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 […]
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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 […]
PARIS SALON – 17.06.2013 – LE BOURGET
Report by: Thierry LETELLIER The Paris Airshow, held every 2 years, celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2013. The show featured a number of first time visitors along with significant others, as aerospace industries competed to create as many new business opportunities as possible. For the aviation photographer and enthusiast, this promised a range […]
DEFENCE WEEK 2013 NAS LANDIVISIAU
Report by: T. LETELLIER In 2008 NAS Landivisiau was host of the Air Defence Week , during this eight days a multi-national exercice was held with participation from Royal Air Force with Tornado’s F.3 the Belgian Air Force with F-16AM / BM then Hellenic Air Force with Mirage 2000 from Tanagra AB. Of course […]
Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2013
Report by : T. LETELLIER Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition is the premier destination for aerospace and maritime manufacturers targeting the Asia Pacific growth markets from the defence, enforcement, civil and commercial sectors. For nearly 25 years. LIMA has been serving exhibitor needs by assembling key decision makers and specifiers from across […]
HOLLOMAN AFB – 82 Arts det.1 2012-10-16
Holloman AFB 82 Arts – det.1 Report by : P.Y Lecoeur Holloman is located in New Mexico’s Tularosa Basin between the Sacramento and San Andreas mountain ranges. The base is about 10 miles west of Alamogordo, New Mexico. The base covers 59,639 acres of land and is located at an altitude of 4,093 […]
RAF MILDENHALL march 2012
Report by: T. LETELLIER In order to meet a perceived “continental threat”, the British military developed the idea to site an RAF bomber base at Mildenhall in the late 1920s. Shortly thereafter, the government purchased the land in 1929, followed by the completion of the first buildings in 1931. Three years later, RAF […]