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Wikipedia:
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. It is an advanced development of the similar looking MiG-15 of the Korean War. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland as the PZL-Mielec Lim-6.
MiG-17s first saw combat in 1958 in the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis and later proved to be an effective threat against more modern supersonic fighters of the United States in the Vietnam War.
Polish Air Force MiG-29 Solo Display (on Full Afterburner) at the 40th International Sanicole Airshow 2017.
There is nothing comparable to the power and noise of a Full Afterburner !!!!
The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.
Jet Facts:
Maximum speed:
At high altitude: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h...1,490 mph)
At low altitude: Mach 1.21 (1,500 km/h...930 mph)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 330 m/s (65,000 ft/min)
Maximum g-load: 9 g.
Location: Hechtel.
Country: Belgium.
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A Supermarine Spitfire MK.Vc sits caged inside the hanger. As new and pluck as the day she was built, she gets out and flies during the summer months.
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Taken at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The Me 163B was a German rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. Designed by Alexander Lippisch. It is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational and was used in WWII by the German Luftwaffe.
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.
The Reds
Since 1966, there have been nine display pilots each year, all volunteers. Pilots must have completed one or more operational tours on a fast jet such as the Tornado, Harrier or Jaguar, have accumulated at least 1,500 flying hours and have been assessed as above average in their operational role to be eligible. Even then, there are more than ten applicants for each place on the team. Pilots stay with the Red Arrows for a three-year tour of duty. Three pilots are changed every year, such that there are always three first year pilots, three second year pilots, and three in their final year.
The Reds have no reserve pilots, as a spare pilot would not perform often enough to fly to the standard required. If one of the pilots is not able to fly, the team flies an eight-plane formation. However, if the Team Leader, 'Red 1', is unable to fly then the team does not display at all. Each pilot always flies the same position in a formation. The pilots spend six months from October to April practising for the display season. Pilots wear green flying suits during training, and are only allowed to wear their red flying suits when fully qualified.
During an aerobatics display, Red Arrows pilots experience forces up to five times that of gravity (1g), and when performing the aerobatic manoeuvre 'Vixen Break', forces up to 7g can be reached, close to the 8g structural limit of the aircraft.
As well as the nine pilots, 'Red 10', also known as the Road Manager, is a fully qualified Hawk pilot who flies the tenth aircraft when the Red Arrows are away from base. This means the team have a reserve aircraft at the display site. Red 10's duties include co-ordination of the display and acting as the team's Ground Safety Officer. Red 10 also flies TV cameramen and photographers for air-to-air pictures of the Red Arrows. The engineering team that supports the Red Arrows is known as "The Blues" and consists of 85 members.
A Canadair MK-6. V Sabre (Serial # 23649) in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, along the St. Lawrence River.
More popularly known as the Golden Hawks Sabre Jet, this single-engine jet fighter was designed by North American Aviation Inc. and produced in Canada by Canadair Ltd. between 1950 and 1958 and was first flown on October 1, 1947.
It became the dominant Western fighter aircraft in the early 1950s and was used by the U.S. Air Force in Korea against MiG-15s. It also served with the RCAF in Europe in its commitment to NATO. It reached supersonic speeds in dives - first achieved in Canada by test pilot Al Lilly, in 1950 when he broke the sound barrier. They were flown by the RCAF's Golden Hawks aerobatic team from 1959 to 1964.
Flying together is a WWII P51D Mustang and the modern era F-16 Viper at the Westmoreland County Airshow in Latrobe, PA.
The old 1/24 scale MPC kit. This kit was originally released in 1973 by Airfix, but was also licensed out to MPC in 1977. Decals by Techmod (Techmod 24018 Hawker Hurricane Mk. I).
This model depicts airplane RF-R/R4175, flown during the Battle of Britain by Czechoslovak Pilot Sgt. Josef František of 303 Polish Squadron, Northolt.
Pilot Sgt. Josef František was an unorthodox airman, combative and generally unruly. He was not inclined to coöperate with authority nor with his peers, preferring instead to break formation and hunt Nazi planes as a 'lone wolf,' rather than fly as a team player. This refusal of discipline would ordinarily not have been tolerated in the RAF, but František, due to his talent as an airman, was able to get away with it. A fearless and superb pilot, he was the top-scoring non-British RAF ace, with 17 confirmed victories.
