Nice short film of the Saab J35J Draken. Hope you like this one :-)

See here the Draken

Here a video I shot during an Airbus A330 Phenix flight from Istres France to Siauliai Lithuania!! Guiding the Mirages on a ferry to the Baltics and providing NATO partner Finland with fuel. finally intercepted by the Italians above Lithuania. I was really excited to get a place onboard of this flig...

Here the overview of my aviation year. In this video, we'll take a look at some of the aviation highlights from Runway28 in the year 2023. I'll be showcasing many military aircraft that have been flying throughout the year, as well as giving some insights into the future of aviation onboard of the m...

Here a nice video of the night flying ops at Volkel last week. Enjoy the full afterburner cones which pop out very bright in darkness!

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The international exercise Frisian Flag 2023 took place at Leeuwarden Air Base. From Monday October 2, 2023 until Friday October 13, 2023, two waves will be flown every day from Monday to Friday. These waves take place in the morning between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM and in the afternoon between 1:30 PM ...

Commodore Johan van Deventer is commander of the Dutch Air Combat Command and explains why we train at Frisian Flag at Leeuwarden Air Base. Several fighters from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, the UK and the United States will train together for two weeks. https://runway28.nl/V...

The first Croatian Rafale fighter jet is seen at the French Saint Dizier Air Base on September 14, 2023. Croatia signed the contract for the purchase of this French built fighter in 2021. In total the Croatian Air Force signed a contract for the delivery of two Rafale B dual seat fighters and ten Ra...

From 8 to 10 September 2023, the Belgian Air Force is organizing an International Air Show at Kleine-Brogel (BE) Air Base, the Belgian Air Force Days (BAF Days). The last major airshow organized by the Belgian Air Force dates from 2018, so already 5 years ago. Preceded by a Spotters event on Septemb...

Thanks for the positive reactions guys!! The red bar at launch is a tool to create the right momentum for launch. Is is based on the weight of the plane + its payload. The bar snaps loose at the right catapult pressure to make sure that the plane gets enough speed for a safe take off.

On August 7, 2023, I visited the latest american aircraft carrierUSS Gerald R. Ford, CVN-78. This aircraft carrier is named after the 38th president of the United States of America, who served in the US Navy during the Second World War Gerald Rudolph Ford. The USS Gerald R.Ford is the 78th aircraft ...

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Like many others I had a fantastic experience in Germany during Air Defender. made some nice shots and a nice video of the exercise! hope you all like it Here a compilation film I made in three days at both airfields. What a great experience was this!! https://runway28.nl/VF/Video/2023-06-13_ETNH_Pa...

In this a video a Dutch AS532U2 Cougar helicopter in the Low Level training area of Oirschot.

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Here a nice video of the famous Red Arrows departing for a training flight in the United Kingdom. The planes are nowadays based at RAF Waddington from where they train daily to perform on the airshows in the UK and Europe. Enjoy these bright red little Hawk T1 aircraft!!

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The fact that the Dassault Mirage 2000 of the Indian Air Force is coming to Europe is very unique, given that the aircraft are already getting old and the fact that the IAF only has 56 airframes in use. The Dassault Mirage 2000 is referred to in India as the Mirage 2000 'Vajra', freely translated fr...

The SF260 Marchetti is used by the Belgian Air Force as their elementary training aircraft. New pilots are trained on these small aircraft before they are assigned to other branches in the air force. This video shows a nice close up footage of the daily operations at Beauvechain Air Base in Belgium....

In this video three typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth departing RAF Coningsby. The aircraft involved were of the II (AC) Squadron and are not too much seen here in the south of the UK. A nice catch on a very busy Coningsby in the late afternoon.

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In this video some Strike Eagles of the Liberty Wing

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Finland became NATO’s newest member on April 4, 2023. Representatives were depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO Allies signed Finland’s Accession Protocol on July 5, 2022, after which all 30 national parliam...

In this video the launch of a four ship of british Typhoons at RAF Coningsby. Planes were leaving for another Cobra Warrior flight. The aircraft came from the shelter area on the south side of the airbase and made a nice elephant walk to the runway. In the second part of the film, the Royal Saudi Ai...