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A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force on the static display at the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow.
Apparently, there was a time when Warsaw Pact fighter planes were painted "pearl white".
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Eurofighter Typhoon de la Fuerza Aérea Española realizando un vuelo invertido durante la exhibición del 40 aniversario del TLP en la base aérea de Los Llanos
A Lockheed P38 Lightning flying in the 2026 Abbotsford Airshow. One of three Warbirds that flew in the flyover. It was cool to see this most unique fighter plane from WWII.
The 2015 Belgian Air Force F-16AM FA-123 Demo Aircraft.
The Full Arterburner...it's such an awesome loud noise !!!
Jet: F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Location: International Sanicole Airshow. (Hechtel)
Country: Belgium.
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The Shuttleworth Collection's Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B (Z7015) displaying in perfect weather during the Heritage Air Show on 2nd September 2018 :) This is the last airworthy example of a Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B in the world.
A WWII Navy Hellcat fighter revs it's massive radial engine at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas.
A restored USAF P51 Mustang from WWII flying during the Warbirds demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It flew alongside an F4U Corsair and a P38 Lightning .
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon from 29th Squadron (RAF Coningsby) and flown by Flight Lt Jim Peterson at the Shuttleworth Air Show 2018 (6th May 2018).
Hornet J-5011 of fighter squadron 11, "Tigers" of the Swiss Air Force.
This model in scale 1:32 is based on the excellent Canadian CF-18 by Ryan Harris, whose building instructions I bought to create my Swiss version of a Hornet.
Like the Canadian CF-18s, the Swiss F/A-18s feature a search light on the left side of the fuselage in front of the cockpit. All the working features of Ryan's model can be found on my Hornet as well:
- Opening canopy
- Movable flaps, ailerons and elevators
- Deployable airbrake
- Lowering arrestor hook
- Stowable landing gear with working doors
After I built an initial version following the building instructions, I made quite some changes to Ryan's design to incorporate some more features and better represent the Swiss version of the F/A-18C. Changes I made include:
- All grey color scheme
- Complete redesign of the wings to incorporate folding wing tips
- Section in front of the cockpit features IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) antennae and a deployable refuelling probe
- Radar warning antennas behind the cockpit
- More detailed engine nozzles
- Extended starter rails and different armament
- Smaller details all around
My model represents the plane of the squadron leader of "Fliegerstaffel 11" or fighter squadron 11 with the immatriculation J-5011. The latter one is shortened to 011 on the forward fuselage.
Squadron 11 call themselves "Tigers" and so it is quite obvious that they regularly participate in the NATO Tiger Meet. The livery on the model shows the design of the 2011 edition of the Tiger Meet. The decals are from a supplier of waterslide decals for plastic models and are perfect to scale in 1:32.
The Hornet is shown in a typical configuration for air police service. The armament consists of a 20 mm M61A1 gatling gun, 2 AIM-9X Sidewinders on the wing tips and 2 AIM-120B AMRAAMs on the fuselage hardpoints. Furthermore a centerline fuel tank is carried which shows the standby frequency of 121.50 MHz.
The display base represents a section of taxi way, leading to runway 28 of the Meiringen air base, which is homebase to squadron 11.
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
Flight Lieutenant Jonny Dowen puts the Typhoon through its paces during public display authorisation for his solo display. The immense power and maneuverability of the aircraft are shown to great effect. Very impressive.
A US Navy E/A18G Growler flying during the Growler demo at the 2025 Abbotsford Airshow. It was loud and the pilots didn't hold back. I can still hear the afterburners when I look at these shots.
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force on the static display at the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow.
Historic Aircraft Collection's Hawker Hurricane Mk XII about to land the IWM Duxford Battle of Britain airshow on 23rd September 2018 :)