May
11 |
Florennes
International Airshow 2012
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On
June 23-24 the Belgian Air Force is holding its yearly airshow and
this year the Airbase of Florennes will be the host. The airshow
organizers are always able to attract a great variety of special
aircraft to their show and this year is no exception. We are honored
to be able to take part in this great event and the OV-10B Bronco
will be in the static park so visitors can see the aircraft from
up-close. More info about the airshow can be found on www.florennes-airshow-2012.be,
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May
6 |
Royal
International Air Tattoo 2012
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The Royal
International Air Tattoo is one of the biggest military airshows
in the world and held every July at RAF Fairford, UK. We are very
glad to be invited to take part in this unique event for the second
year in a row. More info at www.airtattoo.com
, we hope to meet many Bronco fans!
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April
20 |
RAF
Odiham Families day
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Another
nice update to the events calendar of the Bronco Demo Team is the
RAF Odiham Families Day. The event will take place on Friday June
1st, in order to thank all the families of the serving base personnel
for their support. We are very happy to be able to take part in
this event, and we welcome all the visitors to come and have a look
at the OV-10B Bronco.
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April
14 |
Events
Calendar update
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On
Sunday, May 13th, the Belgian ULM Federation is organizing the yearly
Safety Day. The ultralights will be gathering at the airfield of
Moorsele and at noontime the Bronco will be performing a flying
display.
With great pleasure we can announce that the Bronco Demo Team
will be visiting the RAF Waddington International Airshow 2012.
For the second year in a row, the public will be able to enjoy the
sights of the OV-10 up-close. More info about the event can be found
on www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk.
We hope to meet many fans during one of the events this year!
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April
5 |
Bronco
Fan Day photo report
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The first
edition of the Bronco Fan Day was a huge success, despite the less
favourite weather predictions, the sun came out during the afternoon
and it was a great pleasure to welcome all the fans at Moorsele
airfield. The whole Bronco Demo Team crew would like to thank everyone
for their attendance and the support we received. The season was
opened in a great way, and we hope to see everybody again at one
of the events we will be visiting during the upcoming summer. A
report with lots of great photographs is online now! |
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April
2 |
Leaseweb
Texel Airshow
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One of the
very special airports in Western Europe must be the Texel International
Airport. The idyllic Island in front of the Dutch coast is the place
to be for the tenth anniversary airshow which will take place on
Saturday July 28th. We are very happy to be able to take part in
this unique airshow, and we hope to meet a lot of Bronco fans. More
info about the Texel Airshow, can be found at www.texelairshow.nl.
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March
21 |
Oxford
- Fly to the Past!
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During the
first weekend of September, Oxford airport (UK) is the place to
be for vintage entertainment lovers. A two day event will be organized
with the launch of the Oxford Revival on the Saturday and the Oxford
Festival of Flight on the Sunday! The Bronco Demo Team is very proud
to be part of the show and we hope to meet many fans during the
event. More info about the Oxford - Fly to the Past event,
can be found at flytothepast2012.homestead.com.
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March
16 |
UK
CAA Display Pilot Seminar
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On Tuesday
the 13th of March, Bronco Demo Team attended the display pilot seminar
organized by the UK CAA (Civil Aviation Authority). The aim of the
Seminar is to communicate changes relating to Display Flying, to
review the previous display season and improve flight safety through
awareness and knowledge. A small report of the seminar can be found
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March
1 |
New
Bronco Video
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The Media
section has been updated with a new promotion video shot at various
localtions during the 2011 season. The video includes some exclusive
in-cockpit and mini-cam footage of Tony flying the Bronco through
the skies. Please have a look in the media
section!
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February
27 |
European
Airshow Convention 2012
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The European
Airshow Convention is the yearly gathering of the airshow community,
ranging from airshow organizers, performers to all other aspects
that are involved in the scene of airshows. After the success of
last year, the Bronco Demo Team was back again in full force. Check
out the report of the 2012 convention here.
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February
22 |
Abingdon
Air & Country Show 2012
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For
the third year in a row, the Bronco Demo Team will attend the Abingdon
air & country show, which takes place on May 6th. For most people
this is the opening show of the airshow season in the UK, and we
are very glad we can participate this excellent event. More info
about the airshow can be found on their website: www.abingdonfayre.com
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January
25 |
Airshow
season 2012
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The
new year is allready well under way and 2012 is planning to be a
great year for all Bronco lovers. We already had contact with multiple
airshows around Europe for the coming season which looks very promising.
