The purpose of this blog is to provide some information about the published photographs and the trips and events that are covered here.

34th Oldtimer Fly/Drive In

August 14, 2017

The airfield of Schaffen (near Diest) hosted the annual Oldtimer Fly- & Drive In. Despite the bad weather on Saturday, resulting in fewer visiting aircraft, there were still some interesting aircraft, such as this Miles Messenger.


Dieppe

July 29, 2017

We went to Dieppe in order to learn more about "Operation Jubilee" (The Dieppe Raid, 19-Aug-1942).
Despite this terrible event in the history of World War II, the region of Dieppe is really peaceful now.


Red Bull Air Race

July 29, 2017

The Red Bull Air Race in Budapest is an event I was looking forward to. To see it live is even more spectacular than on television. Although I am used to taking aviation pictures I really had a hard time, because of the continuous variations in distance and speed.

The Red Bull Collection contains a lot of beautiful aircraft, and they were displayed in a graceful manner in front of a huge crowd alongside the Danube river.


Brussels Airport Spotters Day 2017

July 15, 2017

I was one of the 25 lucky winners who have been invited by Brussels Airport for a spotters day. We had the chance to get a guided tour of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from ANA and got the opportunity to take close pictures of airplanes taking-off and landing on runway 25R.


Ursel Avia

July 15, 2017

Ursel airfield is known for its Wings & Wheels event, but the open door days from the local flying club is quite an event too.