| Welcome to the website of the Aviation
PhotoCrew, specialized in high quality aviation photography and Air-to-Air
photowork in particular. We hope to please you with our images while you
fly through our website and hopefully we'll meet one day high in the skies.
On the homepage you can find news about our projects and the latest reports
published on our website. On the left side you can find the photo reports
we made during the years. Please have a look at our port-folios and our
services we offer to help you with your aviation photography needs. We
hope you enjoy our work and bring our website a visit as it will be updated
regularly with stunning photo reports.
The Aviation PhotoCrew is a small team
of enthusiastic photographers with the same passion for aviation. In the
last year we have had the opportunities to do a lot of Air-to-Air photowork
all around Europe, which can be found in the galleries on our website.
One of our goals is to share experiences, which has lead to the organization
of the Air-to-Air Academy and the
Photoflying Days. In August
2011 we also published our second book Aviation
Photography! which is filled with breathtaking photographs and interesting
tips and tricks for the passionated aviation photographer.
If you have any questions, suggestions or ideas, please don’t hesitate
to contact us via email: info@aviation-photocrew.com |
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The Aviation PhotoCrew proudly presents
“Aviation
Photography!”
a 250 page luxurious book on aviation photography,
filled with tips, tricks and hundreds of the best aircraft photography
on the ground and in the air.
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> 19-02-2013: European Airshow Convention
2013
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The 2013 edition of the European
Airshow Convention took place at a new location in the center of Antwerp,
Belgium. The Radison Blu Astrid Hotel was chosen for its great facilities,
good price and easy accessibility with public transport, being just
on the other side of the Antwerp train station. Around 200 people
attended this year’s edition coming from all over the world
to share experience and meet new friends in the Airshow scene. The
main theme for this edition of the convention was risk assessment,
which becomes more and more important in today’s world.
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> 10-02-2013: Florennes Airshow 2012 Report
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Florennes Air Base was the host for
the 2012 edition of the Belgian Air Force Airshow which was organized
the last weekend of June. As this was the only airshow organized by
the Belgian Defense, a great variety of aircraft attended the show.
Some of the real highlights came from the former East-block in the
form of 2 Polish Su-22’s and Slowak Mig-29, both in the flying
display. Next to these interesting fighter birds, a full program of
more than 8 hours of air-action was presented to the visiting public.
During the days before the show, we were able to perform some photoshoots
while the aircraft were transiting to Florennes.
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> 29-01-2013: HAF F-16 Demo Team "ZEUS"
Report
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The International Florennes Airshow
2012 was one of the rare occasions to see the HAF F-16 team outside
Greece, being one of the top starts of the show. Display Pilots Captain
Emmanuel Karahalios and Captain Georgios Androulakis made the long
flight to Belgium representing the Hellenic Air Force to the large
crowd visiting the Airshow. It was a great honor to be able to perform
an Air-to-Air photoshoot with the display crew while on their way
to the Florennes show. Check-out the report of this exclusive photoshoot,
which also contains a video filmed from inside the cockpit of the
F-16.
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> 15-01-2013: Polish Airpower Report
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The Polish Air Force has made a large
transformation past decades following the Cold War. In the beginning
of the 90s, the Polish Air Force existed of Russian-built hardware
existing primarily of Mig-21s, Mig-23s, Mig-29s, Su-20s and Su-22s.
Gradually the number of Jets decreased and nowadays only the Mig-29
and the Su-22 Fighters are kept flying through the Polish Skies. In
2002, Poland chose Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 as its new multirole
fighter, safeguarding the future of the Air Force. During the past
years, we have had the honor to work together with the Polish Air
Force during photoshoots with the mighty Su-22 and Mig-29.
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> 29-12-2012: German Air Force Phantom Report
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The F-4 Phantom is one of those iconic
aircraft we can still see flying through the European skies, being
operated by the Hellenic, Turkish and German Air Force. Unfortunately
the end of the Luftwaffe Phantom is coming closer, so we take every
opportunity to capture these extraordinary birds in the sky while
we still can. During the recent years we were very lucky to perform
multiple photoshoots with the last flying Rhinos of JG-71 “Richthofen”.
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> 12-12-2012: Breitling Super Constellation
Report
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The Breitling Super Constellation
is one of the most elegant classic aircraft flying around. The Super
Constellation Flyers Association is the operator of the only example
of this magnificent passenger aircraft in flying conditions in Europe.
