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June
02
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New dates for 2022
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Covid is gone - The shows are back. The Bronco Demo Team will be back at airshows in 2022. We will keep you up to date with our calendar. Click here. Are you organizing an air show? Click here! ;) Also make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for the latest news and display times.
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August
29
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2021: Meet the Bronco Demo Team at Sanicole Airshow 2021
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Back to the good old days! The Bronco is returning for the 2021 International Sanicole Airshow. We can't wait to see you again! Our arrival is planned for Friday morning to have a great weekend with you. Details about the show can be found at https://www.sanicole.com - see you there!
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March
16
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Szeged 2019 report
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Szeged, a beautiful town in the south of Hungary, invited us for their International Airshow. Another "first" for the Bronco Demo Team. It was an impressive show from hot air baloons to jets and one highlight chasing another. Three days of airshow, packed with alot of great performances.
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March
15
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Nordholz 2019 report
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Nine years ago, Naval Air Base Nordholz in northern Germany, was the first public outing of our Bronco 99+32. 2019 we were happy to return for the "Tag der Bundeswehr". While the spotter event was in bright sunshine, the show day itself was a mix of clouds and showers. Still good enough to bring the Broncos special sound and agility into the sky over Nordholz.
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July
02
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Ursel
Avia 2018 report
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The Ursel
Avia event is always like a home-coming show, because we meet so
many friends. The 2018 edition must have been the hottest of them
all with temperatures rising to 30°C. The theme for this year
was “aviation in movies”, and paying tribute to the
well-known Sea King helicopters from Koksijde, that will retire
soon. The line-up of aircraft was truly impressive, ranging from
warbirds to helicopters and even an Airbus A321.
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June
05
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Torbay
Airshow 2018 report
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The third
year since its inception Torbay Airshow draws large crowds to the
beautiful bay centered on the town of Paignton, between Torquay
and Brixham, along England’s south west coast. The bay provided
a natural safe harbor for the Royal Navy fleets until early last
century. The area is now rightly named the English Riviera thanks
to its mild climate with palm trees abound, as we were to savour
during our stay.
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May
16
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Eurasia
Airshow 2018 report
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The bi-annual
Eurasia airshow is staged over 5 days. It is an aviation trade show
in the sense of Le Bourget and Farnborough, located at the crossroads
of Europe and Asia and attracts over 150.000 visitors to this important
economic growth region. The show location, Antalya International
airport, is also busy holiday hub with over 400 commercial flights
a day.
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April
20
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Bronco
Fan Day 2018 report
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On Sunday
March 25, the 7th Bronco Fan Day took place at our homebase Wevelgem
Airport. The weather was more the perfect, a nice blue sky and a
very enjoyable temperatures.For the first time a raffle took place
to win a flight in the Bronco.
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March
29
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Lubeck
2017 report
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100 years
Lübeck Airport, a homecoming show. Lübeck, a scenic town
in northern Germany close to the Baltic sea, was the main base for
the Rhein Flugzeugbau (RFB) target towing operation. In the beginning
of the 1970s, their famous red painted Hawker Sea Fury T20’s
were replaced by 18 OV-10B Broncos. The latter operated till 1990
before being offered to museums or technical schools. All our Broncos
are ex-RFB machines, bringing this airshow appearance especially
close to our hearts.
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February
18
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Biggin
Hill 2017 report
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In August
we had the pleasure of being invited back to Biggin Hill for the
second year in a row for their 100th Anniversary Airshow and Festival
of Flight.This year the Biggin Hill Festival of Flight celebrating
the airfields 100th anniversary, was planned over two days and we
were able to arrive nice and early on Friday, and stay until Sunday
to properly enjoy the festival and entire atmosphere.
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February
08
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Oldtimer
Fly-In Schaffen 2017 report
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The Schaffen
Oldtimer Fly-In is one of the oldest running aviation events in
Belgium and took place for the 34th time. Located at the military
airfield close to Diest, it takes place on the large grass plain
mostly used for parachute jumping. It’s a very cosy event
and Bronco Demo Team was happy to attend with both the Bronco and
the Skyvan.
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January
31
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East-Kirkby
2017 report
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Saturday 5
August the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre held their annual
fundraising airshow. The former RAF East Kirkby a WWII bomber airfield
is home to Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane”. A very fine
example of the iconic bomber that is being restored to airworthy
condition and will eventually become the second Lancaster flying
in the UK.
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January
27
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Krakow
Aerial Picnic 2017 report
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The 13th Malopolska
Aerial Picnic organized by the Polish Aviation Museum and held at
what remains of the now historical Kraków-Rakowice-Czyzyny
airfield - one of the oldest military airfields in Europe - is a
fondly cherished occasion. It was a great honor to be invited to
display our Bronco here for the very first time and it proved to
be a truly fantastic experience.
