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Abbotsford Int'l Airshow 2009

On August 6/7, 2009 I was fortunate enough to be at Abbotsford, British Columbia for the annual airshow. This year celebrated 100 years of powered [...]



ADEX 2017

Another show which has been on my list for a while is Seoul ADEX (Aerospace & Defence Exhibition) which is held bi-annually at Seongnam Airport. [...]



Air-2-Air Academy Zoertsel Belgium May 2010

May 14, 2010 - a unique and exciting day in my chosen hobby - I participated in the first ever Air-2-Air Academy organised by Eric [...]



Anatolian Eagle 2015/2

In June 2015 I attended the spotters days for Anatolian Eagle 2015/2 at Konya AB, Turkey. The Anatolian Eagle exercises are the European equivalent of [...]



California Firefighters

Whilst driving through California recently, I came across a temporary heliport which had been established in support of fighting the Valley fire in Lake County, [...]



Chernoye - Moscow Aviation Repair Plant Rosto

As part of my visit to MAKS 2017 and Monino Central Air Force Museum, the group I was with arranged a visit to the repair [...]



F22 Raptors at RAF Lakenheath

In mid April 2016, 12 F-22 Raptor's F-22s deployed from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., to RAF Lakenheath. I ventured [...]



Harrier Farewell

In the 2010 Strategic Defence Review, the decision was taken to retire the BAe Harrier from service with the RAF. The two remaining Harrier bases, [...]



Hyakuri October 2014 Japanese Defense Forces 60th Anniversary

Following on from my highly enjoyable visit to Hyakuri AB in 2012, I decided to return in October 2014 for the Japan Defense Forces 60th [...]



Iruma AB October 2014

Having visited Iruma AB in 2012, I knew that I had to come back. Iruma AB has to be one of the most conducive locations [...]



Japan & China

In October 2012 I achieved one of my ambitions, namely to visit Japan to get some images of the uniquely coloured military aircraft from that [...]



Koksijde Airshow July 2011

Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Belgian Air Force, Koksijde Air Base on the North Sea / Channel coast held an air display on 6th/7th [...]



Las Vegas McCarran March 2018

Since I had some time during my visit to Nellis AFB, I decided to drive back to McCarran Airport to capture some of the civilian [...]



MAKS 2017

It's been a long time ambition for me to attend the biennial international air and trade show held at Zhukovsky Airfield (also known as Ramenskoye [...]



Monino - Central Air Force Museum

No visit to Moscow (as I did for MAKS 2017) would be complete without a trip to the infamous Central Air Force Museum at Monino. [...]



Narita October 2014

My recent travel to Japan (see Atsugi, Iruma and Hyakuri) was via Narita on Virgin Atlantic. Here are some images from the observation platforms at [...]



NAS Atsugi October 2014

Atsugi NAS is close to Tokyo (about a 45 minute train ride) and offers excellent facilities for photography, although if sunny heat haze can be [...]



NAS Fallon

In September 2014 I was able to spend some time on NAS Fallon, home of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC). More famously [...]



NAS JRB New Orleans

On April 10, 2008 I visited NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. This large base is shared by the US Navy, [...]



NAS North Island

In early September 2013, I was fortunate to be granted permission for a base visit to NAS North Island, the main helicopter base for the [...]



NAS Whidbey Island

On August 24, 2009 I visited NAS Whidbey Island, in Washington state. This large base is home to a number of US Navy squadrons and [...]



NATO Tiger Meet 2009 - Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium

The Tiger Meet is an annual event which brings together many squadrons from around Europe to fly together in realistic scenarios and assess their skills [...]



NATO Tiger Meet 2010 - Volkel AB, Holland

The Tiger Meet is an annual event which brings together many squadrons from around Europe to fly together in realistic scenarios and assess their skills [...]



NATO Tiger Meet 2011 - Cambrai BA, France

Once again, I was fortunate to be able to attend the Tiger Meet Spotters Day in 2011 at Base Aerienne 103, Cambrai. This time there [...]



NATO Tiger Meet 2016 - Zaragoza

This year's Nato Tiger Meet was held in May at Base Aérea Zaragoza in Northern Spain. Blessed with good weather, the participants managed to provide [...]



NATO Tiger Meet 2017 - Landivisiau

The 2017 NATO Tiger Meet was held at Landivisiau in Brittany, France, home of 11F, flying the Dassault Rafale M. There were two spotters days [...]



NATO Tiger Meet 2018 - Poznan

The annual Nato Tiger Meet was held at Poznan-Krzeisny AB in Poland, hosted by 6ELT, Polish Air Force. Much was expected for this first meeting [...]



Nellis Airshow 2007

The Nellis Airshow is the traditional homecoming show for the USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration Team. It is usually very well attended and the sun tends to [...]



