43 Grupo Bombardiers Fight wild fire near Almeria Spain.

A large wild fire north of Almeria in Andalucia on Wednesday, bought Bombardier CL215T 's of 43 Grupo based at Torrejon Air Force base to Almeria International airport to help the local helicopters and fire fighters tackle the huge blaze.

Tiger Meet, Landivisiau 2008. (Ocean Tiger).

Visiting Landivisiau some years earlier for a Portes Ouvertes, I happened into conversation with the chief of police who joked, in the pouring rain, "we have three weathers in a day"
Alas and there it was the 2008 Tiger Meet, Cold, cloud, Brilliant sunshine and rain, all on day one.
Do not even think about the spotters day! 

Just enjoy the planes.

Brazilian P-3AM FAB7206, Overhead Capo de Gato Spain

Whilst out photographing birds at Los Escullos, deep in the Capo De Gato Natural park, I heard, a high level prop, yes a P-3AM Orion coming out of the sun.

I just thought colour, Portuguese, took a picture and then downed my speed and took a few more. Luckily, I was using my Canon f.4 600mm, so it seems to be flying a  lot lower than in reality.

After achieving my Black Wheatear,(bird) I discovered this little gem!

It did five runs in from the Med, obviously doing touch and goes somewhere, Moron or maybe Seville?

Any information please.

Apparently, I have learned, it is flying out of Seville, having received a modification update. It is the last one to be delivered to Brazil.

MEMORIES OF TAIWAN. A VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIRFORCE.

 This is not the A-11 at Lakenheath and it is  not the A-15 at Waddington, this is Hsinchu Airbase in Taiwan. Another difference, this is Saturday morning, Mirage 20005Di and Eis are launching and we with the locals, are waiting.

At Sungshan we find transport aircraft.

On the road we find new and old!

F-CK-1A 3TFW

F-CK-B 79-8004 (B1)

Sikorsky S-70A's at Ching Kuo.

SA.36N Dauphin 2 AP018 6441.

Great fighters and trainers rotting and preserved.

Taoyuan and the F-5E/ F Tiger 11

Preserved AIDC  0752 / 70-3052 ( R-CH-1 )

Chiayi F-16A / B

AT-3A Target tug.

Wonderful memories

AT-3Bs Kangshan

T-34C Mentors Kangshan

A wonerful museum at Kangshan ( Defectors corner )

Ah! a great memory to share from 2000, all shot on Provia 50 scanned on Nikon cool Scan.
HAPPY DAYS!