An awesome line of F-16's and A-10's at Fliegerhorst Jagel during Air Defender 2023
1 of 6 A-10Cs landing at Spangdahlem en route from the Middle East back to the USA after a 6 month deployment. The A-10s were a few of many different airframes I saw this day (F-16C, F-15E, KC-10A, C-17A, C-130E)
301st Fighter Squadron Boss Bird landing at Spangdahlem
Tyndall AFB F-22A Raptor landing at Spangdahlem for a deployment at 07.30 in the morning
NATO E-3A AWACS landing in the last bit of light of the day
1 of the 2 Romanian Air Force MiG-21s landing for a quick fuel stop on their way to RAF Fairford.
Local Spangdahlem F-16C 90-0829/SP on the overhead break.
Belgian Air Force NH90-NFH (RN-02) Demo.
Happy 323sq pilot waving at the spotters during Frisian Flag 2017
3 of the 8 F-16AMs of the Dutch Final Viper Flight overhead Volkel for one last time with 312sqn Commander Lieutenant Colonel Patrick "Naish" Vreeburg behind the controls of the J-062 as formation leader and the Dutch Air Combat Command commander; commodore Johan van Deventer at the controls of the J-197 (Special Jet).
J-008 on a low approach.
One of the parachutists hanging in front of the C-47 he jumped out of.
Romanian Air Force IAR330L SOCAT landing after a short test flight before departure.
On this day 6 Alaskan F-22A Raptors visited Leeuwarden Airbase for an exercise
On the 11th of august I visited Aviano Airbase for the first time and there were also a few US Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets for an exercies with the local Aviano F-16's as you can see both types in the picture above if you look closely and also one Ramstein C-130J-30 dropping off some cargo. For the full plane log of what I saw check below the pictures.
Top Aces Alpha Jet A landing in front of a Top Aces A-4N Skyhawk at Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen. Top Aces provides advanced airborne training to the world’s leading air forces. The mission-critical training offered by Top Aces enhances the operational readiness of combat forces by providing a realistic real-world experience while prolonging fleet life.
4° Stormo F-2000A Typhoon banking to line up to runway 21R for landing.