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...
Paris Air Show 2017
Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France 20th-25th June 2017 Having visited every Paris Salon since 1973 I can confirm that this event enjoyed, or suffered, the hottest weather on record. This spectacular trade show brings together all the aviation nations to showcase...
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...
Patuxent River NAS Open House
Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland, USA 29-30 October 2016 This rarely held event promises the opportunity of seeing test aircraft from the famous Navy Test Pilot School. These often modified examples enjoy bright colour schemes and rarely leave the base since...
Hahnweide Oldtimer Fly-in 2016
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 Hahnweide Gliding Site, Germany 9-11 September 2016 This annual gathering of vintage and veteran aircraft, just south of Stuttgart, grows in popularity every year. This year it coincided with the last weekend of the local school holidays and extremely hot...
Swedish Air Force – 90th Anniversary
Malmen Air Base, Linkoping, Sweden, 27-28th August 2016 Malmen is the main helicopter base for the Swedish Armed Forces. It has re-equipped over the last decade with Agusta 109s and Sikorsky Blackhawks being the main players. These types featured heavily in the flying...
Arctic Thunder Airshow 2016
Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 30-31st July 2016 It was heavy metal that ruled the static park at this ever-popular Open House. C-130 Hercules and Boeing C-17s provide the based logistics so important at this global crossroads to Asia. With a Red...
Farnborough International 2016
It is becoming a tradition that Farnborough follows RIAT so the power of attraction concentrates the minds of military manufacturers and operators on even-numbered years. Hence, their is duplication of military items but Farnborough's civil contributors and business oriented exhibition extends it's coverage right across the aeronautical spectrum. Although the F-35 stole the headlines, it was the debut of the new airliners that opened cheque books.