...picture thru
https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/se ... 961004.htm

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=222976
has a few more details.

...what a bunch of losers... :evil: :roll: https://kw.knack.be/west-vlaanderen/nieuws/samenleving/actiegroep-wiloo-uit-oostende-wil-politiebescherming-na-uithaal-luchthavenbaas/article-longread-348721.html Actiegroep WILOO uit Oostende wil politiebescherming na uithaal luchthavenbaas WILOO is niet g...

...surprisingly not seen here yet... :idea: Photos: https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace/posts/2026444160727250 Breaking (and not fake) News! our most recent donation has touched down at D-M and is heading over to us now on the tow path. A huge thank you to all the great people at General Electr...

https://www.reuters.com/article/belgium-fighter/belgium-seen-picking-lockheed-f-35-over-eurofighter-idUSL2N1WV11Y October 19, 2018 / 6:30 PM / 2 days ago Belgium seen picking Lockheed F-35 over Eurofighter Belgium is likely to decide which fighter jet to buy to replace its ageing F-16s by the end of...

http://www.belga.be/fr/news/details-96052188/ / https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.belga.be%2Ffr%2Fnews%2Fdetails-96052188%2F&edit-text= BRUSSELS 17:17 09/10/2018 (BELGA) The Defense is selling twenty-five Alpha-Jet training aircraft, ai...

https://thedefensepost.com/2018/10/20/us-uk-36-h-47-chinook-helicopters-approved/ $3.5 billion sale to UK of 36 Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters approved by US October 20, 2018 The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $3.5 billion sale of 16 H-47 Chinook helicopters to the United Kingdom,...

http://aviationfair.com/event/brussels-aviation-collectible-show/ When: 13 October 2018 @ 09:00 – 16:00 Where: Koninklijk Atheneum Zaventem Hoogstraat 50 1930 Zaventem België https://www.facebook.com/BRUaviationshow/ / https://www.facebook.com/events/429030567562571/ Same location as the previous ye...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOpfBo7IrOs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOpfBo7IrOs Экстремально низкий проход украинского СУ-24. ...found thru https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_5UElZN3V1ZE1GDCDmmNw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crao1wbiDk8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crao1wbiDk8 https://ww...

...the plot thickens...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45556290

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45556290 :| Russian military plane vanishes from radar over Syria A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from radar after flying over Syria, Russia's defence ministry says. "Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20...

...not a very "stately" / dignified colour scheme... :roll: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8952983 / http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1226933/b737-700-bbj-ph-gov-netherlands-government-ostrava-osr-lkmt Registration PH-GOV Photo Date May 15, 2018 Uploaded May 15, 2018 Aircraft Reg: PH-GOV full info | P...

...for those who had not seen this magazine, yet.
It REALLY is recommended to do so!

For the "civvy-types": between all the military stuff you can also find a piece on the NASA DC-8 .
A nice piece on the Austrian helicopter force as well!

...what a tw@t... :evil: https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1933655/man-schijnt-met-laserpen-op-f16-piloot-riskeert-20-jaar-cel A F16 pilot from the military base in Kleine Brogel in Belgium was blinded by the rays of a laser pen on Tuesday evening. A man from the town of Peer is suspected of having bl...

...and yes, that is an expensive repair :!: Fighter jets these days are not the "robust tanks: they used to be... :| http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20129/f-22-raptor-came-to-a-rest-on-its-belly-during-major-mishap-friday-at-nas-fallon For a relatively small cadre of fighter aircraft—roughly ju...

The Dutch-language feature at http://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/vervanging-f-16-s-er-zijn-geen-aantoonbare-professionele-fouten-gemaakt/article-normal-1079213.html sums up today's proceedings nicely... Vervanging F-16's: 'Er zijn geen aantoonbare professionele fouten gemaakt' 13/04/18 om 14:09 - Bij...

...see
http://www.asa-be.com/Photogallery_ASA_ ... n_fair.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MHjXszwfM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sGoh4h8MOg

...thank god the plug wasn't pulled permanently...

https://russianplanes.net/id226811
shows a Russian Air Force IL-18 taking off from Novosibirsk.

....okay, text is only in Dutch, but most of you will get the gist... http://www.airnieuws.nl/dsc/dsc.html Op zaterdag 21 april 2018 wordt er weer een luchtvaartbeurs georganiseerd op Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Deze beurs vindt zijn oorsprong in het najaar van 1996 toen, in samenwerking met AIRnie...

I cannot provide sources, at least not on this forum (also not by Private Message), but there are strong well-informed rumours that the Starliner will become "static" only if she is to be restored in Germany instead of Auburn. Once again, I cannot/am not allowed to quote sources, but a restoration t...