Author: Peter Gregory

Airshows

Larissa Open Day 2015

Archangel event, Larissa, Greece, 5-8 November 2015 Every year at the beginning of November the security conscious Hellenic Air Force opens its major air bases to the public. This is in celebration of its Patron Saint Archangel Michael. On the Thursday and...
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AeroExpo, Toluca, Mexico

19-21 March 2015 The AeroExpo in Toluca is the Central American equivalent of the NBAA or EBACE. The first day is trade only and includes social events for customers and clients with a chance to network with manufacturers and operators; many of...
Airshows

Nyutubaru, Japan Air Self Defence Force Air Fest

Nyutubaru Air Base, Miyazaki, Kyushu, 7 December 2014 Known as ‘Fightertown’ Nyutubaru is one of only two bases still flying the F4 Phanthom in Japan (Hyakuri, north of Tokyo, being the other). It also houses two elements of F15s, a standard attack...
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Tsuiki, Japan Air Self Defence Force Air Fest

Tsuiki Air Base, Kyushu, 30 November 2014 The large southern island of Kyushu is home to two of the largest fighter bases in Japan. Their southerly latitude dictates their airshow date so late in the year. Only Naha, Okinawa opens later in...
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Gifu, Japan Air Self Defence Force Air Fest

23 November 2014 Although there are external viewpoints at Gifu the Air Fest provides a great opportunity to see most of the resident test fleet and, as these examples are instrumented long term residents, to get good photographs of some unique airframes....
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Yao, Japan Ground Self Defence Force Air Fest

Yao Airfield, Osaka 16 November 2014 Yao is a busy general aviation airfield that is also home to an Army helicopter unit. The air fest is a popular local event and, though the gates open early, started with an almost empty ramp...
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Royal Danish Air Force Airshow 2014

Karup is home to a flying school and the RDAF Helicopter Wing flying predominantly the T-17 Supporter and AS550 Fennec respectively. Also co-located are ESK722 with the AW101 Merlin and ESK723 with the Westland Lynx often detached to service ships. Many examples...
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NATO Tiger Meet 2014

Each year the NATO Tiger Meet brings together as many squadrons as possible that include a ‘big cat’ in their squadron motif. Over the years the development of weatherproof adhesive vinyl has allowed more innovative and complex colour schemes to be applied...
Airshows

Ronneby Air Base Open Day

Swedish military shows are famed for showing off the based aircraft but, despite being home to F17 with two divisions of JAS39 Gripens, only two flew in the show. Despite this disappointment, fair weather and historic exhibits created an attractive and eventful...
Exhibitions

EBACE 2014

This was the 14th EBACE exhibition now well established as Europe’s showcase for Business Aviation and only second to the NBAA Convention in the USA in the worldwide calendar. So successful has EBACE become that some manufacturers now shy away from the...