The first event we will be attending is the yearly European Airshow
Convention in Brussels, the place to be for everyone in the airshow
scene.
Running up to the airshow season, we also plan to organise
a Bronco Fan Day. The event is still in an early stage, but keep
checking our website for updates! 2012 will also bring some nice
surprises, so stay tuned and keep checking the skies!
See you soon!
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December
24 |
Merry
Christmas and a Happy 2012
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Many thanks to
everyone who supported us during this fantastic year we had, showing
the OV-10B Bronco throughout Europe in the place where she belongs,
the sky.
Hereby we wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy 2012 in which
we hope to meet you again.
Bronco Demo Team
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December
1 |
Kiewit
Historic Days 2011
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| Kiewit Airfield,
close to Hasselt, is the oldest airfield in Belgium and organised
their first "Historic Days" event. During the weekend, oldtimer
cars and aircraft met each other in a vintage atmosphere. See the
show report with many pictures
from this nice weekend.
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October
2 |
RAF
Odiham families day
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| In August, the
Bronco Demo Team was invited to participate the RAF Odiham families
day. The organisation put up a great and varied show to thank all
the families and relatives. See the show report
with many pictures from this sunny day.
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August
12 |
Spangdahlem
Open House report
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| Visiting a USAF
base in Europe is difficult, so the Spangdahlem Open House was a unique
opportunity to visit one of main bases in Germany. We were honoured
to be invited to take part in this show and all enjoyed it very much.
See the show report
with many pictures from this American Open House.
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August
5 |
East
Fortune Airshow report
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| On July 23th,
Tony visited the East Fortune Airshow, close to Edinburgh, Scotland.
This one day show was blessed with sunshine and a very interesting
flying display. The Bronco was shown to the public three times in
one day, 2 solo displays and a special Vietnam formation with the
Skyraider. See the East Fortune show report
with some unique action pictures.
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July
28 |
Royal
International Air Tattoo report
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| The Royal International
Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford still is one of the worlds biggest military
airshow. We were invited to take part in the static display with the
Bronco. Despite the bad weather on Saturday morning, thousands of
visitors came to see the show. See the show report
of RIAT 2011.
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July
25 |
Koksijde
International Airshow report
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| Only days after
attending the Waddington Airshow, we already set off again to the
next one, this time close-by, to the Koksijde Airshow. It was a great
show, and a lot of visitors came to say hello, and have a look at
the Bronco in the static. See our show report
with some exlusive Air-to-Air pictures.
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July
12 |
Waddington
International Airshow report
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| The first weekend
of July, traditionally opens with the largest of the RAF airshows
at Waddington. The Bronco Demo Team was invited to take part, and
we performed our first flying display at a UK airshow. See our show
report with some nice
Bronco pictures.
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June
27 |
Roudnice
Memorial Air Show
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| During the weekend
of June 18-19, the Memorial Air Show was held at Roudnice, close to
Prague, in Czech Republic. The Bronco Demo Team participated this
great event in both static and flying display. See our show report
which includes many nice pictures of the Bronco and the other participating
aircraft.
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June
6 |
Waddington
International Airshow
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| Held annually
each July at Royal Air Force Waddington, the RAF Waddington International
Air Show is the largest of all RAF air shows. The Bronco Demo Team
has been invited to participate the airshow, and it will be the first
flying display in the UK of the OV-10B Bronco. More info can be found
on www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk
, we hope to see you there!
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May
22 |
Gadgets
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| The new Bronco
Demo Team gadgets have arrived!! The logo is embroidered into a nice
badge and an original remove before flight keychane in the green and
orange Bronco colors. They will be available in our stand on the airshows
we will be visiting.
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May
18 |
Abingdon
Air & Country Show report
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| On May 8th the
Bronco Demo Team was present at the Abingdon Airshow in the UK. The
charity event was a great succes and attracted a lot of people. Check
out the show report wich
some nice pictures of our first Airshow of the season.
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May
10 |
Bronco
flying display training
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| During past weeks,
Tony has performed multiple flying display rehearsals in order to
be ready for the comming air show season. Check out the report
to see some pictures and a small video of the display training..
