Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Brian Rodgers The origins of the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya can be traced to 1913 with the formation of Escuela Militar de Aviación which was part of the Army. This developed into the Aeronáutica Militar in 1935 to modernise...
Reparto Sperimentale di Volo (RSV)
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French, Steve Fenton, Jon Astley & Brian RodgersThe RSV is a unit of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana responsible for evaluating and testing aircraft, systems and related equipment prior to entering service. The RSV operates on...
Aviación Naval Uruguaya
Author & photographer: Ian FrenchAviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU) is part of the navy whose origins can be traced back to the Spanish Empire where Montevideo was the main naval base for the South Atlantic.The Servicio de Aeronáutica de la Armada was formed in 1925 but...
Training with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Brian RodgersAviation Press last visited the training bases of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana in 2016. Since then there have been some changes. Flight students continue to start their training at Guidonia with 60...
36 Stormo – Gioia del Colle Air Base
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Brian RodgersThe airfield at Gioia del Colle was established in 1916 as a training airfield. From 1920-1930 it was a logistics airfield and after 1940, a deployment base. 36 Stormo was established in 1938. After World War...
Anatolian Eagle 2023-2
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & 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...
Cobra Warrior 2023
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Paul WittyExercise Cobra Warrior 2023, the UK's largest exercise, took place between 6th March and 24th March with visiting aircraft deployed to RAF Coningsby and RAF Waddington. Six Typhoons from a mix of 3...
116 Combat Wing – Araxos, Greece
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Hellenic Air Force 116 Pteriga Machis (Combat Wing), moto "Bold beyond our powers", was established in 1962 at Araxos as 116 Combat Group with a single squadron, 336 Mira which transferred from Nea Anchialos the same...
Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana
Author: Ian French Photographers: Sandro Rota/Ecuador Aviation Photography & Ian French/Aviation Press Although naval aviation origins can be traced back to the Air Force school in 1921 and naval personnel passing through US flying schools in the 1950s, it was ...
Aviación del Ejército Equatorina
Author: Ian French Photographers: Sandro Rota/Ecuador Aviation Photography & Ian French/Aviation PressThe Army established its own aviation element in 1954 known as Servicio Aéreo del Ejército. The Army had operated aircraft before that for medical evac,...
Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana
Author: Ian French Photographers: Sandro Rota/Ecuador Aviation Photography & Ian French/Aviation PressThe Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana (FAE) was established in 1920 but had its origins some 10 years earlier as a direct result of the 1910 Ecuador-Peru crisis. The FAE...
RAF Lossiemouth – Exercise Joint Warrior 2022
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian FrenchJoint Warrior 2022 is the UK’s biggest military exercise and involved more than 11,000 sailors, soldiers and aircrew who waged a 12-day mock war around the British Isles. The exercise used to involve aircraft temporarily...