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| Dutch 'Piloot en Vliegtuig' reports (read our story below) | ||
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MALTA AIRSHOW 2008 IN PICTURES: |
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| It was a well visited show, perhaps not so many 'exotic' participants as we were used to in the past | ||
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| Left: Flight Commander Anthony Zammit and right: Show organiser Joe Ciliberti (white shirt) | ||
| Commander Zammit has nice stories, also about the quality of Maltese Search and Rescue, where he mentioned for a joke: 'Elvis, when you're out there we're gonna find you ! | ||
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| It's a very cosy and nice showday, and pilots and VIP's enjoy themselves during lunchtime | ||
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| We also were taken care of very well, essential was the ice-cold water ! Lovely ! | ||
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| Oh by the way, if you ever get there, don't forget the Malta Air Museum at Ta' Qali ! | ||
| Left a Bell G-47 in this museum, right a C-47 (DC-3) and many more to be admired ! | ||
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| Besides nice planes, you can also see many other things, like these three beautiful 'pink' ladies ! | ||
| The isle of Malta is also well known by it's mostly yellow classic busses ! | ||
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| Ok, back to planes and show: Departing and landing aircraft, civil and military, all day long... | ||
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| One of the highlights were the UK AV-8 Harriers, and this Beech... | ||
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| ... and the Tucano's were warming up in the cosy sun. | ||
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| As Royal Airforce item the Eurofighter Typhoon could not be missing, and highlight it was ! | ||
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| A KC-135 USAFE tanker of 100 Air Refuelling Wing also attracted many spectators | ||
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| The accompanying plane of the Red Arrows stuntteam was this Swedish Hercules | ||
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| Showparticipants from small to big: De Havilland Twin Otter and an Italian CL-414 Firefighter... | ||
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| demonstrating for the crowds on the quay it's capability to load and 'extinguish' his water in seconds | ||
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| The locals appreciated the UK Red Arrows very much, here (left) landing by arrival... | ||
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| ... and lined up on the static for the showdays | ||
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| In superb formation these 'Red Devils' showed the public their capabilities and skills ... | ||
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| ... leaving the spare-plane on the platform. The Islander performed on it's own way. | ||
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| Arriving late afternoon: Four English Harriers, later on shining by night in the halogen lights | ||
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| What do you prefer, a fast Hawk, or the Ultra-Light certified Laferla ? | ||
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| Other eye-catchers were this Diamond Twin Star and the Raf Beechcraft 350 King Air | ||
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| Theme was UK Airforce, witnessing these Jet-Streams, possibly replaced bij King Airs in future | ||
| On the background an enormous Hangar of Lufthasa being built, to be able to host the Airbus 380 ! | ||
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