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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...

fighters / legends / U.S. Air Force

14 Mar, 2017

A Grand Phinale at Holloman AFB

QF-4E 74-1638 warming up! Photos by Scott Zeno and Alice Leong The U.S. Air Force retired its final McDonnell Douglas/Boeing QF-4 Phantom IIs on December 21, 2016. The jets were the last of the...

air force / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force

10 Mar, 2017

The USAF’s 2016 Phinal Phantom II Tour

Photographic coverage by: Joe Kates, Ulrich Seibicke, Scott Jankowski, Mark Hrutkay, Beau Goff, Bob Shane, Alice Leong and Scott Zeno. Story by Ken Kula with Steve Lewis After 53 years of service and having...

Base Visits / Exercises / fighters / military / Red Flag / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy

27 Feb, 2017

RED FLAG 17-1 MEDIA DAY

As I board the bus to head over to the media briefing and interview panel, I can’t help but think about how incredibly fortunate I am to be able to be a part of...

military / Photography and Spotting

20 Feb, 2017

Rainbow Canyon California

Father Crowley Vista Point is a viewing platform on which you can look into the Rainbow Canyon. It is located at an altitude of about 4000 meters, is called R2508 complex and is managed...

Exercises / military / U.S. Air Force

17 Feb, 2017

The Lightning Strikes At Red Flag 17-1

USAF F-35As were the highlight and most interesting participant of the Red Flag 17-1 exercise, which took place from 23 January to 10 February 2017. The F-35As came from the 34th FS of the 388th...

Air to air photography / europe / Exercises / military

15 Feb, 2017

Frisian Flag April 2016, Leeuwarden AB/Netherland and EART 2016

e 2016 edition of Frisian Flag was conducted between 11th to 22nd 2016 at Leeuwarden AB in the North of the Netherlands. The participating refueling aircraft were stationed at the NATO Base Eindhoven and...