100 years of French Naval Aviation
This centenary provided an opportunity to stage one of the finest military airshows France has seen. On 13th June, not only did the base at Hyeres open its doors but three aircraft carriers, from Spain, France and the USA, anchored off in...
Libyan Aviation Exhibition – LAVEX 2009
The Libyan Aviation Exhibition, LAVEX 2009, was held at Mitiga Air Base in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli from 5-8 October 2009. This years show was coincident with 40 years of Colonol Gaddafi’s leadership so the city was covered in banners and...
Tiger Meet – Kleine Brogel Spottersday 2009
The annual spottersday during the Tiger Meet at Kleine Brogel, Belgium, attracted an enormous crowd of photographers from across Europe. The perfect weather and colourful paint schemes provided an excellent day out. With no ‘general public’ to get in the way, apart...
Royal International Air Tattoo RIAT 2009 Part 2
RIAT 2009 went ahead despite the wet conditions, on base parking for ‘Park and View’ and 5km of metal roads help relieve the pressure on the car park fields. A sell-out crowd in excess of 160,00 enjoyed a weekend of flying involving...
Royal International Air Tattoo RIAT 2009
After the cancellation of the 2008 event due to water-logging of the site, particularly the car parks; this year’s team had taken every precaution; doubling car park space off site and allowing some on airfield parking for the first time since 9-11....
Zeltweg Air Power Airshow 2009
The Zeltweg air show always gives the opportunity to catch up with a large proportion of the Austrian air Force with photo opportunities in a natural green amphitheater and a southern viewpoint giving good lighting conditions. this year the show was well...
Kekscemet 2008
The Hungarian International Air Show was held on the 16/17th of August though the weather was grey on the first day. Large crowds were treated to a varied and interesting display with aircraft from many countries, east and west. The based SAAB...
Fritzlar-2008
This German Army (HEER) open day on 17th August was mainly helicopters, the new facilities for the arrival of the Eurocopter Tiger was not yet complete and therefore inaccessible. There were plenty of Bolkows, Hueys and Sea Stallions in the air to...
