- Air Force: India - Army
- Aircraft: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv
- Registration: IA1136 (cn DS82)
- Views: 1515
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 31, 2008
Up close and personal while it's hovering back to the landing spot after a nice display. Very smart heli. I wouldn't mind to see some of my tax money being spent on such aircraft :)
- Air Force: India - Army
- Aircraft: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv
- Registration: IA1136 (cn DS82)
- Views: 1352
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 31, 2008
A smart looking heli in a stunning camouflage, showing itself off during the public days of ILA '08
- Air Force: Hungary - Air Force
- Aircraft: Mil Mi-35 (Mi-24V)
- Registration: 714 (cn K220714) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1765
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 31, 2008
Nicely painted Hind coming in after a demo far far away as some Germanwings A319s had to take off.....
- Air Force: Slovakia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29AS
- Registration: 0921 (cn 2960535409/4715)
- Views: 1374
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 31, 2008
The highlight for me tucked away between all the American hardware. Superb aircraft in amazing colors!
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer
- Registration: L-11 (cn 610)
- Views: 1553
- Location: Koksijde (EBFN) , Belgium September 2, 2005
Because this PC-7's rehearsal was quite some distance away, I followed it through my lens. The light wasn't at its best for a picture but then this happened. I snapped a photo and even though the colors fade with the sun it looks quite stunning to me
- Air Force: Hungary - Air Force
- Aircraft: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UB (9.51)
- Registration: 26 (cn N50903027257) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1739
- Location: Koksijde (EBFN) , Belgium September 2, 2005
On finals in great style after rehearsing the day before Koksijde Airshow. I went there to see the arrivals and was rather disappointed that it was there already... Until I heard some Klimov RD-33 engines firing up.
- Air Force: Poland - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-22UM-3K
- Registration: 707 / 6 (cn N17532369707)
- Views: 1441
- Location: Fairford (FFD / EGVA) , UK - England July 17, 2005
A splendid Tiger scheme on this old Fitter-G. Still going strong though
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules (L-382)
- Registration: 05-8156 (cn 382-5571)
- Views: 1452
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 20, 2006
A quite new stretched Herc from the 815th AS 'Flying Jennies' operating out of Keesler AFB, Mississippi
- Views: 2287
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 20, 2006
'The last laugh' enjoying our attention at ILA '06
- Views: 1551
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 20, 2006
Two very feared and respected weapons on display to show of US air power :)
- Air Force: Czech Republic - Air Force
- Aircraft: PZL-Swidnik W-3A Sokol
- Registration: 0718 (cn 370718)
- Views: 1154
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 20, 2006
A strange looking helo which is not often seen outside Czechia. Therefor nice to see it anyway
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 89-26142 (cn 70-1370)
- Views: 1681
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 20, 2006
Blackhawks with the wings attached have this very powerfull look I think
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache Longbow
- Registration: 00-05207 (cn PVD207)
- Views: 1612
- Location: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB) , Germany May 20, 2006
These Army Longbows are quite the sight as they don't appear that often on airshows
- Air Force: Russia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker-C
- Registration: 67 RED
- Views: 1981
- Location: Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) , France September 22, 2006
After all rumours, Russian Flankers arrived in Colmar. Together with 2 friends I took a day off and went to see them. Only 15 minutes after arriving they were in the break for landing :)
- Air Force: India - Air Force
- Aircraft: Ilyushin IL-78MKI Midas
- Registration: RK3451 (cn 2043425855)
- Views: 1405
- Location: Istres - Le Tube (LFMI) , France June 15, 2005
Landing after the first pack of 3 Flankers. I must say this is one of the cleanest Ilyushins I ever saw
- Views: 1895
- Location: Fairford (FFD / EGVA) , UK - England July 11, 2007
'Balls 5' 5th BW Wingking parked at night. It's rare to see a Minot AFB 'Buff' at the Air Tattoo. Not that stupid to bring a tripod while visiting the UK ;)
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado F3
- Registration: ZG780 (cn 912/AS141/3453) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1359
- Location: Fairford (FFD / EGVA) , UK - England July 14, 2007
On take off to participate in the Role Demo at the RIAT '07. Even though it has sun in the face, the light accentuates nicely the shape of this air defence Tornado together with the typical afterburner
- Air Force: Italy - Vigili del Fuoco
- Aircraft: Piaggio P-180AM Avanti
- Registration: I-DVFM / VF-181 (cn 1078)
- Views: 1273
- Location: Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) , Belgium May 23, 2007
I went to Brussels only for this one. I was testing my luck since I had to go working in the afternoon. And just when I was leaving I heard its specific sound overhead in approach for Rwy 02
- Air Force: India - Air Force
- Aircraft: Ilyushin IL-78MKI Midas
- Registration: RK3452 (cn 2043425860)
- Views: 1599
- Location: Istres - Le Tube (LFMI) , France June 15, 2005
After all the Flankers landed we were waiting for the 2nd Midas to arrive. In once I saw a smoketrail very far away in the sky and there it was...
- Air Force: France - Air Force
- Aircraft: Dassault Mirage IIIE
- Registration: 560 (cn 560)
- Views: 1676
- Location: Cazaux (LFBC) , France June 11, 2005
The last AdlA Mirage III... It was unfortunatly also the last time to catch it as this beauty was retired shortly after the show. It flew a flyby together with a Jaguar E and a Mirage IVP, also due to be retired that year
- Air Force: Russia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-27P
- Registration: 11 RED
- Views: 1765
- Location: Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) , France September 22, 2006
The only Flanker-B of the pack of four. First and only time so far that I saw a single seater
- Air Force: Russia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-27UB
- Registration: 62 RED
- Views: 1759
- Location: Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) , France September 22, 2006
The third Flanker-C on approach for Colmar. They were there to participate in a flyby in Paris for Presidents Chirac and Putin, to commemorate the Normandy-Niemen cooperation in WW 2
- Air Force: Russia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-27UB
- Registration: 17 RED
- Views: 2001
- Location: Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) , France September 22, 2006
After the suprise of seeing my first Russian Su-30, this one was another. It's known as the aircraft which transported President Putin into Chechnya. The flag was painted on it for that occasion. At that time it was a normal camouflaged aircraft though
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker (717-100)
- Registration: 57-2589 (cn 17725)
- Views: 2262
- Location: Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) , Belgium March 26, 2007
Again quite a drive only for this bird. I got informed by other spotters that it had arrived in Brussels earlier on the day. So off I went, picked up a friend and we were just in time to catch it in the evening sun.