Serving with the Greek AF this aircraft was purchased from US Navy stocks when the type was phased out of service just after the Gulf War.
This Russian military transport inherited the "Worlds Largest Aircraft" tag from the American C5 Galaxy.
Embraer/Aermacchi AMX
This light strike plane is an unusual collaborative venture between the Italians and the Brazillians.
This is the Polish Martitime Patrol version the M28 Bryza 1R. Note the bulge under the fuselage for the search radar.
Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alphajet
A Franco/German trainer which has met with considerable export success. This is a Belgian example with a striking colour scheme.
Antonov AN30 "Clank
This is the photo recon version of the AN26 transport. This ones is used by the Russian AF to support the "Open Skies" programe which checks that NATO and the former Warsaw Pact countries are adhereing to the CFE treaty. A Czech example, used for the same purpose was on diplay. Other Open Skies aircraft at the show were an DERA Andover and USAF EC135.
Breguet Atlantique
A French Maritime Patrol aircraft that recently grabbed the headlines when a Pakistani Navy Atlantique was shot down by Indian fighters. Used also by the French, German and Italian navies the aircraft are in various states of modification. The Italian version pictured here has a prominent FLIR (Forward Looking Infra Red) turret under the nose.
The Mighty BUFF (If you don't know what that means then mail me! I ain't printing it here!) first flew in 1952. They will stay in servce until 2044. After 92 years of service I think these aged bomb trucks deserve a rest! Despite their age these very aircraft were flying combat missions in the Balkans from this very base only a few weeks before the show.
Boeing 707
This Royal Australian AF transport is a long way from home. The 707 is still in service all over the world in many military roles despite flying for the first time in 1954.
Not for the faint hearted the Spaish Team Aguila show how to do a formation landing. Impressive!
Lockheed C130 Hercules (Below)
There were examples from all over the world at the show. Here are just 2. One is a C130E of the Turkish airforce in bare metal finish. The other is the latest version, the C130J. It is more powerful, has longer range and has the most modern cockpit in a transport aircraft. This is the streached C4 for the RAF who are the launch customer.
