Military Jets Photography: 2008 07 05 International Airshow Florennes

This years edition of the annual Belgian Defence Days took place at Florennes, an airbase in the province of Namen. Florennes is the home base of the 2nd Tactical Wing, the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) and the Belgian demo pilot Michael 'Mickey' Artiges.
In the static there were two rows of static aircraft. Highlights included two beautifully painted A-7 Corsair IIs, two Belgian F-16s and a Belgian C-130 all with special tails, two Spanish F-5's and one of the last apperances of a Polish An-26.

The flying display had lots of variety; warbirds, jets, smaller trainers and big transports/tankers. And also the three display teams, the Turkish Stars, Patrouille de France and the Breitling Jet Team. The warbirds were a P-40, A-1 Skyraider and a P-51 Mustang. The latter joined the Belgian F-16 Solo Display for a heritage flight. The F-16 solo displays were from Belgium and the Netherlands. Also present was the F-18 demo from the Swiss Air Force. The most rare flying display was given by a IAR-99 from Romania.
The Defence Days of 2008 was much better compared to the 2007 edition in Koksijde. The variety of aircraft in the flying display was much bigger and the static had some rare gems.