As a guest of honor, chief pilot Ernst Frei invited the Aviation PhotoCrew
to come over and have a look at the magnificent aircraft at its temporary
homebase of Lahr airport in Germany.
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> 27-10-2012: Photoflying Days 2012 Report
update
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The 2012 edition of the Photoflying
Days saw no less than 65 photographers from all over the world visiting
this unique event. After the event, we received a lot of awesome pictures
from many different angles. It was a difficult choice between the
thousands of photographs taken during the, but we added a selection
of the best photographs to the already huge report. Thanks everyone
for sharing your pictures, we hope you enjoy the gallery!
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> 06-10-2012: Sanicole Airshow 2012 Report
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Since a couple of years, mid September
is reserved for the Sanicole airshow, this year being the 36th edition.
The participants list was gradually filling up during the months before
the show with again a great mix of aircraft and helicopters coming
from all over the world to perform their display in front of the visiting
public. This year the main highlights were the attendance by the Swedish
Air Force Historical Flight and the USAF B-52 bomber.
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> 26-09-2012: Fashion & Aviation combined
- Peter Kleynen Report
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Thanks to photographer Peter Kleynen
this combination became reality on the 'Photoflying Days' at Zoersel.
The main idea was to combine all the unique planes that come to Zoersel,
with today's fashion. Peter contacted Petra Vanhoren, a stylist who
was totally into this cool idea of 'vintage' styling. After preparing
the necessary mood boards, they casted their models. Out of 385 models
they picked out 2; Laura Antonacci and Katleen Dekort. The first Photoflying
team was fact, check out the report of Peter Kleynen!
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> 10-09-2012: Photoflying Days 2012 Report
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| The 2012 edition of the Photoflying
Days was earmarked to be an even bigger success after the two previous
events. This year also marked the 10th anniversary of the APCK fly-in
which had to be celebrated in style. The highlight of this year’s
event was to be the visit of the Breitling Super Constellation which
would be the first visit to Belgium of this aircraft type in 37 years.
Unfortunately after all the great effort the Breitling Super Constellation
Flyers Association did to get their special aircraft to Malle airfield,
they unfortunately had to cancel only one week before the event due
to engine problems. Luckily the organization was able to send their
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> 08-09-2012: Sanicole Airshow 2011 Report
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| The 2012 Sanicole airshow is coming-up
and it promises to be again one of the highlights of the European
Airshow scene. Stars of the show will be the Saab Viggen and the B-52
Bomber next to a broad range of other airshow acts. Check out the
report of last year’s edition, which celebrated the 35th anniversary
of the Sanicole Airshow. |
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> 23-08-2012: Italian Eurofighter Report
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| In September 2011 the Italian Air
Force Eurofighter solo display came for the first time to the Netherlands
Air Force Opendays at Leeuwarden Airbase. Demo Pilot Major Raffaele
Beltrame, flies the Eurofighter Typhoon since 2004 and is test pilot
with the 311 Gruppo Reparto Sperimentale Volo based at Pratica di
Mare Airbase. On the way to the show we had the honor to perform a
photoshoot of the Eurofighter high above the Wadden Islands. As can
be seen from the photographs, the aircraft suites very well for aircraft
interceptions, even for slow movers as the Skyvan photoship is. The
pilot showed off the aircraft very nicely from all sides marking the
graceful lines of the Jet. |
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> 12-08-2012: Koksijde Airshow 2011 Photoshoot
Report
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| In 2011 the Belgian Air Force celebrated
its 65th anniversary with one of the biggest airshows ever organised
in Belgium, at the coastal base of Koksijde. On the days before and
after the airshow we were able to perform some unique photoshoots
of some of the aircraft who were flying to or from the airshow. The
weather in the beginning of July was fantastic which resulted in a
nice variety of photographs of which a lot of pictures were used in
our new book Aviation Photography! |
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> 29-07-2012: Royal Netherlands Air Force
Opendays 2011 Photo Report
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| In 2011, the yearly Netherlands Air
Force Opendays were held at the Leeuwarden airbase in the Northern
part of the country. As the airshow organizers always do a great job
in attracting a great mix of interesting aircraft participants, we
were keen to go there for some photoshoots. The region around the
nearby Wadden Islands is just wonderful as backdrop for our photographs,
and so we chose Texel airport as our operating base. Check out the
reports which contains some really nice shots of the local Air Force
fleet, and a unique F-16 formation. |
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> 28-06-2012: Polish Air Force Mig-29 Photo
Report
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| The Mig 29 Fulcrum is by many aviation
fans one of the most beautiful fighters flying around. It was off
course high on our wish list to photograph this fantastic aircraft
air-to-air. The Polish Air Force is the biggest operator of the aircraft
