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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
Base Aérea de Boa Vista – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Boa Vista (BABV) was commissioned in 1984 and shares its facilities with the civil Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.The civilian airport, which was opened in 1973, was named...
Base Aérea de Belém – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Belém (BABE) was established in 1944 and is a shared facility with Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport.Belém, along with other airports along the north east coast of...
CRUZEX 2024
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraThe Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) is the largest exercise in South America and attracts participants from all over the continent as well as the USA. The exercise was first held in 2002 and 2024's...
Base Aérea de Natal – Força Aérea Brasileira
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea BrasileiraBase Aérea de Natal (BANT) was originally called Parnamirim Airport and was a significantly strategic base during World War II for missions to West Africa.BANT was used by the Brazilian Air Force, US...
Brigata Sostegno Aviazione dell’Esercito Italiano – Italian Army Aviation Support Brigade
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian FrenchThe Brigata Sostegno Aviazione dell’Esercito reports to the Comando Aviazione dell-Esercito and consists of four regiments which have existed for many many years. The regiments all have/had their own aircraft/helicopters which...
7° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Vega”
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French7° Reggimento AVES "VEGA" was formed in 1998 at the Rimini Miramare base reporting to the "FRIULI" Airmobile Brigade. The two flight groups of 7° Reggimento "VEGA" provide significant operational flexibility allowing the unit...
5° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Rigel”
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French5° Reggimento was established in 1976 at Carsarsa della Delizia, the airport dedicated to the First World War Italian ace Maj. "Francesco Baracca". 5° Reggimento "RIGEL" formed by the fusion of two pre-existing flight units:...
4° Reggimento Aviazione dell’Esercito “Altair”
Authors: Ian French & Jon Astley Photography: Ian French4° Reggimento was established in 1976 at Bolzano and controlled all alpine units. It had three squadrons originally. 24° Gruppo Squadroni “ORIONE” at Belluno (South Tyrol). 24° Gruppo Squadroni was established in...