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NATO Days 2023 – 16th/17th September 2023
Venue: Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
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NATO days is a well established large annual airshow attracting a wide variety of participants both in the flying display and presented statically. Also, the
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A quick demonstration of how I plan a shot and remove stubborn distractions.
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Not being sure what was planned for Homestead we decided to head north to Miami Executive at Opa Locka in the hope of c
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Although G-THUN didn’t take part in D Day, it’s painted ...
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We all have them, for some of us it’s the chase of capturing ‘that’ plane in flight or collecting serial numbers. I have a new one though and it’s something I can’t quite figure out why, patches.
I’ve spent far too much in recent months at events, trawling eBay, obscure websites f...
My Air Defender 2023 Experience – 19th to 23rd June, 2023
With the announcement the ANG were sending A10’s for Air Defender I decided I should explore going to Germany.
This would be my first military exercise since 2017. And my first time in Germany on holiday. We agreed to fiv...
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