The Trip page

In this section you will find accounts of visits  we made to several countries and exercises and base visits over the years

All reports are made at the discretion off our host, so some items seen during these visits are not reported.

2012      
From April 30th until May 11th 2012, Fliegerstaffel 8 and Fliegerstaffel 11 had the flying part of there yearly Wiederholungskurs at Meiringen From April 30th until May 11th 2012, Fliegerstaffel 8 and Fliegerstaffel 11 had the flying part of there yearly Wiederholungskurs at Meiringen
Eurofighters at Zeltweg, Austria taking part in the WEF 2012 with exercise "Daedalus 12"    
2011      
Reims-Champagne, the last base flying the Mirage F1 in the French air force until June this year A visit to the 204. Aviation Brigade's at Batajnica Serbia.
A visit to Swartkop AFB, South Africa    
2010      
In October 2010 we were invited to join the Polish Ministry of Defence photo tour This year we went to England and Wales. In Wales we hoped to do some low flying action but that had become uncertain due to the effects of the I am with stupid "scandal".

Culdrose and Predannack
The Fleet Air Arm in Cornwall
The India -France joint Air Exercise 'GARUDA -IV' began on Monday June 14 th at Istres and Orange Air Base in southern France
"Coldest January in ages" - a warm welcome at Gilze Rijen
 
Reims still going strong ,a other day at BA112 Reims-Champagne
2009      
This May we where given the change to visit the Hellenic Air Force.
Next to visiting the Air force where able to arrange visits to the Army and Navy helicopter elements
From 5 to 16 October 2009, the year Franco-Saudi Green Shield (Bouclier Vert, in French) exercise took place on the Base Aérienne 102 near Dijon.
Sion Switzerland to catch the Wiederholungskurs which coincides with the WEF CAP-flights the new demo bird for the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 demo team at Volkel
Meiringen, One of the most scenic bases of Europe Phantom mania at Wittmund
2008      
Australia Greece Air days
Graz Austria , last days of the F-5 Helicopters, helicopters and more helicopters.
Two days in July got us on base visits to HMS Heron near Yeovilton in Somerset, Gosport near Portsmouth and Arborfield near London.
Meiringen Switzerland during the WEF 2008 A day at BA112 Reims-Champagne. During the whole day taking pictures was on the mind of our host making this one of the best visits I had for years in France.
Visit to Baldonnel. On the 23 of April we had a change to see the changes made within the Air Corps since our last visit in 2002. On the 19th of May we were welcome at Marine Nationale BAN Hyères-La Palyvestre. Situated direct at the Mediterranean sea
2007      
Coningsby Fighter Town UK. On booth day's we saw about twenty aircraft flying, as well in the morning as afternoon mission A other day well spend at Florennes,
for the TLP
TLP 2007-5.
2006      
A trip to the major basis in Portugal and to Talevera in Spain Tiger meet at Albacete. With over 50 aircraft and chopper from ten tiger squadrons it was a one of the bigger meets held in the last years.
2005      
Korea and Japan We went to Coltishall for a last glimpse of a fast disappearing aircraft type, with the forward closing date of operational flying of the RAF.
A visit to the lynx squadron at de Kooy and Skyline aviation. NAF Atsugi 21th October 2005
The Naval Air Facility Atsugi lies close to Tokyo, surrounded by housing and other developments.
2004      
       
2002      
Baldonnel IAC On invitation of the Fortele Aeriene Romane (The Romanian Air Force) we made a trip along some Air Bases
2001      
CND 2001    
2000      
A visit to the 124th Wing, Idaho Air National Guardbased at Gowen Air National Guard Base    
1990's      
Saalfelden, 23 March 99 during the Austrian Air force high altitude helicopter training course    
1980's      
17-07-1986 a day at Wyton. With all the different Canberra squadrons. And three Nimrod R1 down the taxi track. The Tactical Air Meet of 1984 was held at Gilze-Rijen air force base in The Netherlands
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