report by: Doug Mc Donald By the end of March 2019, one of the world’s most successful, combat-proven, fast jets will have been retired. Having entered front-line service with the Royal Air Force in 1982, the Tornado GR has assembled an unparalleled service record. It has been in constant combat action since 1991, and these […]
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Kangshan Airforce Academy 2019
report by: Thierry Letellier The Academy is drawn up with the Basic Training Group operating theT-34C. The Fighter Training Group with AT-3 and the Airlift Training Group Beech equiped with B-1900C. Kangshan AB is in the north of Kaohsiung, a south west county of Taiwan. Forty-four T-34C were ordered by the ROCAF in the […]
Hsinchu Air Base 2019
report by: Thierry Letellier As of the late 1990s, the longest runway at Hsinchu was reportedly 12,000 feet long. After opening the Sungshan, Shuinan, Chiayi, Tainan, Pingtung, Fengnien, Hualien, Makung, and Kinmen military airports for civil aviation, MND also opened the Hsinchu military airport from 01 January 1998. MND also ordered the Air Force […]
Hawgsmoke 2018 Whiteman AFB
report by: Danny Bonny The 303d Fighter Squadron was scheduled to host the biennial Hawgsmoke A-10 Thunderbolt II gunnery competition from 17-20 October, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Shooting was set to take place at Cannon Range, near Laquey, Mo. The competition engaged A-10 pilots from around the world against the same […]
NAS Oceana 2018 Airshow
report by: Harry Morrow Naval Air Station Oceana hosted the 2018 Air Show, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Sept. 22 and 23.The 2018 Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show was planned, set up and performed by Naval Air Station Oceana personnel and required the skills and knowledge of all Sailors stationed there. Thousands of […]
AAD 2018 – Waterkloof AFB
report by: Thierry Letellier Waterkloof is the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) busiest air force base (AFB). It is located in the town of Centurion in Gauteng Province. Previously known as Waterkloof Air Station, the base was officially opened in August 1938. Besides military air transport services to the SAAF, the base has also been […]
RADOM Airshow 2018
report by: Mike Danks My final 100th anniversary show was at Radom Air Base, Poland. On paper this looked to be one of the best European shows of the year. But due to two tragic accidents for the Polish Air Force and the Romanian Air Force the air show changed dramatically with regards to the […]
London International Airshow 2018
report by: Thierry Letellier During the first week-end of september; I had the opportunity to visit Airshow London 2018 located in London, Ontario, Canada. This was my second year in a row that I’ve visited this show, and i Had always the same pleasure. At the exact opposite with last year, the weather conditions let […]
BAF Days 2018 Kleine-Brogel AB
report by: Koen Wullus & Anthony Dufour The bi-annual Belgian Air Force Days airshow 2018 was held on the Vliegbasis Kleine-Brogel. The reputation of Klein-Brogel about Airshow organisation is well established in the Airshow fanatic world. The 2018 edition did not dissapoint the public and it will remain as a global success. The main purpose […]
Pitch Black 2018 RAAF Darwin
report by: Thierry Letellier Exercises such as Pitch Black are vital to strenghen Royal Australian Air Force capability to respond whenever the Australian Government requires. The training and integration of forces that occurs during this exercise directly supports Air Force’s ability to conduct operations. Exercise Pitch Black features a range of realistic, simulated threats which […]