in Europe and luckily they can sometimes be seen at foreign airshows
around Europe. One of the airshows they visited was the 2011 Leeuwarden
Open Door in The Netherlands, which was for us a great opportunity
to photograph the mighty Mig 29 behind the Skyvan photoship. Check
out the report with the results of this extraordinary flight. |
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> 03-06-2012: Turkish Air Force Centennial
Photo Report
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| In 2011 the Turkish Air Force celebrated
their 100th anniversary with a great variety of events throughout
the year. The highlight of the celebrations was the International
"Airshow Turkiye 2011" which took place at the Izmir-Cigli
Airbase. As the icing on the cake, Eric wanted to organize a unique
formation with all the attending demo teams flying together in which
after a lot of preparation work he succeeded in. Check out the report
with the results of this unique formation flight. |
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> 12-05-2012: SOLOTÜRK F-16 and C-160
Photo Report
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| In 2011 the Turkish Air Force celebrated
their 100th anniversary with a range of activities throughout the
year with the highlight being the Izmir Airshow which took place in
June. The Turkish national demonstration team “Turkish Stars”
are well known for their great performances throughout Europe and
in the beginning of 2011 a new F-16 solo display team was presented
with the name SOLOTÜRK. In September 2011 the team visited the
Sanicole airshow in Belgium and the Leeuwarden openhouse in the Netherlands.
We were very honored to be able to perform some unique photoshoots
of the team, both F-16's and the C-160 support aircraft..
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> 30-04-2012: OV-10 Bronco Demo Team Photo
Report
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| The OV-10B Bronco is one of the most
unique warbirds flying around in the European aviation scene. With
its distinctive looks and sound, it’s a very welcome guest at
airshows and events. Aviation passionate, Tony De Bruyn, has in the
past year build up a nice collection of ex-German Broncos and since
2007 he flies the beautifully restored “99+32” OV-10B.
As Tony is a big aviation photography fan and also flies the trusted
Skyvan photoship, he has been posing his immaculate Bronco multiple
times in front of our lenses. Check out this report which includes
many unique photographs of the Bronco. |
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> 26-03-2012: Finnish Air Force F-18C Hornets
Photo Report
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| For the occasion of the 2011 Dutch
Open Days airshow, the Finnish Air Force send a rarely seen Hornet
Solo display. Two aircraft were flown over to the North of The Netherlands,
and we were able to photograph them on their way to the show. The
two Hornets joined the Skyvan Photoship along high above the Wadden
Islands, in front of the Dutch coast, formed the best background we
could dream of. This was one of the most beautifull and varied photoflights,
check it out! |
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> 11-03-2012: Vulcan in the Sky! Photo Report
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| After her flying display at the
2011 Abingdon Air and Country Show, we had the honor to have the Vulcan
flying behind the Skyvan on her way back to the airfield she operated
from. The weather was excellent and the Vulcan pilots really did their
best to show all sides of the aircraft to the photographers. What
a unique sight to see the Vulcan up close, flying over the lovely
English countryside. This was one of the most remarkable photoflights
we did and the results are just stunning, check it out! |
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> 26-02-2012: European Airshow Convention
2012
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| The European Airshow Council was
established more then 10 years ago to promote excellence and safety
at airshows. Every year they organise the European Airshow Convention
(EAC) which brings together everyone involved in airshow scene. The
main objective is to exchange ideas and promote safety and professionalism.
The 2012 edition of the Convention took place in the Husa President
hotel in Brussels from February 23-25th. The attendance was once again
a big success with around 40 newcomers to last-years edition. The
EAC board members put on an excellent program of interesting lectures
and stories. |
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> 18-02-2012: The Flying Bulls Photo report
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| One of the most impressive warbird
collections in the world must be the Flying Bulls. Based in the famous
hangar 7 and 8 at Salzburg airport, Austria, they fly some of the
greatest aircraft in aviation history. The globally admired and unique
collection includes rarities such as the Lockheed P-38 Lightning,
a North American B-25J Mitchell, a Chance Vought F4U-4 "Corsair"
and a DC-6. During the past years we have had the honour to be able
to perform multiple photoshoots of some of their awesome fleet of
aircraft and helicopters. Check out the report which includes many
unique photographs of their collection. |
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> 04-02-2012: Newcastle Jet Provost Photo
report
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| The Newcastle Jet Provost group is
well known in the UK for flying their gorgeous Jet Provost at various
airshows around the country. One of the airshows visited by the Jet
Provost was the Abingdon Air Fair, where we had the opportunity to
photograph display pilot Neil Mc Carthy, flying the classic jet trainer
behind the Skyvan photoship. The weather was perfect and Neil flew
the jet nice and gently showing off the different sides of the aircraft.
