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Photo ID: 1611841
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LX-N19997 (cn 19997/747) Former B707-307C US serial 68-11071 and later Luftwaffe (Germany Air Force) salon Boeing 707 registration 10+01. In 2003 was formally designated Boeing CT-49A and presently is used by the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force at Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany for cargo purposes and training for the AWACS crews. NAEWF is organised into four squadrons, which operate from four main bases and several forward bases. Currently used 17 E-3A Sentry (AWACS) and 3 CT-49A. Crew training is performed by the No. 4 Squadron. |
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Photo ID: 1611777
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86-0160 / LN (cn 1007/C388) F-15C-41-MC nr. 160 touch-down after training mission at his homebase at RAF Lakenheath. This Eagle is assigned to 493rd Fighter Squadron "Reapers", what simbolize yellow/black stripes on the tail, subordinated under 48th Fighter Wing. Aircraft is assigned to Capt Dan Johnson, the member of 493rd FS. |
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Photo ID: 1611776
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C15-24 / 15-11 (cn 0583/A490) Spain Hornet EF-18A-28-MC+ code 15-34 taking-off during Tiger Meet 2009 at Kleine Brogel into other training sortie. This aircraft is assigned to ALA 15 (Group 15) operated from Zaragoza airbase. Spain Air Force dispose with more than 80 this multirole fighters assigned to 6 Squadrons by 3 Wings - ALA 15 with 3 squadrons, ALA 12 with 2 and ALA 46 with 1 squadron. Note three large tiger painted external fuel tanks. |
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Photo ID: 1609903
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NZ7572 / 72 (cn 26634/545) One of highlights on RIAT 2009 - wonderful airliner in colours of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during its saturdays impressive solo display. RNZAF dispose with two B757-2K2, who operated with five C-130H Hercules by No. 40 Squadron dislocated at RNZAF Base Auckland on Whenuapai airfield. |
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Photo ID: 1609902
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N606TW (cn 22569/39) Former Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 767 still wears civil US registration, but is presently used by Aeronautica Militare (Italy Air Force) as the first aircraft from total four-pieces batch of new Italy tankers KC-767A "Tanker Transport" planed to delivery and access to service since 2010. Just now is this Boeing assigned to 8° Gruppo "I Cavalieri" (squadron) / 14° Stormo "Sergio Sartoff" (wing) dislocated at Pratica di Mare. However, to date, none of the four aircraft ordered have been delivered to the Italian air force due to ongoing problems with their in flight refueling equipment. |
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Photo ID: 1609879
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81-0991 / SP (cn A10-0686) One of two Thunderbolts belongs to 81st Fighter Squadron "Panthers" operated under 52nd Fighter Wing from Spangdahlem airbase in Germany arriving to Fairford. The 81st FS began operated in 1994 with A/OA-10 and participated with their Thunderbolts in Operation Deny Flight over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Operations Northern and Southern Watch over Iraq, Operation Allied Force during the crisis in Kosovo and Operation Enduring Freedom from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. |
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Photo ID: 1609878
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ZJ924 / DD (cn 0077/BS015) Typhoon FGR4 with full afterburner during his solo display on RIAT 2009, piloted by RAF Typhoon display pilot Flight Lieutenant Neil Battersby. This Eurofighter is assigned to XI(F)Squadron / 121 Expeditionary Air Wing based at RAF Coningsby. To this wing at Coningsby belongs four squadrons equipped by Typhoon T1s, F2s, FGR4s, one squadron with Harrier GR9s, Tornado GR4s and The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. |
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Photo ID: 1609873
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86-0140 / DY (cn 100) "Last Lancer" on static display at Fairford was really the last ever production B-1B Lancer manufactured in 1986. Aircraft is assigned to 9th Bomb Squadron "Bats" (black band on the tail top) under 7th Bomb Wing dislocated at Dyess AFB in Texas, USA. 9th BS began flying with B-1B in 1993. The unit flew more than 300 combat sorties during its four-month deployment in mid- 2006 in support of the war on terrorism. |
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Photo ID: 1609149
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N606TW (cn 22569/39) Former Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 767 still wears civil US registration, but is presently used by Aeronautica Militare (Italy Air Force) as the first aircraft from total four-pieces batch of new Italy tankers KC-767A "Tanker Transport" planed to delivery and access to service since 2010. Just now is this Boeing assigned to 8° Gruppo "I Cavalieri" (squadron) / 14° Stormo "Sergio Sartoff" (wing) dislocated at Pratica di Mare. However, to date, none of the four aircraft ordered have been delivered to the Italian air force due to ongoing problems with their in flight refueling equipment. |
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Photo ID: 1608583
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714 (cn K220714) Hungary display Hind with the atractive golden hind painting on the glossy black fuselage during his display on Czech International Air Fest at Hradec Kralove. This Mi-24 based with other helicopters at MH 86. Helicopter Ezred (helicopter wing) at Szolnok AFB and is assigned to 2nd squadron of attack helicopters. |
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Photo ID: 1608525
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C49 (cn 18) In 1925 Letov company built its own design of elementary training biplane to future replacement the obsolescent Branderburgs. Thereby Ing. Šmolík designed type Š-18, after instalation fowerful engine arose Š-118 version and with the NZ-120 engine Š-218. Letov built 44 planes and 10 machines were delivered to Finland. This eighteenth built Š-218 served according to "C" code by aireal training school and restored for Kbely museum was in 1979-1980. |
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Photo ID: 1608524
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N167F / B6-S (cn 122-40417) Originally built as P-51D-25-NA serial 44-73877. In 1951 was delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as nr. 9279. In 1957 was purchused by civilian user and changed registrations N6320T, then CF-PCZ and last-time N167F. In 2001 was repainted from the yellow nose "Detroit Miss" E2-D onto North American P-51D-10-NA, serial 44-14450, nicknamed Old Crow, piloted by Capt Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson of 363rd Fighter Squadron / 357th Fighter Group operated in 1944-45 at RAF Leiston. |
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Photo ID: 1608440
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6072 (cn 156072) Doubleseater L-159T1 departing from Hradec Kralove after CIAF 2009 back to his homebase at Caslav. Under wings wears two external fuel tanks and two practice bomb dispensers SUU-5003 for six BDU-33 or Mk106 bombs combined with four unguided rockets CRV-7. Thereby pilots can train rocket and bomb fire on a single sortie. |
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Photo ID: 1607420
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4585 / 45+85 (cn 4285/GS229/708) On Tiger Meet 2009 at Kleine Brogel participated from German units The Aufkürungsgeschwader 51 (Reconnaissance wing) named "Immelmann" with Tornado IDS aircrafts. From Schleswig-Jagel the unit was to operate the Panavia Tornado in the reconnaissance role. |
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Photo ID: 1606877
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10E (cn 50) In series production were built 105 Letos S-20 fighters for Czechoslovakia Air Force and futher 10 for Lithuania with designation S-20L. By air corpses this type operated from second half of 1920s and at the beginning of 1930 were subsequently withdrawn and last planes served by Air Training Centre at Prostejov. This fiftieth built aircraft was restored in years 1978-1980 at LOT Trencin including original engine Skoda HS 8Fb and presently at Kbely museum wears marking from Letecky pluk 2 (Air Group 2) operated at Olomouc. |
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