report by: Thierry Letellier From the 16th to the 27th of June 2014, the 53th Tiger Meet was held in Schleswig Jagel Air Base in the north of Germany towards the Danish border. The exercise involved 11 countries to participate with 70 aircraft.The importance of the annual Tiger Meet is that it gives the […]
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D-DAY Anniversary – NORMANDY 6 june 2014
report by: Thierry LETELLIER 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allies’ invasion of occupied Europe by air and sea. Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops breached the Atlantic Wall on 6 June 1944;Codenamed Operation OVERLORD, the Allied invasion of Normandy on ‘D-Day’, 6 June 1944 was the largest military invasion in history.America […]
FRISIAN FLAG – LEEUWARDEN Air Base 2014-04-09
Report by: T. LETELLIER Leeuwarden air base organised the Frisian Flag 2014 exercise. Around fifty aircraft from ten countries took part in the exercise at Leeuwarden air base. The Netherlands with 12, Norway with 6, Belgium with 4, Portugal also with 4, and Denmark with 2 ; all deployed the Lockheed Martin F-16 AM/BM Fighting […]
GREEN SHIELD april 2014 NANCY-OCHEY AB
Report by P.Y Lecoeur and T. Letellier On 3 April 2014, six F-15C/D Eagles of the Royal Saudi Air Force’s 2 Squadron / 7 Wing at King Faisal Air Base, Tabuk, supported by two A330 MRTT tankers and four C-130 transports, deployed to Base Aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey in France for the GREEN SHIELD 2014 […]
CRUZEX 2013 – NATAL Air Base
Report by; T. LETELLIER Between November 4th and 15th the new edition of Cruzex took place in Natal, over the areas known as Rio Grande de Norte and Pernambuco. During Cruzex 2013 eight countries participated with over 90 airplanes. The Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) is a multinational exercise organized by the Brazilian Air […]
RADOM AIRSHOW 2013 EPRA
report by: Thierry Letellier There were no restrictions at all in congregating outside the airfield to view the arrivals and practices.The local fields and roads became car parks and the whole scene resembled something of a festival. The weather started a little overcast and dull it improved through the day to end in a glorious […]
Kecskemet Airshow – august 2013 LHKE
report by: Thierry Letellier Thousands of aviation enthusiasts came from across Europe towards south-east Hungary during the first weekend of August to participate to Kecskemét Airshow 2013. Since 2010; the previous show had been regarded as one of the best in Europe, and with the promise of Eastern European exotica.The Russian Knights (or […]
EVREUX AB 14.07.2013 Paris Flightpass
report by: Thierry Letellier Every year a significant increasing of the flying activity around Evreux AB is happening on the thirteen of July . This is due to the arrivals for the Flying Display expected to happen the day after over the Paris Champs Elysées avenue . Habitually the Military Parade is open via […]
KLU Airshow – VOLKEL AB june 2013
report by: Thierry Letellier During 2013 the Royal Netherlands Air Force, also known as the Koninklijke Luchtmacht are celebrating 100 years of military aviation in the Netherlands. The celebrations are expected during the annual KLu Open Dagen which is expected to be held at Volkel Air Base near Uden. The annual Open Dagen is […]
CFB Bagotville Visit – june 2013
report by: René Vallée Canadian Forces Base Bagotville (IATA: YBG, ICAO: CYBG), commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, is a Canadian Forces Base located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay, Quebec. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force […]