Finland 100
Finnish Air Force 100th Anniversary Airshow. Jyvaskyla Air Base, Central Finland, 16-17 June 2018 Finland rarely holds military airshows other than the ‘Midnight Hawks’ display team event at the Kauhava Air Force Academy. Hence, this event was eagerly awaited and attracted a considerable number...
Stow Maries WW1
Wings and Wheels Show 2018 Stow Maries, Essex, UK, 20 May 2018 This fairly recent initiative to re-open a former First World War Aerodrome and feature primarily replica aeroplanes in the context of the period fills a welcome, if belated, gap in...
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...
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...