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On Saturday, the spotter day took place at Kleine-Brogel Air Base. After a year of absence due to Covid, this time thousands of aircraft enthusiasts were present at the Belgian base for a great day. The absolute highlight through the eyes of the real spotters was the presence of a French Navy Hawkey...

Since the based F-16s at Leeuwarden left the airbase on July 5th; Leeuwarden is still a very active airbase. there are still plenty of F-16 flights taking place every day as the WIC (Weapon Instructor Course) is ongoing with belgian and Dutch participants. The based F-16s from Leeuwarden left the ai...

Eindhoven Air Base is a location where many of the heavy aircraft of the RNLAF and the MMU are based. Next to the military part, there is also a civil apron where a few airliners are based which fly to several locations in Europe. In this video several Wizzair airliners and a private aircraft are se...

In this video several F-16s from Volkel are operating on the parallel runway or Runway 24 Left. This location is a unique spot in the Netherlands to catch some RNLAF F-16s from close range. This runway is not used many times, but in this video it is used full time as the main runway or Runway 24 Rig...

The CC-150 Polaris is classified as a strategic airlifter by the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a tanker, the CC-150 has a similar fuel capacity to the KC-135; it is more flexible because of the large cabin, offering good capacity for cargo, troop transport, VIP transport or other uses, but lacks the ...

After a long period of flying with tone down badges, the RNLAF F-16s at Volkel Air Base are now active with full color badges again. The unit badge on the tail in full color is a tradition from the 80s and 90s. Tone down badges were introduced in the mid 90s and became the standard after the Mid Lif...

As every year, the annual Bastille Day Parade was held at the ‘Avenue des Champs-Élysées’ in the center of Paris, on the 14th of July. Soldiers marched and tanks drove in tight formations over the streets of Paris, while formations of aircraft and helicopters flew over Paris. The formation was led b...

Here a video made during the last operational days of the Frisian Vipers at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. This movie contains 45 minutes of pure aviation action spotting at Leeuwarden Air Base from the spotting hill at the Marsum side. The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) retired the F-...

Every year the annual parade is held in France at the Champs Elysees in Paris on the national holiday of July 14th, which is also knows as Bastille Day or Quatorze Juillet. Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on July ...

This video is from 2 years ago, as I was also there during this event with the Spanish herc and the Gabriel

At the Dutch airbase Leeuwarden, the RNLAF said goodbye to the F-16 Fighting Falcon on July 5th 2021. the aircraft is also nicknamed "Viper". The Fly-Out was scheduled for July 1st, but was delayed due to a crash at Leeuwarden of a Belgian Air Force F-16 during the Weapon Instructor Coarse (WIC). Th...

The Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) is the training to become a weapons instructor. The training lasts within 6 months. Only the most talented and experienced pilots and officers are allowed to follow the training. Participants in 2021 will come from Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. The WIC take...

At the Dutch airbase Leeuwarden, the RNLAF will say goodbye to the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 2021. The Goodbye was planned at July 1st, but is delayed due to a crash at Leeuwarden of a Belgian Air Force F-16 during the Weapon Instructor Coarse (WIC). The Dutch F-16s will leave Leeuwarden Air Base afte...

The largest transport aircraft in the Canadian Air Force is the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III. The official Canadian designation is CC-177 Globemaster III. The aircraft are assigned to 429 Transport Squadron based at CFB Trenton. A total of four aircraft are in service of the air force. In this video...

On May 11th no less than four British Army Air Corps Apache AH1 helicopters would make a fuel stop at Eindhoven Air Base. The helicopters were on route from RAF Wattisham to Estonia for an exercise. The helicopters made a fuel stop at the Mil West platform. After departure the helicopters returned t...