Tipsy Trainer 1 (c/n 10, G-AFRV), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. Ernest Oscar Tips, born on 2 October 1893 in Tielrode, was a Belgian aircraft […]
Between April and July 2026, the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF) supported the activities of two MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Belgian Air Component, which were temporarily deployed to Sigonella […]
Short SC.7 Skyvan (c/n SH.1954, G-BEOL, formerly JA8803 of the Japan Maritime Safety Agency), taxiing after landing at Kleine-Brogel Air Base, September 2015. The story that led to the development of the Short SC.7 Skyvan, […]
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (c/n unknown, formerly 51-1945 of the US Air National Guard and FR-28 of the Belgian Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. […]
The year 2025 marked aviation history with several notable farewells to iconic military aircraft. These included both well-known workhorses from the Cold War era and relatively newer designs that proved ineffective in the modern combat […]
Agusta HKP 15A / A109E LUH (c/n 13761, “31” of Försvarsmaktens helikopterflottilj / the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing), on static display during the 11th edition of the Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hechtel-Eksel, September 2024. The […]
Grob G 109B (c/n 6413, G-OSNX of the AeroSPARX display team, formerly OH-740) taxiing at Kleine-Brogel AFB during the Spotter Day 2024, Kleine-Brogel, September 2024. In the late 1970s, the German aviation company Grob Aerospace […]
The 11th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, held on 21st September 2024, was a perfect foretaste of the main, full day event that took place on the following day. Both the main event and the evening air […]
Airspeed Oxford Mk I (c/n PAC.936, O-16 of the Belgian Air Force, formerly MP455 of the Royal Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In […]
The 44th International Sanicole Airshow, held on 22nd September 2024, was one of the final events in the 2024 air show calendar and, with no exaggeration, a jewel in the crown of European aviation events. […]
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