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May
10 |
Abingdon
Air & Country Show 2011
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| Last
weekend the Bronco Demo Team season was opened with the Abingdon Air
Show where we were in the static display. The weather turned out very
nice with a hard wind, but it stayed dry the whole day. A full report
with pictures will be online soon. |
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May
2 |
Koksijde
International Air Show
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| The
OV-10B Bronco will be participating the Koksijde International Air
Show in the static display. The main theme of the airshow will be
the 65th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force and the famous 40th
Squadron celebrates 35 years Sea King and 50 years Heli Flight. It
will certainly be one of the major European airshows with international
teams like the USAF Thunderbirds, Patrouille de France, the Red Arrows,
Patrulla Aguilla and Turkish Stars. More info can be found on www.mil.be/airshow |
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April
9 |
East
Fortune Airshow
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| Scotland's
National Museum of Flight is based at East Fortune in East Lothian,
a historic military airfield 18 miles east of Edinburgh. On Saturday
July 23th the museum will be home to one of Scotland's leading airshows.
To our great pleasure the Bronco Demo Team has been invited to participate
this airshow. |
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April
3 |
Event
calendar update
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| The OV-10B Bronco
Demo Team has kindly been invited to participate the Memorial Air
Show at Roudnice nad Labem in Czech Republic which celebrates its
20th anniversary this year. The event will take place during the weekend
of June 18-19. Next to Roudnice, the Bronco will also be visiting
the Families day at RAF Odiham on August 10th. |
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March
28 |
Bronco
Crew-chief training weekend
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| As the airshow
season is coming closer, we started our pre-season training with the
crew-chief training weekend which took place on March 19-20th. The
whole crew came together in Wevelgem, where the Bronco is based, to
learn all the ins and outs of the aircraft. See the report about this
great weekend, which is illustrated with some nice pictures. |
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March
23 |
Spangdahlem
Open House
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| The
OV-10B Bronco Demo Team has been invited to attend the Spangdahlem
AFB Open House which will take place during the weekend of July 30-31.
We are very happy to fly the Bronco back to its home country and show
the aircraft to the public. Next to the German Air Force, the USAFE
also used to fly the Bronco in Germany. Till 1984, Sembach AFB was
home of the 20th, 601th and 704th TASS which used the OV-10A. |
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March
10 |
OV-10B
Bronco Night Photoshoot
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| Last week the
weather was great, so we did a night photoshoot of the Bronco at its
homebase, Kortijk-Wevelgem airport. The clear blue sky created an
extra touch to the images, the so called "blue-hour" effect.
Check out the media page
to see the result.
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March
4 |
Royal
International Air Tattoo 2011
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| Held
annually each July at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, the Royal International
Air Tattoo, the world's largest military airshow, has gained the well-earned
reputation as one of the UK's top outdoor family events. The organisation
invited us to visit this years edition with the Bronco and we kindly
accepted this invitation. So we hope to meet you in the static park
of one of larges military airshows in the world. More info at www.airtattoo.com
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February
28 |
European
Airshow Convention 2011
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| The European
Airshow Convention (EAC) is the yearly gathering of the airshow community,
ranging from airshow organizers, performers to all other aspects that
are involved in the scene of airshows. Of course we could not miss
this excellent opportunity and to our biggest surprise we even won
an award for best promotional material for airshow performers. Click
here to see some of our pictures
of the venue. |
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February
16 |
Kiewit
Historic Days 2011
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| During
the weekend of August 27 & 28th, the Bronco Demo Team will be
present during the Kiewit Historic Days. This event will take you
back in time with many oldtimer aircraft, cars and motorcycles in
an authentic atmosphere at the oldes airfield in Belgium. More info
can be found at www.historicdays.be |
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February
2 |
Abingdon
Air & Country Show 2011
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| For
the second year in a row, the OV-10B Bronco will be visiting the Abingdon
Air & Country Show, in the UK. The show is a mix of static and
flying aircraft displays with various ground attractions aimed to
make a great family day out. The charity event supports the local
Air Ambulance, Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance. More info
at www.abingdonfayre.com |
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January
30 |
Website
online
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| Today
is an important day for the OV-10 Bronco Demo Team as we launch our
brand new website. So by this way we would like to welcome everyone
and we hope to see you this summer at one of the airshow or events
we will be attending! Our events calendar has not been finalised yet,
so come back regulary for new updates. |
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