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January
21
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Royal
International Air Tattoo 2017 report
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The Royal
International Air Tattoo was marked by the 70th Anniversary of the
United States Air Force. But there was far more than the USAF theme
with many aircraft converging on Fairford from across the globe.
It was an honour to be part of this yearly event with both Bronco
and Skyvan Demo Team.
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January
17
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Moorsele
Fly-In 2017 report
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The first
weekend of July Bronco Demo Team attended the Moorsele Fly-In. The
small airfield is located near our homebase and takes just a couple
of minutes in flight. That gave the opportunity to bring not only
the Bronco but also the Marchetti.
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August
16
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Welshpool
and RAF Cosford Airshow 2017 report
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Sunday 11th
June saw Bronco Demo Team participate in two airshows in the UK.
The first display was at the Bob Jones Memorial Airshow which is
staged at Welshpool airport by the Welshpool Town Council with support
of Welshpool Airport. The second display was at the annual RAF Cosford
airshow itself, where our OV-10 Bronco took part in a staged Vietnam
war set-piece.
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August
06
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Oostwold
Airshow 2017 report
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Organized
every two years by airfield owner and warbird enthusiast Tom van
der Meulen and supported by an incredible team of helpers and volunteers,
the Oostwold airshow has now firmly established itself as the foremost
warbird airshow in Holland.
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June
03
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Duxford
Air Festival 2017 report
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A busy weekend
opening our 2017 airshow tour of Europe started in Duxford, legendary
for its warbird collections and the Imperial War Museum. Weather
was fantastic with blue skies and really hot temperatures.
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April
13
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Bronco
Fan Day 2017 report
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The weekend
of 18-19 March, our 2017 season started with the Bronco Crew Chief
training weekend and on Sunday the 6th edition of the Bronco Fan
Day.
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April
06
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Rate
One Bronco night photo shoot
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On the evening
of 18 March, the newest edition of “Rate One” magazine
was officially presented featuring the Bronco on the cover. For
the occasion an exclusive night photo shoot was organized in cooperation
with Bronco Demo Team, Rate One and Salens Motors.
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April
05
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Free
Poppy template for Bronco X
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The people
of Aerosoft created a high-detailed OV-10 Bronco addon for Microsoft®
Flight Simulator, “BRONCO X”. Thanks to the great work
by Frank Felix we can now present you the special Bronco Demo Team
2017 Poppy theme textures.
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March
13
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NECAS
2016
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A very first
participation at a North American regional airshow convention for
Bronco Demo Team, represented by pilot Tony and his wife Edith.
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March
11
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ICAS
2016
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In December
of last year, the Bronco Demo Team made its North American debut
at the premiere air show venue of the International Council of Air
Show’s annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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February
17
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Flanders
Fields Memorial Tour
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On Wednesday
15 February 2017 Bronco Demo Team’s OV-10 Bronco G-ONAA undertook
an extensive tour of the WWI battle fields around Ypres overflying
many of the memorials and cemeteries that lay as silent witnesses
to the atrocities inflicted a century ago.
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November
14
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RIAT
2016 report
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For the sixth
time Bronco Demo Team was invited to the Royal International Air
Tattoo at RAF Fairford. RIAT is known to be the largest military
airshow worldwide. Bronco Demo Team was present in the static display
with Bronco and Skyvan.
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November
02
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Cleethorpes
and Yeovilton Air Day 2016 report
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Bronco Demo
Team was invited to provide a flying display at Cleethorpes
with the Bronco on Sunday afternoon 26th June for the Armed Forces
Day.
The weekend of 2-3 july was a very busy and exciting weekend,
as both Bronco and Skyvan Demo Team were present, for the second
year in row, at the Yeovilton
Air Day. Both reports are now online, enjoy!
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August
01
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Danish
Air Show 2016 report
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After a great
weekend in the Netherlands the Bronco Demo Team headed, with 99+18
and the Skyvan, towards Denmark to make its first appearance at
the Danish Air Show, which took place on Sunday June 19th 2016 at
Fighter Wing Skrydstrup.
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June
27
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Air
Force Open Days 2016 report
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Every two
years the Dutch Air Force organizes the “Luchtmachtdagen”
(Air Force Days). The event alternates between the major bases in
Holland and this year the location was Leeuwarden AB in the province
of Friesland. An excellent line-up of display aircraft and teams
are always the order of the day on the Luchtmachtdagen.
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June
16
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Biggin
Hill Festival Of Flight 2016 report
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It was a great
pleasure being invited to the Biggin Hill Festival of Flight, at
the most famous and historic of airfields in the UK.The organisers
had a well matched display of various aircraft from the old Warbird’s
through to the Catalina and the Red Arrows. Tony completed his display
very professionally just as the rain started to dampen everyone’s
spirits and enjoyed his display there.
