A long weekend filled with aircraft.

[Ferry_vO]

My 'Weekend' started last Thursday with a visit to Schiphol (EHAM) and the close-by Aviation Mega store; I brought my camera because I wanted to visite the new spotter's site next to runway 36L. Although I'm not much of an airliner guy it's always nice to get so close to the aircraft when they take-off or land.

Mangaed to get a shot of the latest addition to the KLM fleet, the Embraer E-190:

Heavies:

This Atlas bird was very light as it jumped into the skies very early:

Nice little BAe 146:

KLM, Fokker, polder; how Dutch can it get..?:

On Friday I went to Best, near Eindhoven to visit the 'Wings of Liberation' museum which is located on the landing grounds of the 101st during Market Garden, 65 years ago. Mostly objects and vehicles, but a few aircraft as well including this Cub:

The very first F-104 built under license by Fokker:

A Waco glider replica which you all have seen I assume, as it was built for the movie Saving Private Ryan:

 

[Ferry_vO]

On Saturday my hometown of Ede held the annual commemoration of Market Garden. A large heath field next to the road to Arnhem was used to drop the British and Polish Paratroopers. Since this year marks the 65th anniversary of Market Garden the event was a lot bigger than it was the last few years. Combine that with great weather and an estimate of 50,000 people showed up!

The show was opened by a few parapanters and a long line-up of WW2 vehicles:

1,000 para's jumped last Saturday, from three British and four American Hercs, and from one British Dakota. Paratroopers came from Holland, America (82nd), Britain, Poland and for the first time also from Germany!

A fly-by of a B-25J and two Harvards:

 

[Ferry_vO]

On Sunday we went to the Sanicole airshow in Belgium. The weather seemed good, but it was too hazy for most VFR pilots and we were looking and taking photo's directly into the sun all day long.. :isadizzy: A few cancellations due to the low visibility, too bad the Spitfire, Hurricane and Sea Fury were among those.. Still plenty to see, but hard to get on camera. At least I can enhance the shot a lot with a bit of help from Picasa.

B-17G 'Sally-B' flying in the Mephis Belle colours:

Red Bull brought a lot of aircraft from Austria, starting with this shiny B-25D:

A lot of military aircraft visited the Tiger Meet at Kleine Brogel only a few miles away and participated at Sanicole too, as did this Czech Hind:

British based PBY-5A Canso:

Red Bull F-4U Corsair:

Doing a short display on only her second, and for now the last appearance on the continent, the Avro Vulcan XH558:

The Aero L-39's of the Breitling team:

The Red Bull Bo-105, a helicopter with a spectacular display, doing rolls, loops, backflips and stall turns:

A British Merlin leaving for home:

 

[Ferry_vO]

Another great Red Bull aircraft, the P-38J Lightning:

The Patrouille de Suisse, flying six F5E Tigers:

One of the highlights of the show, a Boeing Stearman with a wingwalker! Nothing but respect for the girl on top of the wing!:

Here she unhooked herself from her safety harness because she had to climb down into the cockpit before the landing. Normally they do a show with two aircraft but one was grounded with a technical issue:

Thanks for looking!

 

[Panther_99FS]

I love the one-oh-four!

 

[jkcook28]

Maybe this is our buddy Tom (Fliger747) and he hacked the flight model for added performance! :d
(I believe he flies one of those for Atlas?)

Thanks for the great pics Ferry.

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This Atlas birsd was very light as it jumped into the skies very early:

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[Ferry_vO]

(I believe he flies one of those for Atlas?)

He does, but IIRC he flies an Atlas 747 in Emirates colours.

 

[Ferry_vO]

I love the one-oh-four!

Yeah, nice weathering effects on the textures..

Interesting by the way to see it face to face with it's main cold war adversary:

 

[thedude247]

Great shots, not sure that I agree with the Red Bull Banner on the side of the P-38 and the Corsair.

 

[Ferry_vO]

Since these are the only P-38 and one of the very few Corsairs flying in Europe, I'd rather see them flying with a logo of the company that's paying for them than not see them fly at all.

 

[OBIO]

Great Shots Ferry. I will swipe them and put them in my collection of aviation images for wallpapers.

I don't get the "animosity" about the Red Bull logos on the planes. Red Bull spends a huge amount of money buying, restoring, maintaining, and showing a growing collection of vintage planes and war birds. If they advertise their product during the display of those planes, that just makes sense. After all, it is the sale of the Red Bull energy drink that pays for those planes, the restorations, the maintenance, the storage. No one complains about sponsor stickers on NASCAR cars. It could be worse, those war birds could be covered by sponsor stickers like your favorite race car.

OBIO

 

[Navy Chief]

Great pictures! Da..n, I wish I hadn't sold my 1945 Willys MB. I miss it.

 

[brad kaste]

Most excellent photos Ferry. Of course no one would expect less from you........:ernae:

 

[thedude247]

Don't get me wrong guys, I'm as appriciative as the next plane nut that these lovely ladies are been restored, and it is been sponsured by these big corporations like Red Bull. To me it just spoils the appearence of them, I like my warbirds in wartime paints only.

 

[jmig]

Most excellent photos Ferry. Of course no one would expect less from you........:ernae:

A nice statement and nice pictures.

 

[Chacha]

WOW!

Another Wallpaper for me... Thanks for sharing Ferry...

Super Great shots.... :ernae::ernae::ernae:

 

[Matt Wynn]

love it, wonder how many guys i know did the jump from the herky bird! 'Utrinque Paratus' guys (motto of the British Army's Parachute regiment):ernae: great shots Ferry!

 

[robcap]

Seems like a rewarding weekend. I know sunday was

R.