Poznan Airshow 2018

Taking advantage of the Nato Tiger Meet being held at the nearby airbase, the organisers of Poznan Airshow offered a combined entrance pass for both [...]



RAF 100

On April 1st, 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed by amalgamating the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. To commemorate the [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoots

Phil Dawe, with the support of the O/C 32 (Royal) Squadron at RAF Northolt, regularly organises night photography shoots, with proceeds going towards the restoration [...]



RAF Northolt Night Shoot IV

Now almost becoming a regular event, the station commander for RAF Northolt, Gp Capt van den Berg together with 32 Squadron, host night shoots for [...]



RAF Northolt Night Shoot VII

Once again, Phil Dawes, along with the co-operation and consent of the Station Commander Group Captain Tom Barrett , together with the O/C No. 32 [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot VIII January 2011

As promised, Phil Dawes, along with the co-operation and consent of the Station Commander Group Captain Tom Barrett , together with the O/C No. 32 [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot X October 2011

Once again, for Nightshoot X, Phil Dawe put together an outstanding collection of aircraft for the discerning nightshoot photographer! This events' theme was Search and [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot XI

Increasingly popular, the RAF Northolt Nightshoot events provide an opportunity to photograph aircraft under the floodlights on the 32 Squadron apron. Once again, Phil Dawe's [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot XII - Typhoon Time

As part of the preparations for the security surrounding the London 2012 Olympics, four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were brought to RAF Northolt in May for [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot XIV

Once again, Phil Dawe organised another great evening for Nightshoot XIV, with no less than 3 unique items. He managed a significant coup with the [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot XVII

Once again, the elements and tasking priorities caused a few issues for this nghtshoot. The French Securite Civile S-2FT Tracker in anniversary markings was re-directed [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot XVIII

After many frustrated attempts, Phillip Dawe finally managed to get the specially marked Conair S-2T Turbo Firecat from the French Sécurité Civile to one of [...]



RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXV

Nightshoot XXV took place at RAF Northolt on the evening of October 18th, 2018, under clearing skies. As ever, Phil Dawe and his team worked [...]



Red Flag 16-4

Once again I was fortunate enough to be able to get to Nellis AFB, NV during a Red Flag exercise. Participants for Red flag 16-4 [...]



Red Flag 17-4

Another visit to Nellis AFB for a Red Flag exercise - 17-4 in August 2017. As is customary with the summer Red Flag exercises, these [...]



Red Flag 18-2

Yet again, I had the opportunity to visit Nellis AFB around the time of a planned Red Flag exercise. Originally booked when the Colombian AF [...]



Republic of Korea National Police

An added bonus during my trip to Seoul to ADEX 2017 was a simulated response to an occupied building in the centre of Seoul. This [...]



RIAT Fairford 2011

Once again, the British Summer played havoc with RIAT 2011 - torrential downpours started on Saturday morning, putting paid to any flying until about 12.30pm. [...]



RIAT Fairford 2014

Once again, the Royal International Air Tattoo took place in mid July at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The weather was a significant plus on the [...]



RIAT Fairford 2015

Once again, the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) was held at RAF Fairford in the third week of July. Whilst the show has come in [...]



RIAT Fairford 2016

It's that time of year again! The Royal International Air Tattoo is one of the largest military air shows in the world (if not the [...]



RIAT Fairford 2017

RIAT 2017 returned to the upper levels of excellence, with participation by a number of special performers, including the USAF Thunderbirds as part of the [...]



RIAT Fairford 2018

So, for RIAT 2018, I decided to attend over 3 days - Friday through Sunday, with the objective of using Friday to concentrate on the [...]



San Francisco Fleet Week 2014

A long held ambition to see the airshow for San Francisco Fleet Week was finally fulfilled in October 2014. I had seen many images of [...]



San Francisco Fleet Week 2015

Once again, I was fortunate enough to be in San Francisco for Fleet Week 2015. As ever, the primary focus of the air show are [...]



San Francisco Fleet Week 2016

Due to a last minute change in plans, I was still in San Francisco for Fleet Week 2016. As ever the proceedings are dominated by [...]



Swidwin Air Picnic 2018

In late June 2018, I returned to Poland not long after the NATO Tiger Meet to attend the Piknik Lotniczy 2018 (Polish Air Force Open [...]



Wittmund - Phantom Pharewell

In June 2013, after 40 years of service with the Luftwaffe, the McDonnell-Douglas F4 Phantom was formally retired. A special Spotters Day and Open Day [...]



Zhuhai 2018

November 2018 and my travels took me to the biennial Chinese International Airshow at Zhuhai in southern China. Meeting up with the 4Aviation group who [...]

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