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Aviation Press Limited, established in 2011, is a company specialising in military aviation photography and reporting. Its photographers and journalists, with over a 100 years of military aviation experience between them, have had hundreds of photographs and articles published. This website showcases some of that work.Latest Posts
Komatsu Air Base, Japan
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian FrenchKomatsu Air Base is located in the Ishikawa Prefecture on the west side of the main island. The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) shares the facilities with the international airport.The Air Base was established in 1944...
Anatolian Eagle 2025
Author: Ian French Photographers: Paul Witty & Jon AstleyAnatolian Eagle is an international training exercise based at Konya Air Base in the centre of Turkey. The first exercise was held in 2001 although its roots could be linked back to the 1980s when Turkey began...
Greece – Andravida Air Base
Author: Ian French Photographers: Jon Astley, Mark Forest, Ian French, Paul Witty & Hellenic Air Force117 Pteriga Machis (Combat Wing), moto "Defend yourselves against the enemies" was established in 1960 at Andravida as 117 Combat Group with 339 Mira transferring...
Iniochos 2025
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French, Paul Witty & Jon AstleyExercise Iniochos is an annual operational and tactical level training exercise hosted by the Greek Air Tactics Centre at Greece’s Fighter Weapons School at Andravida Air Base. Originally Iniochos was...
Sri Lankan Air Force
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French/Aviation Press and Patrick Dirksen/Tristar AviationThe Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) was established in 1951 while still a British colony. The first base was RAF Negombo which housed two squadrons, one focused on training...
Yelahanka Air Force Station, India
Author and photographer: Ian FrenchYelahanka AFS was established during World War II as an RAF airfield and is located at Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore). India gained independence in 1947 and took control of the station for pilot training.Yelahanka gained widespread...
Base Aérea de Campo Grande – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Campo Grande (BACG) was officially established in 1941 but can trace its origins back to an Aviation Detachment in 1934. The facilities are shared with the civilian Campo Grande...
Aero India 2025
Author & Photography: Ian FrenchAero India is a biennial aviation exhibition and air show held at the Yelahanka Air Station at Bengaluru, India. The first edition was held in 1996 and the 2025 edition was the 15th.Aviation Press would like to thank 4Aviation for their...