Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

No less than 450 F-84F’s were delivered to the Luftwaffe (that is to say the West German Air Force)…

The German Thunderflashes were phased out in the years 1965-1966 in favour of the RF-104G Starfighter. Two squadrons (Geschwader)…

Spotting at Eindhoven (NL)

Eindhoven was the city where the authors both grew up and became “real” aircraft-spotters at the nearby air base….

LAAGE Airshow/Open Day (G), August 2014

On Saturday 23 August 2014 the German Air Force/Tactical Air Force Wing 73 “Steinhoff” opened its gates. The event…

Tactical Weapons Meet 1968, Jever (Germany)

Fliegerhorst Jever in Northern Germany hosted the 7th NATO Tactical Weapons Meet , which was an exercise between 2…

Tactical Weapons Meet, September 1972, Florennes (Belgium)

In the old days NATO organized several exercises; TWM (Tactical Weapons Meet) was a competition between 2ATAF and 4ATAF…

Royal Air Force Wildenrath (G) Airshow, June 15th, 1969

On a very hot day in June 1969 the Wildenrath Airshow took place; Wildenrath was at the time one…

AIRCRAFT WRECKS & RELICS (pictured 1960 – 2010)

Pictures of aircraft that have been disposed of or preserved in one way or another ; this gallery deals…

Buccaneer (FK)

RAF Laarbruch (Germany) Open House, September 29th, 1973

Royal Air Force Germany’s base at Laarbruch , just across the Dutch border , opened its gates to the…

Rhein-Main (Frankfurt, Germany) Armed Forces Day, May 17th, 1969

For a long time Rhein-Main AB near Frankfurt, Germany acted as the main USAFE operating base for air transport…