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June
07
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Duxford
American Air Show 2016 report
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The Imperial
war Museum at Duxford is well known as a main center for warbirds
in Europe and is famous for it’s superb airshows. The first
show of the year always carries the special theme honoring the close
ties of Britain with America. We were very excited to participate
in this show and were asked put up a duo-display with the Skyvan
and Bronco.
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June
02
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Abingdon
Air & Country Show 2016 report
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In keeping
with the tradition, the opening airshow of the season is the Abingdon
Air & Country show. This year the event took place on May 1st
and for many people it was their first airshow outing after a long
lazy winter. Despite the major changes in safety regulations following
the Shoreham accident, Neil Porter and his volunteer team put together
a great line-up of aircraft in combination with a large fancy fair.
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May
12
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UK
Bronco Fan Day 2016 report
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On Saturday
April 30th, the third edition of the UK Bronco Fan Day took place
at Cotswold Airport. After the great success of the previous editions,
the tradition was kept, bringing Bronco friends together during
this cozy event. The weather turned out pretty good with sunshine
and some fluffy clouds, which made many people to come over and
have a closer look at the Bronco.
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April
23
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Bronco
Fan Day 2016 report
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At the beginning
of each airshow season, Bronco Demo Team members come together to
review the past season and looking forward to the new. This year
Bronco Crew Chief Training Weekend was organized on March 19-20
and - in keeping with the tradition - the the 5th edition of the
Bronco Fan Day was laid on on Sunday.
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March
28
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Al-Ain
Air Championship 2015 report
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The Al Ain
Air Championship is a three-day aerobatic style championship. Eight
to ten invited aerobatic teams from various countries around the
world - including military flying aces and civilian daredevils -
square off to impress the judges, win the hearts of fans and are
crowned Grand Champion of the skies of Al Ain. Bronco Demo Team
was honored to be one of the teams to participate in the 11th Championship.
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February
10
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Sanicole
Airshow 2015 report
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One of the
most famous and longest lasting Airshows in Europe is the Sanicole
Airshow in Belgium. It was with great pleasure we participated this
great show, both with the Skyvan and the Bronco.
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February
05
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Zoersel
Fly-In 2015 report
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A late reshuffle
of our display commitments saw us visiting the friendly fly-in at
Zoersel for the second year in a row, courtesy the Aero-Para Club
der Kempen.The weather was favorable and an excellent time
was had amongst many friends in a most relaxing way.
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January
27
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Old-Hay
Aviation Boogie 2015 report
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Last year
we visited this friendly fly-in with the Bronco, our visit then
being curtailed by the incoming weather. Luck was on out side this
year weatherwise, but nevertheless we decided to take our own proper
caravan with us in the form of Skyvan G-BEOL.
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January
21
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Herne
Bay Airshow 2015 report
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A beautiful
warm sunny day saw an estimated 70,000 people on the sea front enjoying
barbeques, Pimms, and picnics. The Bronco was a late addition to
the airshow and was well received by the crowd.
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January
13
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Culdrose
Air Day 2015 report
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The Royal
Naval Air Station of Culdrose, located in Cornwall is one of the
most beautiful locations to organize an Airshow. We were happy to
attend the Culdrose Air Day with both the Bronco and the Skyvan.
The location and the brilliant weather made for some very nice photographs,
enjoy the report!
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December
29
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Bronco
flying the MACH LOOP
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A transit
between two airshows at the extremes of the British Isles, one on
the East Coast – the Sunderland International Airshow –
and the other one in the far South – the RNAS Culdrose Air
Day -, provided an ideal opportunity for an stunning flight through
low flying areas of the Lake District and Wales. Check out the stunning
images and an in-cockpit movie!
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December
26
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Sunderland
Airshow 2015 report
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The Sunderland
Airshow is the biggest free annual airshow in Europe, held between
Roker and Seaburn seafronts. This year the show was held between
Friday 24th July and Sunday 26th.
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December
22
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RIAT
2015 report
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Bronco Demo
Team gratefully accepted an invitation to the Royal International
Air Tatto (RIAT) at Fairford, with not only the Bronco but with
in addition two company Short Skyvan aircraft. The arrival on July
16th appropriately marked the first flight of the OV10 Bronco 50
years earlier with an arrival at approximately the same time the
wheels of a Bronco first ever left the earth.
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November
30
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OV-10B
Bronco 99+26 Homecoming
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Wednesday
November 25, 2015 saw OV-10B Bronco “99+26” taking to
the skies again for a first postrestoration flight from Duxford.
The airplane was ferried to Bronco Demo Team's homebase at Kortrijk-Wevelgem
in Belgium.
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November
20
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50
years OV-10 Bronco formation
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July 16th
was a very special date for Bronco Demo Team, as this year it marked
the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the OV-10 Bronco. To
celebrate this, a very special formation took to the sky and flew
to the biggest military airshow in the world, the RIAT at Fairford.
