report by Mike Danks, The North Sea was alive with aerial combat and air refuelling as 2017s Frisian Flag(FF) and European Air Refuelling Training (EART) were in action for two weeks, from 27th March to 7th April. The focus for the exercise is interoperability between the NATO partners and to enhance leadership skills preparing pilots […]
Category: military aviation report
RAF Mildenhall + Lakenheath jan to march 2017
report by Mike Danks With RAF Lakenheath within walking distance and RAF Mildenhall only 5 minutes’ drive away I thought it was time to report on some of the interesting visitors to the USAF bases in Suffolk. Being some of the last USAF bases in the UK, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath still see […]
INIOHOS 2017 Andravida AB
report by: Thierry Letellier During this spring 2017, Andravida AB ; home of the F-4 Phantoms in the Hellenic Air Force Force hosted a medium-sized multinational exercise named “Iniohos 2017″ . Two more countries were added to the trio making Iniohos 2016 ( Hellenic Air Force , Israeli Air Force and USAF. USAFE gave the […]
AVALON 2017 Airshow
report by: Clyde Lannan In 1988 Australia hosted an international air show to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary. That airshow was the occasion to discover international presence with the F-15 Eagle, Tornado F3, Harrier, the Royal New Zealand Air Force “Kiwi Red” aerobatic team and even featured a flypast of the famous B-52 Stratofortress bomber. […]
NAF Atsugi – Japan feb 2017
report by: Danny Bonny NAF Atsugi has been home to Sailors and their families for nearly 60 years and the only permanently forward deployed, co-located Air Wing, Carrier Air Wing Five for more than 28 years. The only Naval installation supporting an entire Air Wing, Atsugi supports more than 40 award- Winning tenant commands, […]
COPE NORTH 2017 Andersen AFB – Guam
report by : Danny Bonny Guam is an island located in the Philippine Sea approximately halfway between southern Japan and northern Australia. It is the largest and most southern of the Marianas Islands and the largest Island in Micronesia. The population is around 170,000 inhabitants, with a huge US Military presence on the island […]
RED FLAG jan 2017 – Nellis AFB
report by : Mike Danks With the first week of Red Flag 17-1 over lapping with the final week of Green Flag – West 17-03, I decided to head to Las Vegas and Nellis AFB. It’s been many years since I have been to Nellis AFB and I was looking forward to photographing the […]
China Aeronautical Salon in Zhuhai 2016
report by: Thierry Letellier China Aeronautical Salon in Zhuhai is now at its 11th edition and is one of the most important aeronautical events in Asia. Although named as ‘China Air show’ it is primarily a trade fair, where aerospace companies present their items for sale, although some flight display is arranged for the […]
MESA Gateway 2016 WILLIAMS AFB
report by: Danny Bonny Williams Air Force Base (Williams AFB) is in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 30 miles southeast of Phoenix and just east of Chandler. Williams AFB, constructed in 1941, operated primarily as a flight training school from 1942 until the base closed on September 30, 1993.The former Williams Air Force Base […]
WTI oct 2016 – MCAS YUMA
report by: Danny Bonny MCAS Yuma is the busiest air station in the Marine Corps and the third busiest in the Naval service. Its primary mission is to support aerial weapons training for the Atlantic and Pacific Fleet Marine Forces and Navy, and to serve as a base of operations for Marine Aviation Weapons […]