Category: Aviation News
Highlights – August 2019
It’s a bumper edition of Highlights this month as we take a photographic look back at August.
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Luchtmachtdagen 2019
The Dutch are well known for their love of aviation, so it should come as no surprise that they like a good airshow. For several decades the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu – Royal Netherlands Air Force) have held open days, now known as Luchtmachtdagen (Air Force Days), with hosting shared between their three main operational bases; Gilze-Rijen, Leeuwarden and Volkel. The last event was at Leeuwarden in 2016, which saw the first deployment of Dutch F-35A Lightning IIs to their homeland. The 2019 event took place at Volkel, home to two of the KLu’s F-16 squadrons, on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June, and Chris Wood reports for GAR.
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Highlights – July 2019
Hopefully worth the wait – here are Global Aviation Resource’s photographic highlights for July 2019.
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Aviation history – The aircraft behind the moon landing
As we mark the 50th anniversary of one of Man’s greatest endeavours, the lunar landing of 20th July 1969, Gareth Stringer looks at the aviation foundations of the three men who flew on Apollo 11’s historic mission to the moon.
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‘Hard to be Humble!’ NATO Tiger Meet 2019
The 2019 iteration of the NATO Tiger Meet took place at Base Aerienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan, in southwestern France, from May 13th to 24th. Chris Wood reports from the Tigers’ lair for GAR, with additional photography by Tom Gibbons.
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Highlights – June 2019
It’s time for our monthly photo highlights once again – and as ever it offers some real variety from across the globe.
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