USA
On March 11, 2020, I boarded an Air Canada flight in Toronto and headed southwest to Las Vegas for a week-long trip that was to include Exercise Red Flag and, …
reviewed by Shawn Clish
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Due to the current COVID-19 crisis we are not able to provide you with up to date reviews (as there are no events taking place and, like you, we are not supposed to travel). This is why we take the opportunity to launch a series of fantastic old reviews in our “RETROVIEWS” section – the first ones are already here!
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Some airplanes become true legends in their own lifetime and one such aircraft to which this statement certainly applies to is the Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO Code: FLANKER) …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
Ontario / Canada
On September 12th and 13th, 2020, the team at Airshow London accomplished the (almost) impossible. Facing the most uncertain, challenging set of circumstances imaginable, …
reviewed by Shawn Clish
AIRSHOWS
Today, Friday August 28, 2020, I am supposed to be at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show enjoying the arrivals and practice day ahead of …
reviewed by Shawn Clish
WARBIRDS over WANAKA
While the Central Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island is internationally renown for its beauty and outdoors lifestyle, it is also home to one of the largest events to …
reviewed by Rob Hynes
AVIATION MUSEUMS
For someone interested in Russian military aircraft, today they have the opportunity to visit numerous museums within Russia as well as some …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
CENTENNIAL of NAVAL AVIATION
NAS North Island / 2010
United States Naval Aviation can trace it’s roots back to two important events that took place over a few months in 1910 and 1911. First, on November 14, 1910, Eugene Ely …
reviewed by Shawn Clish
ARMY Forum 2018
Patriot Park / Kubinka - Russia
For the fourth year in a row the Russian armed forces, with industry support, conducted ARMY FORUM 2018 (known simply as ARMY 2018). As the largest joint …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
PLANES OF FAME
Grumman F-14 TOMCAT
Most pilots like to classify their favourite aircraft. Fighters are commonly known as hot, and if they are good looking they are often referred to as sexy …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
RETROVIEWS
RIAT 2000 - RAF Cottesmore / UK
For the first time in 25 years the worlds biggest airshow did not take place on its original base at RAF Fairford due to construction working there, it was transferred to the …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
RETROVIEWS
AIR FETE 2000 - RAF MILDENHALL / UK
Sun, Rain, Wind and hot Jets could have been the motto for the 2000 USAFE show in mildenhall. The bitterly cold wind and frequent downpours made the weather …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
RETROVIEWS
PHANTOM PHYLOUT - Wittmund AB / FRG
On the 31st of August 1973 the first of two McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II landed at the Luftwaffe airbase in Wittmundhafen. Almost exactly 40 years later, …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
RETROVIEWS
AIR POWER 2000 - ZELTWEG / AUSTRIA
In cooperation with the Austrian broadcasting corporation ORF, several civilian co-organizers and the regional tourist office, the Austrian Air Force Base Hinterstoisser…
reviewed by Rob Kysela
QUINTE INT. AIRSHOW 2016
CFB Trenton / Canada
In June of 2016 Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton hosted the Quinte International Air Show (QIAS) with a theme centred around the British Commonwealth Air …
reviewed by Shawn Clish
Red FLAG 20-1
Nellis AFB / NEVADA - USA
On Friday January 31st, 2020, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the day outside Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, photographing the afternoon launch of exercise…
reviewed by Shawn Clish
AIR POWER 2019
Zeltweg / AUSTRIA
The AIR POWER event of the Austrian Armed Forces has set a very high bar for European air shows with this magnificent show taking place every two to three …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
Airshow LONDON 2019
Ontario / Canada
Airshow London was held from September 12-16, 2019 at the London International Airport (CYXU) in Ontario, Canada. From the glory years of the…
reviewed by Shawn Clish
Air & Car Show 2019
Little Gransden / UK
Sunday 25th August 2019 saw the 27th annual Little Gransden Air and Car Show. Little Gransden is located between Bedford and Cambridge in the heart of …
reviewed by Will Moore
MAKS 2019
AEROSALON Moscow / Russia
The official opening of the 14th International Aerosalon in Zhukovsky/Moscow Oblast – MAKS took place on 27 August 2019 in the presence of …
reviewed by Rob Kysela
AiADE 2019
Avalon Airport / Australia
From 26th February to 3rd March the Australian International Aerospace and Defence Exposition (AIADE) and AIRSHOW 2019 were held at …
reviewed by Rob Hynes
RIAT 2019
RAF FAIRFORD / UK
July in the UK airshow calendar is a busy month with Yeovilton and Duxford both holding major airshows plus numerous smaller specialists and local shows. But …
reviewed by Will Moore
Fête Aérienne 2019
La Ferté-Alais / France
The currently much propagated climate change seems not to have arrived yet, at least in the south of Paris (at least not on the Whitsun weekend). While in …
