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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.
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This is a restored F4U Corsair Navy fighter used in World War II. They were mainly flown off the deck of an aircraft carrier. The wings could fold up so that more planes could be parked on the narrow deck.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB (1942) Engine Rolls Royce Merlin
AIRCRAFT SET
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Designed by R J Mitchell the graceful Spitfire is possibly the worlds most iconic fighter plane
The Mk.V variant was the first Spitfire to be used as a Fighter - Bomber and also the first to be used widely overseas. The Spitfire Mk.V was the RAFs prime plane used for ground attack of enemy operations over occupied Europe from 1941. It had a more powerful version of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine with a higher top speed than earlier Mks.It also had redesigned wings, fitted with 20mm Hispano cannon plus four Browning 303 inch machine guns.
This aircraft was built at Castle Bromwich (now the Jaguar plant), delivered to No. 37 Maintainance Unit in February 1942 and served in 1941-42 with two Polish Squadrons Nos. 315 and 317 damaged in a landing accident in 1943 she received extensive repairs and modifications at Vickers before passing through a number of maintainance units. Converted to an instructional airframe and based at RAF St. Athan, she was relagated to to display duties and was gate gaurdian at RAF Hednesford (1952-54) and then to RAF Bridgenorth before transfer to RAF Church Fenton. Recalled to service for the 'Battle of Britain' film in 1967 it provided the master model for the fibre glass replicas. Back at Church Fenton in 1969 for a further 20 years where she was gate guardian, with 4 years at Linton on Ouse from 1975-79, it was sold by the MoD to the Tim Routsis Organisation Historic Flying Ltd, Sold on to the Historic Aircraft Collection of Jersey in October 1993, work continued at Audley End culminating in a first flight on July 20th 1997, with the registration G-MKVB. Temporarily in new paint scheme in 2000 for Pearl Harbor film with markings AR352 (RF-C). Flew to Malta along with Hurricane 'Z5140' as part of the 'Merlins over Malta' project in September 2005 and was painted dark blue and coded U-2. In June 2010 BM597 made an emotional journey to Poland and was greeted there by two of her old pilots S/Ldr Franciszek Kornicki and Flt Lt Jerzy Mencel.
Many thanks for a fantabulous
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Shot 23:09:2015 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire - Ref 110-537
A spectacular sight at Duxford - Spitfires and Hurricanes powering overhead in a tribute to the famous Big Wing.
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This is a restored F4U Corsair Navy fighter used in World War II. They were mainly flown off the deck of an aircraft carrier. The wings could fold up so that more planes could be parked on the narrow deck.
A USAF F35 Lightning II performing during the Lightning demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It was an awesome demo, it was cut short however due to technical problems. A warning light came on and the pilot had to land. That said she put on a good show, didn't hold back, and she nearly broke the sound barrier.
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.
Canon EOS Rebel series users are going to be very familiar with this view! :)
Just being a little cheeky.. ;) :P
Romeo: I have Bandit locked in my crosshairs.Taking him out.
Charlie: Roger.
Romeo: Click!
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Off-Airport - WaKeeney
Eisenhower Park
WaKeeney, KS
Grumman F-14A-105-GR Tomcat (G-303) c/n 354, 160925, United States Navy
My mom used to tell me stories on how she worked on these planes back in the day. She was a Rosie the Riveter.
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Local call number: RC13099
Title: Six Navy planes in formation -
Date: ca 1945
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.
Series Title: Reference 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
The Lancaster pictured above represents Lancaster / R5868.
One famous aircraft was typical of, and ultimately came to symbolize, the men and machines of Royal Air Force Bomber Command. Flying initially with 83 Squadron Pathfinder Force, then 467 Squadron RAAF, Avro Lancaster serial number R5868, call sign S for Sugar, took part in almost every major attack on Germany between summer of 1942 and the end of hostilities. With the life expectancy of a new Lancaster being just a few months, it was a miracle she survived the war.
The mighty Lancaster, the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, crewed by volunteers from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, and many other nations opposed to Nazi rule, flew day and night sorties whenever there was a chance of reaching the target. Their unflinching courage and selfless devotion to duty paved the way for the D-Day invasion, and the ultimate liberation of Nazi occupied Europe.
Embellished with Goering’s infamous quotation “No Enemy Plane Will Fly Over The Reich Territory”, S for Sugar took her bombs to Berlin, Hamburg, Schweinfurt, Bremen, Hanover, Wurzburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and other prime targets, flying the second greatest number of operational sorties of any bomber in the Command. Time and again Sugar brought her crew home, often limping back riddled with flak and bullet holes, occasionally on three engines, and once all the way back from the German capital with a badly damaged wing following a mid-air collision over the target.
By the war’s end this trusty bomber had completed no fewer than 137 operations over enemy territory, bringing her crew home every time. Now magnificently restored to her former glory, S for Sugar resides in the RAF Museum at Hendon, providing a lasting tribute to the gallant men of RAF Bomber Command.
An F-35 Lightning II flying with P-51 Mustang Val-Halla during the USAF Heritage Flyover at the 2023 Abbotsford Airshow.
An F-35 Lightning II flying with P-51 Mustang Val-Halla during the USAF Heritage Flyover at the 2023 Abbotsford Airshow.
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.
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, closed canopy, and retractable landing gear.
The BF-109 was powered by liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 engines, first by a Jumo 210 of 700 HP, then by DB 601 of 1,100 HP, then DB 605A-1 of 1,475, and up to 2,000 HP. Top speed was 640 km/h and more.
The 109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II (1945). From the end of 1941 the Bf 109 was supplemented, but never completely replaced in service, by the radial engined Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
Originally conceived as an interceptor, later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter bomber, day-, night- all-weather fighter, bomber destroyer, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. The Bf 109 was the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945.
It was also supplied to several of Germany's allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia.
According to some sources, the Bf 109 achieved more aerial kills than any other aircraft. One hundred and five (possibly 109) Bf 109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen of these men scored more than 200 kills, while two scored more than 300. Altogether this group shot down nearly 15,000 enemy planes. Official ace status was granted to any pilot who scored five or more kills. Applying this, Luftwaffe records reveal that "Ace" status belonged to more than 2,500 German pilots. Against Soviets, the Finnish-flown Bf 109Gs claimed a victory ratio of 25:1 in favor of the Finns.
Spitfire stunt flying over East Preston
It arrived "out of the blue" and I thought it would only be over the village for a few seconds. How wrong I was. Anyway I grabbed the camera and poked it out the window to grab a couple of shots only to find he stayed around for several minutes. Time enough in fact to dash down the road to the beach and get some decent clear shots.
At the speed and altitude he was flying he only appeared in the gap between the roofs for a couple of seconds at the most on each pass.
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Practicing for 2019 Airshow
Practice Flights On Sunday
Tucson’s Davis-Monthan AFB
Seen from my backyard.
Central Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
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