‘Excellence in Reserve’

349th AMW - AFRC

F-15 EagleIsraeli Air Force Museum

Hatzerim

CONTENTS

Aviation Profiles:Frédéric Akary

‘Excellence in Reserve’

Oshkosh 2012

WACO Reunion 2012

Paul Dunn returns to Travis AFB, California, where this time he learns all about the work of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)

Elliott Marsh continues GAM’s ‘Aviation Profiles’ series by speaking to renowned aerobatic and warbird pilot, Frédéric Akary

Rob Edgcumbe and Mike Shreeve head to Oshkosh for the annual EAA AirVenture Convention - the sheer scale of which is extremely hard to comprehend for anyone who’s not been

Getting in on the act again, Rob Edgcumbe gets a vintage biplane fix courtesy of this year’s WACO Reunion event

CONTENTS Issue 11September 2012

Israeli Air Force Museum - Hatzerim

Lockheed’s T-33 Shooting Star

Lindsay Peacock once again delves into the archive, this time laying his hands on a pile of stunning T-33 images

Main cover image - Glenn Beasley

Chris Wood gives us the guided tour around the hugely impressive Israeli Air Force Museum complex

Glenn Beasley looks back at the 40 years since the F-15’s first flight and ponders what the future might bring

‘EXCELLENCE IN RESERVE’

‘EXCELLENCE IN RESERVE’

The Air Force Reserve Command supplies people and equipment to support the USAF on operations worldwide, whilst at the same time maintaining a strategic reserve force that can be called upon in times of national emergency.

PaulPaul Dunn visits the 79th Air Refueling Squadron at Travis AFB, California, to learn more about the organisation and role of the reserve forces.

Words - Paul Dunn

Images - As credited

Elliott Marsh

Frédéric Akary

Words: Elliott Marsh Images: as credited

In the latest of GAM’s Aviation Profiles series, Elliott Marsh talks motivations, aerobatics and all things Hawker Fury with Frédéric Akary, the former French National Aerobatic Team member whose displays in Sir Sydney Camm’s piston powerhouse have been a highlight of airshows across Europe for the last five years.

Rob Edgcumbe

Once a year a huge gathering of aviation enthusiasts of all types converge on Wisconsin. The ofcial name of the event is AirVenture but, to most people, it is known simply as Oshkosh. Rob Edgcumbe and Mike Shreeve attended for Global Aviation Magazine.

AIRVENTURE 2012

he annual gathering of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) at Oshkosh Wisconsin is an

aviation event unlike any other. The scale of the event is hard to imagine without being there and the diversity of attendees is part of its magic.

AirVentureAirVenture runs from Monday to Sunday at the end of July. In truth, it is longer than that. The number of aircraft arriving and the distances that they are covering to get there means that some aircraft are already parked up before the first day and others continuecontinue to arrive during the week. Not everyone stays for the full week so some will be departing during the week as well. When the arrival rate is at its highest, the sky is full of arriving light aircraft.

The statistics for AirVenture are amazing in themselves. This year, over 500,000 people attended the event. More than 10,000 aircraft visited the event including 2,500 showplanes of various categories. Over 800 companies were exhibiting atat the show to all of these attendees including people from 71 countries other than the United States. All of these visitors required a team of nearly 5,000 volunteers to make everything run smoothly.

Rob Edgcumbe

Oshkosh

Once a year a huge gathering of aviation enthusiasts of all types converge on Wisconsin. The ofcial name of the event is AirVenture but, to most people, it is known simply as Oshkosh. Rob Edgcumbe and Mike Shreeve attended for Global Aviation Magazine.

AIRVENTURE 2012

Image - Glenn Beasley

40 years after the F-15 Eagle’s first flight, Glenn Beasley examines the ever-evolving life of the aircraft to date and plans for the next iteration.

This article includes a hitherto unpublished account from then Sqn Ldr Roger Beazley, who was one of two pilots involved with the evaluation flying during Britain’s short-lived interest in the type.

40 Years and CountingThe Changing Face of the F-15

Words: Glenn Beasley

Images: As credited

40 Years and CountingThe Changing Face of the F-15

Image - A cabin WACO cruises above the Ohio countryside

WACO Reunion 2012

Vintage biplanes are always interesting to see. Get a whole bunch of them together in a small grass airstrip on a sunny summer’s weekend and things are considerably better. The WACO Reunion is one such event. Global Aviation Magazine went along to see what it was all about.

WACO Reunion 2012

Words & Pictures - Rob Edgcumbe

Words & Pictures

Chris Wood

Hatzerim Air Base not only plays a hugely significant role within the Israeli Air Force of today but also has the responsibility for remembering and preserving the Israeli Air Force of yesterday.

During Chris Wood’s Independence Day visit earlier in 2012 he had the opportunity to pay the impressive Israeli Air Force Museum collection a visit for Global Aviation Magazine.

HatzerimThe Israeli Air Force Museum

Hatzerim Air Base not only plays a hugely significant role within the Israeli Air Force of today but also has the responsibility for remembering and preserving the Israeli Air Force of yesterday.

During Chris Wood’s Independence Day visit earlier in 2012 he had the opportunity to pay the impressive Israeli Air Force Museum collection a visit for Global Aviation Magazine.

HatzerimThe Israeli Air Force Museum

Lindsay Peacock's photo archive is a gift that keeps on giving, and this time around he looks back at Lockheed's first jet aircraft - the unmistakable T-33 Shooting Star - a type which, despite first flying some 64 years ago, can still be found earning its keep in very small numbers to this day.

LOCKHEED’sT-33 SHOOTING STAR

Words & Pictures: Lindsay Peacock

Lindsay Peacock's photo archive is a gift that keeps on giving, and this time around he looks back at Lockheed's first jet aircraft - the unmistakable T-33 Shooting Star - a type which, despite first flying some 64 years ago, can still be found earning its keep in very small numbers to this day.

LOCKHEED’sT-33 SHOOTING STAR

In last month’s competition we wanted to see your Hercules pictures. The winning image above was selected by Flt Lt Rich Davies, one of the 2011 RAF King Air Display pilots - himself a former

Hercules pilot with XXIV Sqn at RAF Lyneham:

“I chose as my winner Gavin Weaver's Mildenhall based MC-130H doing some low flying training. Most crews will remember working their socks off over the familiar Welsh countryside, but it's good to see our 'friends over there' being put through their paces over here too! A great shot.”

To find out Rich’s 2nd and 3rd placed shots, check out theHangar.tv

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