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...
Aero-Expo at Menara Airport
This four day event, 27-30 January is the second of its type, only the final day is open to the public. Menara is the main airport, accessible to no-frills airlines and well connected to both France and Spain. There is a small...
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...
HELIRUSSIA – International Helicopter Industry Exhibition 2009
HELIRUSSIA is the one and only exhibition in Russia, where world’s achievements in helicopter industry will be demonstrated in all aspects, from helicopter design and manufacture to operation.
Victory Day Flypast – Moscow
After a long break since 1995 when the 50th anniversary of VE-Day was celebrated, the Russian Air Force’s participation in the traditional Victory Day military parades in Moscow’s Red Square resumed in 2008. This year the Air Force was involved on a...
The Third Moscow International Forum and Exhibition UVS-Tech-2009
In late January 2009 the Crocus Expo Centre in Moscow became the scene for an international forum and an exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This exhibition, the third of its kind, bore the name UVS-Tech-2009, UVS standing for Unmanned Versatile Systems....