On October 8, 1940, František crashed while he was on patrol in the airplane depicted by this model, Hurricane RF-R/R4175. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
Taken at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The FW 190D-3 was a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s. It was used in WWII by the German Luftwaffe.
The plane that I was most excited to see fly at the airshow this year! A restored Mikoyan Mig-17 Fresco flying during the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It was unique to see this Cold War era jet. The Mig-17 was actually the most feared fighter plane for a time. No NATO fighters were able to beat it until the F4 Phantom II entered service in the 1960s. It was still cool to see and just as intimidating as it was back in it's prime.
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 .
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.
The RCAF CF-18 Hornet demo during the 2023 Abbotsford Airshow. The Cf-18s are now due to be replaced by the new CF-35 Lightnings by 2027 making this years airshow one of the last few times that they'll be at Abbotsford. It'll be sad to see them go when they're finally retired.
Camera Info:
Canon 5d Mark II w/ 70-200mm 2.8 L IS I
ƒ7.1 | 1/125 | ISO 100
Strobist info:
SB80DX at 1/2 Power
Triggered by Pocketwizard Plus II
Eventhough we were working and couldn't venture far from the Sony booth, I managed to make some photos
An overview: on the blog
A short video - on Instagram.
A longer video - on Clapper
Val-Halla, piloted by Greg Anders, makes smooth flybys up at the Heritage Flight Museum. She hasn't lost a step yet at 75+ years young.
Val-Halla is owned by Maj. Gen Anders and lives at his Heritage Flight Museum in Washington State.
Camera Info:
Canon 5d Mark II w/ 24-70mm 2.8 L
ƒ2.8 | 1/160| ISO 250
Strobist info:
SB80 DX at 1/64th Power in Westcott 43" Apollo Orb on Boomed overhead.
R-2118 of fighter squadron 10 (Fliegerstaffel 10), stationed at Buochs airfield in Switzerland between 1965 and 2003.
This model in 1/32 scale is based on ILARAK Solutions' excellent design, whose instructions I bought.
After having built the model initially following the instructions, I have made quite some changes to the design to better represent the real aircraft with the identification R-2118:
- The first and main alteration was to move the wheels of the main landing gear outwards to represent the real Mirage's design. I also added landing gear bay covers to the struts.
- The nose landing gear now is much sleeker.
- Smoothed out the underside of the aircraft and added several details like vents. At the same time I was able to add representations of the two DEFA 30 mm cannons.
- Smoothed out the shaping around the cockpit and incorporated a new glass design.
- More detailed engine nozzle and vertical stabilizer.
- More realistic fragmentation of the control surfaces on the trailing edge of the wing.
- Slightly smoothed out the camo scheme.
- Added various under wing details like antennae and payload.
The landing gear is still fully functional, with the little drawback that with my chosen solution, the wheels are no longer able to rotate.
The under wing and fuselage details consist of (beginning at the wing tips):
- 2 x Radar warning antennae
- 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder for self defense
- 2 x external fuel tank
- 2 x 4 JATO rockets for short take-off from partially destroyed runways
- Centerline reconnaissance pod
The Swiss Mirage III S and RS are a derivative of the French Mirage III, with "S" standing for Switzerland and "RS" for reconnaissance. Most of the Swiss Mirages were built in Switzerland under license. Changes over the French original included US avionics (thus the Sidewinder), reinforced structure for JATO take-offs and duck vanes added with combat value increase program.
There were 18 Mirages of the RS variant, numbered R-2101 to R-2118, with my model representing the last of the series. They featured four optical cameras in the nose section that could be equiped with different lenses and placed at different angles. Each camera had a film roll for 360 frames.
R-2118 carried the nickname "Mata Hari", the famous Dutch female spy of World War I. The name is painted on the left side of the cockpit section together with an owl.
Mirage III RS R-2118 still exists and is on display at the Air Force Center in Dübendorf near Zurich, Switzerland. My model represents the loadout of the real aircraft as exhibited.
To better display the details of the underside and the working landing gear, I built a display stand that shows the plane during take-off.
Local call number: DM1862
Title: Dale M. McDonald at Key West Naval Air Station with Cuban MIG-21 after its pilot defected
Date: September 18, 1993
Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - col. - 35 mm.
Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.myflorida.com
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/99193