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 hard to get a variety of aircraft to be present but inevitably service requirements, crew availability and airframe issues resulted … Continue readingRAF Northolt Nightshoot XXV
So, for RIAT 2018, I decided to attend over 3 days – Friday through Sunday, with the objective of using Friday to concentrate on the static displays, leaving the weekend to focus (sic!) on the flying. All went well, resulting in a rather large collection … Continue readingRIAT Fairford 2018
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 100th Anniversary, a flypast took place over London on 10th July 2018. The participants included examples of every type in … Continue readingRAF 100
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 House) at Swidwin Air Base in the North East of the country. Also known as the 21st Tactical Air Base, … Continue readingSwidwin Air Picnic 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 the NTM 2018 Spotters day and the airshow, which was held over the weekend following the spotters day, including a … Continue readingPoznan Airshow 2018
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 at a former eastern bloc location, with the Polish having a reputation for good access for photographers – however, this … Continue readingNATO Tiger Meet 2018 – Poznan
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 traffic. I often say that today’s humdrum aircraft become tomorrow’s rarities, although, to be honest, it looks like we are … Continue readingLas Vegas McCarran March 2018
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 Kfir’s and UAE Mirage 2000’s were scheduled to participate, the postponement of their participation (along with Belgian F16’s also planned … Continue readingRed Flag 18-2
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 involved helicopter assets dropping police commandos on top of an office building near Gyeongbokgung Palace, which my wife and I … Continue readingRepublic of Korea National Police
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. Seongnam is actually an active military base, with both ROKAF units (15th Composite Wing) and the US Army 2nd Aviation … Continue readingADEX 2017