- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado GR4
- Registration: ZA614 / 076 (cn 153/BS050/3078) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4456
- Location: Lechfeld (ETSL) , Germany September 16, 2009
Panavia celebrates the 40th anniversary of the signing of the MoU for the Tornado production in style: a total of six a/c received this special decorated fin.
- Air Force: Israel - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa
- Registration: 107 (cn YD-51) Aircraft Info
- Views: 5695
- Location: Beersheba - Hatzerim (LLHB) , Israel June, 2009
"Knights of the orange Tail" Squadron.
- Air Force: France - Air Force
- Aircraft: Dassault Mirage F1CT
- Registration: 260 / 30-QB
- Views: 2295
- Location: Reims - Champagne (RHE / LFSR) , France June 27, 2009
Farewell scheme of the "Normandie-Niemen" Squadron.
- Views: 2499
- Location: Reims - Champagne (RHE / LFSR) , France June 27, 2009
Stunning special scheme of the "Picardie" Fighter Squadron.
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon S
- Registration: 98+07 (cn 151/GS029/IPA7) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2722
- Location: Ingolstadt - Manching (ETSI) , Germany June 18, 2009
trials with 6 Paveway IV LGBs.
- Air Force: Slovakia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29AS
- Registration: 0921 (cn 2960535409/4715)
- Views: 4717
- Location: Piestany (PZY / LZPP) , Slovakia June 13, 2009
showing off the new "digital camouflage" of the Slovak MiG-29s.
- Air Force: Slovakia - Air Force
- Aircraft: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UBS (9.51)
- Registration: 1303 (cn N50903028113)
- Views: 2419
- Location: Piestany (PZY / LZPP) , Slovakia June 13, 2009
Nice topside view of the MiG-29 of Sliac's 1st Tiger Sqn. against the dark clouds that brought a heavy rain shower shortly afterwards...
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
- Registration: J-015 (cn 6D-171) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1835
- Location: Piestany (PZY / LZPP) , Slovakia June 13, 2009
The new orange special colours on the DUtch F-16 mix very well together with flares and a blue sky. Photo taken at Slovakia's National Air Day (NLD) 2009.
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
- Registration: J-015 (cn 6D-171) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2362
- Location: Piestany (PZY / LZPP) , Slovakia June 13, 2009
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
- Registration: J-015 (cn 6D-171) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2890
- Location: Piestany (PZY / LZPP) , Slovakia June 13, 2009
With the mountains of the small Tatra Piestany offers a really nice backdrop for this special coloured F-16. Photo taken at Slovakia's National Air Day (NLD) 2009.
- Air Force: Belgium - Air Force
- Aircraft: SIAI-Marchetti SF-260M+
- Registration: ST-04 (cn 10-04)
- Views: 2113
- Location: Caslav (LKCV) , Czech Republic May 23, 2009
a new display team of the Belgian Air Force flying four SF-260M+.
- Air Force: Czech Republic - Air Force
- Aircraft: Aero L-159A ALCA
- Registration: 6053 (cn 156053) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2143
- Location: Caslav (LKCV) , Czech Republic May 23, 2009
Airfield attack demo by two ALCAs due to the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the Czech(oslovakian) Air Force
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Airbus A310-304MRTT
- Registration: 10+27 (cn 523)
- Views: 1786
- Location: Ingolstadt - Manching (ETSI) , Germany March 19, 2009
air-air refueling trials with four Swedish Saab Gripen.
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Airbus A310-304MRTT
- Registration: 10+27 (cn 523)
- Views: 1534
- Location: Ingolstadt - Manching (ETSI) , Germany March 19, 2009
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II
- Registration: 47-6901 (cn 4551) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3112
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 11, 2009
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II
- Registration: 57-6912 (cn 4634) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2507
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 11, 2009
showing its topside during a tight turn while coming in to land.
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II
- Registration: 57-6912 (cn 4634) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2910
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 11, 2009
opening the chute shortly very shortly after touchdown.
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle
- Registration: 22-8813 (cn 013)
- Views: 2505
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 11, 2009
30th anniversary of 305 Hikotai special colours.
- Air Force: Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon T
- Registration: 30+31 (cn 110/GT012)
- Views: 1860
- Location: Neuburg - Zell (ETSN) , Germany March, 2009
The first special scheme on a Eurofighter, celebrating 10.000 flight hours of the Luftwaffe's Eurofighters.
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II
- Registration: 57-6907 (cn 4603) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2736
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 13, 2009
rare Japanese Recce Phantom in front of Hyakuri's tower. After a mainly cloudy week this was not a bad result for a Friday, 13th ...
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Phantom II
- Registration: 67-8390 (cn M090)
- Views: 3096
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 13, 2009
was one of the last 4 302 Hikotai Phantoms to arrive from Naha at their new home Hyakuri.
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle
- Registration: 22-8813 (cn 013)
- Views: 3947
- Location: Hyakuri (RJAH) , Japan March 11, 2009
in 30th anniversary special colours of 305 Hikotai. The squadron patch also covers nearly the whole wing area and parts of it can be seen on the airbrake and the taileron.
- Air Force: Japan - Air Force
- Aircraft: Kawasaki EC-1
- Registration: 78-1021 (cn 8021)
- Views: 3439
- Location: Iruma (RJTJ) , Japan March 12, 2009
After a long pause and update work at Gifu the unique EC-1 is flying again from its homebase Iruma. This was a really lucky catch there, and I was not less excited to see it as were also all the other local spotters this day.
- Air Force: Japan - Coast Guard
- Aircraft: AgustaWestland AW139
- Registration: JA962A / MH962
- Views: 2219
- Location: Kagoshima (RJFK) , Kagoshima (RJFK) December, 2008
One of the new AW139 helicopters of the Japanese Coast Guard, spotted during some typical 'Coast Guard weather'.