Tactical Leadership Programme 2018
Tactical Leadership Programme 2018-1 Albacete Los-Llanos airbase Spain 29/1 – 23/2/2018 This multinational NATO programme is normally held four times a year. It was initially at Jever in Germany in 1979 before transferring to Florennes, Belgium in 1989. The need for more...
Miramar MCAS Airshow 2017
Miramar Airshow, San Diego, California 22-24 September 2017 Of all the US West Coast military airshows, the US Marine Corps at Miramar is a must see with only Edwards AFB having similar status. This massive base, well away from public view, is...
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...
Royal International Air Tattoo 2017
RIAT 2017, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England 14-16 July 2017 RIAT prides itself on being the largest military airshow in the world and, this year, certainly lived up to that claim. RAF Fairford, being a major US Air Force staging post, was an...
St Dizier BA113 Portes Ouvertes 2017
BA113 Portes Ouvertes, St Dizier, France 1 – 2 July 2017 Regular military airshow visitors have grown fond of the Dassault Rafale with its sleek lines, auto-focus loving edges and dynamic performance in recent years. As France’s primary Rafale base, St Dizier...
AirCombat 2017
ALAT base Phalsbourg, France, 1 -2 July 2017 The French Army, ALAT (Aviation legere Armee de terre), operates a large fleet of helicopters both for ground support and attack capabilities. For many decades this was based around the Puma and Gazelle but...
Geilenkirchen NATO Anniversary 2017
35th Anniversary event, Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, 1 – 2 July 2017 The NATO joint base at Geilenkirchen is home to the NATO fleet of Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS squadron that is shared by all the member states and provides Command, Control...
EFLEVA day 2017
EFLEVA fly-in Sanicole, Belgium, 30 June – 2nd July 2017 EFLEVA, the European Federation of light, experimental and vintage aircraft is now ten years old and brings together constructors, restorers and operators within the sector throughout Europe. This was their first gathering...