Luftwaffe

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

Luftwaffe

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

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…