This resulted in some very nice variety of photographs as can be seen
in this report. |
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> 15-01-2012: PrivatAir Boeing-737 Photo
report
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| PrivatAir is a leading international
business aviation group, with headquarters in Geneva Switzerland.
The company provides access to a broad spectrum of aircraft, both
through their own fleet of business jets in management and via a network
of preferred partners. They operate jets ranging from Falcon 2000
till the large Boeing 757. In August 2011we had the privilege to have
one of PrivatAir biggest aircraft behind the Skyvan photoplatform,
the Boeing B 737-700. Check out the photoreport to see the results
of this extraordenary photofligth.
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> 11-01-2012: Jersey Air Display 2010 Photo
report
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| One of Europe’s most beautiful
aishow scenery must be the show at the British Channel Island Jersey.
Every year Mike Higgins and his team attract a nice collection of
aircraft to the Island which is located between France and the UK.
The 2010 edition was no exception with some very rare birds like the
Sikorsky S-38 and the Swedish Air Force Historical Flight participating
with the Sk.60 and the Saab J-29 Tunnan. Check out the airshow report
which contains some of the most beautifull and unique Air-to-Air shots
we ever made enjoy!
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> 31-12-2011: Sanicole Airshow 2010 Photo
report
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| The 34th edition of the International
Sanicole Airshow saw a new item in the European airshow scene. For
the first time a spectacular sunset display was performed on Friday
evening before the big airshow on Sunday. This was again a great opportunity
to take some unique photographs of the great variety of aircraft who
participated the show. During the preparations to the show, we were
able to take to the skies in order to illustrate the photobook which
was made especially for this show.
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> 25-12-2011: NATO Tigermeet 2010 Photo report
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| The NATO Tiger association has a very
rich history in organising the famous Tigermeet which is a gathering
of Squadrons which share the Tiger spirit. The 2010 edition was hosted
by the 313 Sqn of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and more then 50
aircraft appeared at Volkel Air Base. The large scale, two week, exercise
was attended by 18 Squadron from all over the world with many aircraft
sporting special tiger markings. We had the great privilege to be
able to participate this large-scale exercise with the Skyvan and
make some of the most unique Air-to-Air images. |
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> 12-10-2011: Aviation Photography! Book
review
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| During the Photoflying Days 2011,
held at the airfield of Malle, the new book "Aviation Photography!"
was released by the Aviation PhotoCrew. It took countless hours of
writing texts, selecting photographs and designing which resulted
in a 250 page, hard-cover book on aviation photography. In the review
you can read about the ideas behind the book, the themes and the many
photoflights which were made to illustrate this glossy book. |
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> 29-08-2011: Air2Air-Academy / PhotoFlying
Days 2011 first impressions
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| From August 18-21 the airfield of
Malle, Belgium was again the main base of the Aviation PhotoCrew.
For the second time, the Air2Air-Academy took place, where photographers
from all over the world joined the PhotoCrew in making stunning Air-to-Air
photographs. A large collection of aircraft came to the PhotoFlying
Days 2011 to have their pictures taken. For the first time, photographers
could make a special Warbird photoflight which included some very
rare birds behind the Skyvan. The report is a first photo impression
by the PhotoCrew, and will later be updated with a selection of pictures
made by the Academy photographers. |
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> 28-03-2011: Göteborg Aero Show 2010
Photo report
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| In 2010 Sweden celebrated the 100th
anniversary of aviation. For this occasion the Göteborg Aeroseum
organised a unique airshow, representing the rich history of Swedish
Aviation. One of the highlights of the show was the performance by
the Swedish Air Force Historical Flight that flies a large variety
of Saab jet aircraft. Next to the many Swedish participants, international
demonstration teams like Frecce Tricolori and the Swiss PC-7 team
filled the skies above Göteborg-Säve Airport. |
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