2024 The ‘Assam Draggins’ come home
Every squadron has a personality – forged by history and by many men and women who through the course of time have left their mark on the squadron.
2024 Turkish Phantom Celebrations
The sound of the twin General Electric J79-GE-17 jet engines on the McDonnell F-4E Phantom II are a cacophony of noise at the best of times, but when there are 20 of them in tandem then its just a sound, and a sight, to behold.
2024 Ramstein Flag
EXERCISE RAMSTEIN FLAG 2024
On October 8th 2024, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) air base at Andravida opened its gates for aviation enthusiasts to witness the airfields contribution to Exercise Ramstein Flag (RF2024)
2024 RIAT Airshow
In the United Kingdom the Cotswolds in middle England has a reputation of peaceful, serene beauty and visitors flock to see its ancient burial mounds and historic villages and towns. But for a week a July each year the area reverberates to the sound of fast jets, massive transport planes and the buzz saw of propellor driven aircraft as the public and aircraft enthusiasts from around the globe congregate to RAF Fairford. The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is back in town.
2024 Exercise Iniochos
NARRATIVE & IMAGES BY MARK ROURKE Exercise Iniochos 2024 – Photo album & Log From April 8th – 18th 2024 Exercise Iniochos took place in Greece. The exercise has been heavily covered in other articles across the web so Pixelsnipers has elected to just show some photos from a visit to the main operating base…
2023 RIAT Airshow
From the first arrivals on Tuesday July 11th, to the departures on Monday July 17th , the sounds, smells and sight of hundreds of aircraft around the huge USAF base at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire reverberates around this quiet corner of the English countryside.
2023 Air Defender
Germany hosted the highly anticipated Air Defender Exercise, aimed at enhancing air defence capabilities and fostering international cooperation among participating air forces. This exercise brought together a diverse range of aircraft and personnel from various nations to engage in realistic and challenging scenarios.
2023 Anatolian Eagle
Konya air base in Central Turkey almost always reverberates to the sound of fast jets as it is home to the 3rd Air Wing. The 3rd Air Wing after all has 132 Filo and its General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons sharing the airspace with the iconic Turkish Stars and their Northrop NF-5 Freedom Fighters.
2023 Heritage Flight Program
July 2022 saw the welcome return of the biennial Farnborough International Airshow after a 4-year gap following the cancelled 2020 event
2022 Farnborough International Airshow
July 2022 saw the welcome return of the biennial Farnborough International Airshow after a 4-year gap following the cancelled 2020 event