2011 09 16 Luchtmachtdagen Leeuwarden

The program was varried and a lot of participants weren't that often seen at the airshow circuit. The only negative point about the show was the Air Power demo. This is normaly the main act to look at but this year the demo was very calm. They've made it more realistic but that meant also that it was less attractive for the public.
This show might have been the “Flares” edition, The Belgian F-16 solo display team, the RNLAF F-16 solo display team, the RNLAF Apache solo display team, the Finnish F/A-18 display team, the Turkish Soloturk F-16 display team all used flares in their show. 
The last two participants worth mentioning are the Italian Eurofighter solo display and the Polish Mig-29 solo display, both were excellent demos and it was a joy to watch these two-engine fighter jets. The Italian Eurofighter showed great maneuverability. The sturdy Polish Mig-29 smoked as it always does and also showed that it might be old, almost as old as the F-16, but is still a very capable jet-fighter.

Bo105CB-4  Netherlands Air Force  B-77
Su-22UM-3K  Polish Air Force  308
F-16CG  USAF  88-0525/AV
Sea King HU5  Royal Navy  ZA166/CU-816
MiG-29A  Polish Air Force  67
MiG-29A  Polish Air Force  67
MiG-29A  Polish Air Force  67
MiG-29A  Polish Air Force  67
EF2000  German Air Force  30+70
G115E  Royal Air Force  G-BYWL
MB339CD  Italian Air Force  MM55068/RS-33
SF-260M+  Belgian Air Force  Red Devils
Alpha Jet E  French Air Force  705-RQ/E138
F-16AM  Belgian Air Force  FA-110
F-16AM  Belgian Air Force  FA-110
AB412SP  Netherlands Air Force  R-03
Hunter T7  Team Viper
Hunter T7  Team Viper
E-3A  NATO  LX-N 90444
CH-47D  Netherlands Air Force  D-103
KDC-10  Netherlands Air Force  T-264
F-16AM  Netherlands Air Force  J-879, J-632, J-631, J-201
AH-64D  Netherlands Air Force  Q-17
F/A-18C  Finnish Air Force  HN-424
EF2000  Italian Air Force  MM7306/173

2011 09 15 Spotterdsay Luchtmachtdagen Leeuwarden

On Thursday September 15 I was invited to attend the spottersday held by Spottinggroup Leeuwarden and the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Netherlands Air Force) for the occassion of the annual Luchtmachtdagen (Air Force days).
The weathhr was perfect as was the position along the runway. Arrivals had to make a backtrack in front of the spotters which was very good. 
Special thanks to Spottinggroup Leeuwarden and the Koninklijke Luchtmacht for this great organization.

F-4F  German Air Force  37+01
F-4F  German Air Force  37+01
C-17A  NATO  08-0003
F-16DG  USAF  90-0777/AV
F-16AM  Belgian Air Force  FA-95
F-16AM  Norwegian Air Force  677
KDC-10  Netherlands Air Force  T-235
Lynx HMA8SRU  Royal Navy  Black Cats
Fokker F27  Finnish Air Force  FF-3
F/A-18C  Finnish Air Force  HN-424
F-16C  Turkish Air Force  89-0022
F-16AM  Netherlands Air Force  J-511
F-16AM  Netherlands Air Force  J-055
F-16AM  Belgian Air Force  FA-110
F-16AM  Turkish Air Force  91-0011
C-130J-30 Italian Air Force  MM62190/46-56
Su-22UM-3K  Polish Air Force  308
AH-64D  Netherlands Air Force  Q-17
F-15D  USAF  86-0182/LN
C-130E  Polish Air Force  1503