Frisian flag 2010@ leeuwarden

Finally after a long winter stop, there was a nice aviation exercise at Leeuwarden airbase.
@ 14/4 and 15/4, I was on base, for the Frisian Flag exercise,
There were Dutch, U.S., finnish, German, Tjech, Polish, and some fighters from Norway at the base
for the exercise.
unfortunately I did not see the German F-4's fly, because they had some ejection seat problems,
All the F-4's from the Luftwaffe were grounded  for the next couple of day's

on top of it all, the iclandic vulcano sent it's ashes toward Europe, so that all flying activities stopped the afternoon of 15/04,The mission was cancelled during takeoff, I was lucky enough to see 80% fly, and the rest taxi in front of me!

below some stuff that I saw that day....

noisy stuff...

Polorizer used, great effect on colors

Nice splitter plate art!

Friday 02/04/2010 @ Volkel

Last friday I had the day off.
What is better then to spent time at the fence of an fighter base!

Mig Killer!

nice tigertail

 In case you are wondering, where did he took those banking shot's,

check the image below....                      

                                   

airplanes with vapour

due to the atmospheric conditions mostly when it's wet or moist,
you can get some nice vapours behind or around an airplane.
here some examples of images I took at different airshows the past few years.....

               

   

Hawgsmoke 2010

The A-10 'warthog' is my favorite aircraft.

Always liked the "looks"of that magnificent airplane.

3 examples of how she looks...

the "warthog' is actually this animal,

Phacochoerus africanus ("African Lens-Pig")

a beauty.. isn't she?

Ever since the first Hawgsmoke was held at  Michigan ANG's 172nd Fighter Squardron from Battle Creek.

I wanted to go to look upclose at an Hawgsmoke Competition.

Last time it was held in Salinas, Kansas and organised by 303th FS, the 190th FS won the competition.

The 2010 installment will be held at Boise, Idaho, October 13-16, hosted by the 190th Fighter Squadron.

And finally this year I am planning to go!
So around this date I will be there, and also will visit some other USAF bases..

                                                        here is the patch of this years Hawgsmoke.

               

some aviation panorama's

Had some spare time today, and made some aviation (cinema shaped) panorama's that I like.
And if you also like them, they can be printed for you in every size you like!
Just contact me...

early morning Schiphol.

F-104G Starfighter at Volkel airbase the Netherlands,

F-104's Kleine brogel, Belgium,

F-4F at Hopsten, Germany

F-4E RAF fairford, U.K.

F-15C Soesterberg, the Netherlands.

F-16 at Frisian Flag 2009 Leeuwarden airbase, the Netherlands

A-10A 'warthog' spangdahlem airbase, Germany

Spitfire Duxford, U.K.

Etendard at Florennes, Belgium.