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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
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 tend to include the participation of air forces which may be considered to be slightly more exotic, rather than some … Continue readingRed Flag 17-4
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 plant at Chernoye. At this location, they overhaul and repair Mil Mi-2’s, Mil Mi-8’s and Antonov An-2’s. There is a … Continue readingChernoye – Moscow Aviation Repair Plant Rosto
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. Often berated for how difficult it is to photograph the exhibits and the condition of some of the aircraft, it … Continue readingMonino – Central Air Force Museum
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 Airport), some 40km southeast of central Moscow. Normally held in mid-August, the date for 2017 was moved forward to July, … Continue readingMAKS 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 USAF Celebration of 70 years existence and the return of the Ukraine Air Force, with its Su-27 Flanker. Sadly I … Continue readingRIAT Fairford 2017