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Airshow / demo teams / U.S. Air Force / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

28 Apr, 2017

2017 LA County Airshow

One show that definitely stands out each year is the LA County Airshow at Fox Field in Lancaster, California. With such a rich history of aviation testing and pioneers in the Antelope Valley, the...

Airshow / demo teams

27 Apr, 2017

Patrouille de France Mather Field- Sacramento

The Patrouille de France flight demonstration team is currently flying a North American tour in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the United States entering World War I. They are the oldest flight...

Exercises / fighters / Helicopters / Marines / Red Flag / U.S. Air Force

24 Apr, 2017

Coalition Integration: Red Flag 17-2

Red Flag is America’s premier training exercise for today’s warfighters. Originally developed to improve our nation’s air to air kill ratio during Vietnam, it has grown into much more than strictly air to air...

Base Visits / europe / Exercises / fighters / military / tanker ride

17 Apr, 2017

Frisian Flag April 2017, Leeuwarden AB/Netherlands and EART 2017

Article and photography by Peter Boschert The 2017 edition of Frisian Flag was conducted between March 27th to April 07 2017 at Leeuwarden AB in the North of the Netherlands. The participating refueling aircraft...

Base Visits / europe / Exercises / fighters / Photography and Spotting

11 Apr, 2017

DACT ’17 at Las Palmas – Gando

Air to Air fights where others go on holiday! DACT – Dissimilar Air Combat Training – is a yearly exercise of the Spanish Air Force, which took place in 2017 from 13th January to...

Airshow / europe / Formation Flying

5 Apr, 2017

Patrouille de France Crew Members Share Stories in Melbourne

Nicole Cloutier asked questions, and got some surprising answers from Patrouille de France 2017 North American Tour crewmembers. This year’s Melbourne Air and Space show was special in that it marked the first American...

air force / Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / friends / military / navy / post / warbirds

3 Apr, 2017

Don’t Let them Stop Your Air Show!

URGENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ****Please note that we are asking for signatures ONLY and NOT DONATIONS. If the option pops up, please skip. A lawsuit has been brought against the Planes of Fame Air Museum by...

air force / Airshow / demo teams / europe / Formation Flying

29 Mar, 2017

Patrouille de France 2017 North American Tour Preview

France’s Armee De L’Air – sometimes known in the United States as the French Air Force – has send some of their most visible ambassadors on a seven week tour across the Atlantic Ocean,...

air racing / favorite / legends / Special Aviation Events / tribute

24 Mar, 2017

The Robert A. “Bob” Hoover Celebration of Life Ceremony

A pair of F-86s, Hoover’s favorite aircraft, fly formation with an F-22 Report and Photography by Bob Shane October 25, 2016 marked the passing of R.A. “Bob” Hoover at age 94. He was...

air force / Airshow / Australia / fighters / Helicopters / military / Royal Canadian Air Force / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force

21 Mar, 2017

Australian International Airshow 2017 – Avalon, Victoria

Avalon 2017 was characterised by the involvement of the Australian Defence Force – led by RAAF – the Royal Australian Air Force. Avalon provides the alternate venue for the ADF’s airshow presence. Air Force’s...