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Zeltweg Airpower 19

Zeltweg Airpower 19

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This year the Aviation PhotoCrew teamed up with the Airpower Zeltweg organisation for the first time — and with Pink Skyvan's chief pilot being Austrian, we secured the finest airspace we've ever flown for our join-ups. Staging from Trieben Airfield, we headed north between the Northern Styrian Alps, framing our subjects against breathtaking backdrops like the Grimming, still dusted with September snow on its flanks. We flew for three full days and the weather rewarded us, clearing on Wednesday and Thursday to scatter beautiful cloud between the peaks.
The flying was extraordinary. Red Bull's historic fleet was keen to form up over its home turf, while Austrian photographer Dietmar Schreiber brought in vintage aircraft from Austria, Switzerland and Germany — a Hurricane, Corsair, Mitchell, Trojan, Taifun and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 among them, with a venerable Rapide as our oldest join-up and a Fouga Magister tucked alongside a Eurofighter. The Austrian Air Force turned out in force: a four-ship of SAAB 105s at first light with cloud still filling the valleys, Black Hawks in battle formation with German NH90s, two Eurofighters, and two of their classic Pilatus PC-6s. We were joined once again by the Frecce Tricolori, who painted the Italian flag across the sky in a graceful arc, and by solo acts including a specially-marked Austrian Eurofighter and the Swiss Hornet — whose display pilot rounded off his three-year tenure with beautifully executed rolls and cobras. In all, more than thirty types formed up with us, many en route to the static show, from a Swedish Historic Flight Draken and an Italian F-35A Lightning II to a Luftwaffe P-3C Orion and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon.
The most moving moment belonged to Spain's Patrulla Águila, who flew a missing-man formation in tribute to a team-mate lost in an accident the week before — a deeply emotional pass, not least for our photo-director, who is also the team's photographer. Godspeed, clear skies and tailwinds, Cmdte. Marín. Our thanks go to everyone who made the project possible: the aircrew, ATC, the Airpower organisation, Pink Skyvan and every photographer who joined us in Austria. As a famous Austrian-American once said in his unmistakable accent: "We'll be back!" 

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The De Havilland D.H.
De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide is a British twin-engine short-haul biplane airliner developed by de Havilland and powered by
De Havilland D.H.
Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet is a light attack and advanced trainer aircraft operated by Red Bull.
De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide is a British twin-engine short-haul biplane airliner developed by de Havilland and powered by
The De Havilland D.H.
De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide is a British twin-engine short-haul biplane airliner developed by de Havilland and powered by
The De Havilland D.H.
De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide is a British twin-engine short-haul biplane airliner developed by de Havilland and powered by
Croatian Air Force Pilatus PC-9M (part of the Wings of Storm, Krila Oluje display team) is an advanced training aircraft.
Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet is a twin-engine jet trainer and light attack aircraft jointly developed by Dassault Aviation and Dor
Captured in 2019, the Panavia Tornado IDS (serial number GS208) of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), sporting the TLG 33 unit ma
The Croatian Air Force’s aerobatic team, Krila Oluje (Wings of Storm), performs with Pilatus PC-9M aircraft during the Zeltweg 2
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft of the U.S.
Captured during the Zeltweg 2019 airshow, the German Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion (Reg.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a twin-engine maritime patrol aircraft of the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a twin-engine maritime patrol aircraft of the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft of the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft of the U.S.
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon, registration 169329 and serial number 62295/6273, is a maritime patrol aircraft from the U.S.
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon, registration 169329 and serial number 62295/6273, is a maritime patrol aircraft of the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the U.S.
Beech AT-11 Kansan is a twin-engine bombing trainer aircraft used by the U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft used for reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a twin-engine maritime patrol jet operated by the United States Navy.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a military maritime patrol aircraft designed for anti-submarine and reconnaissance missions.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a long-range maritime patrol aircraft developed for the United States Navy based on the Boeing 737 platf
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft derived from the Boeing 737-800 airframe.
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930), with a transparent nose and U.S.
Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a twin-engine maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Boeing 737-800 platform and operated by the Un
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930) is depicted in-flight over Zeltweg in 2019.
Beech AT-11 Kansan is a twin-engine bombing trainer aircraft used by the U.S.
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930), a U.S.
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930) and the Hawker Hurricane Mk12A (serial number CCF/R30040) are shown in formation dur
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930) and the Hawker Hurricane Mk12A (serial number CCF/R30040), in a formation flight ove
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930), a bombing trainer featuring a transparent nose and registered as N15KK, is captured
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (serial number 3930), a bombing trainer with a transparent nose, registered as N15KK, is captured in-flig
The Beech AT-11 Kansan, serial number 3930, with transparent nose, is depicted in-flight over Zeltweg in 2019.
The Beech AT-11 Kansan (Reg.