-17th September 2017 Immortalised by speed lovers worldwide, this famous event polarises the region bringing thousands to this desert city every year. For the first time visitor the secret is to arrive at least...
RSA Brienne 2017
RSA Gathering, Brienne-le-Chateau, France, 28-30 July 2017 The ‘Rassemblement des Constructeurs Amateurs’ represents aircraft homebuilders across France, those amateur fabricators who build their own light aircraft either from kits or completely of their own design. Projects are often completed in their own...
Mondial Air Balloons 2017
MAB 2017, Chambley, France, 21-30 July 2017 This is now billed as the biggest hot-air balloon gathering in the world. Only Albuquerque, New Mexico comes close. Held every two years, this, the fifteenth such show in the Region of Grand Est, centred...
AeroExpoUK 2017
AeroExpo and HeliUK Expo 2017 Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, England 1-3 June 2017 This, the twelfth Aero Expo, was returning to Wycombe after a long stay at Sywell and what a great move. A more visitor friendly airport with improved viewing opportunities...
Gazelle commemorative Fly-in
Middle Wallop Army Aviation Centre, England 8th April 2017 The Sud-Aviation/Westland SA.341 Gazelle helicopter, whilst looking contemporary, celebrated a 50 year anniversary at Middle Wallop in Hampshire. The base is home to Apache maintenance and the Army Air Corps Museum who hosted...