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November
10
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Yeovilton
Air Day 2015 report
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Skyvan Demo
Team took part in the Yeovilton Air Day for some very special missions.
Not only gracing the static display, but also getting the parachute
team airbourne and performing some photoshoots with the French Navy
and the unique V-formation!
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August
25
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Manchester
Airshow 2015 report
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Skyvan Demo
Team was invited to the Manchester airshow 2015 for it’s first
ever public flying display on July 5th. An interesting and varied
flying display had been arranged for by the enthusiastic team at
City Airport. The Skyvan fitted in nicely as one of the bigger aircraft
to still operate from the airfield’s relatively short runways.
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August
10
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Koksijde
Fly-In 2015 report
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The second
edition of the Koksijde Fly-In took place during the first weekend
of July. Located close to the Belgian coast, it’s a nice venue
to visit, both for crew and public. Both the Bronco and a Skyvan
were present for a static display over the weekend.
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August
03
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Moorsele
Fly-In 2015 report
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In June, a
Fly-In was organized at the Moorsele Airfield in Belgium, in tribute
to Roland Nuytten. For the occasion the Skyvan was transformed into
a Party Van. Curious about the result, then check out the photoreport.
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July
24
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Roudnice
Memorial Airshow 2015 report
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Bronco Demo
Team was invited for a return visit to the bi-annual Memorial Airshow
at Roudnice nad Labem in the Czech Republic. Located close to the
capital of Prague, the local Aeroclub organized the event for the
13th time, and a record crowd of 50.000 people visited the show
during the weekend!
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July
12
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Weston
Air Festival 2015 report
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The Weston
Air Festival is a seaside event which started many years ago as
a helicopter specific event, but has in the meantime grown to a
full blown airshow with great allure, attracting over 300.000 people
over two days.
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July
07
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Poznan
AEROfestival 2015 report
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Mid June,
Bronco Demo Team visited Poland for the very First time to visit
the first edition of the AEROfestival at Poznan. The long trip was
rewarded with great weather and fantastic hospitality.
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July
02
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Antwerp
Stampe Fly-In 2015 report
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The 25th edition
of the Antwerp Stampe Fly-in was a big success. During the weekend
a lot of nice aircraft attended and a record number of people visited
the event. We had a great time again meeting many of our friends.
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June
21
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Volkel
in de Wolken Airshow 2015 report
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For the second
weekend in a row, Bronco Demo Team visited the neighbouring Netherlands.
This time for ‘Volkel in de Wolken’, the largest civil
airshow in the Benelux. It’s not only an airshow, there’s
also a fun fair, classic cars and other festive activities, all
in a perfect setting.
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June
15
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Oostwold
Airshow 2015 report
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During the
Pentecost weekend, the 8th edition of the Oostwold Airshow took
place. Located close to Groningen in The Netherlands, the organizers
brought a nice variety of aircraft to their show, including many
warbirds. Great people and great weather made a fantastic weekend!
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June
04
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Abingdon
Air & Country Fayre 2015 report
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For the last
5 years the Abingdon Air and Country Fayre has been on the agenda
of Bronco Demo Team. Despite the less favorable weather, the organisation
did a great job to give the attending visitors a great day out. slotozen casino offers a robust selection of games, competitive bonuses, and 24/7 support, making it a popular choice for online gaming enthusiasts. |
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May
28
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UK
Bronco Fan Day 2015 report
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As a starter
of our 2015 Airshow season in the UK, the team came over to Kemble
for the second edition of the UK Bronco Fan Day, in cooperation
with the Cotswold Airport, the Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation
Society and Fly2Help.
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April
05
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Bronco
Fan Day 2015 report
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As winter
is set to close and spring moves in, with another airshow season
to start soon, it was also time to open the hangar doors at our
homebase to let the Bronco fans see Bronco 99+18 in her new colors.
The 4th edition of the Bronco Fan Day was again a great succes,
thanks to all our great fans who support us during the past 5 years.
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March
23
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European
Airshow Convention report
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Two weeks
ago, Bronco Demo Team? visited the European Airshow Convention at
Antwerp. The EAC promotes excellence and safety at Airshows and
the yearly convention is the main meeting point of all involved
in the Airshow scene in Europe and even beyond.The Convention was
a very good start of the season with many good contacts made, no
doubt leading up to a most promising season.
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February
26
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RAF
Northolt Night Photoshoot 2014 report
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The last event
of the 2014 season brought Bronco Demo Team to RAF Northolt for
the night photoshoot. This event gives great opportunities to Aviation
Photographers who can photograph the attending aircraft in a very
special way. So have a look at the report, which include many great
shots.
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February
20
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Lille
Fly-In 2014 report
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On the weekend
of September 27-28, Bronco Demo Team was invited for the private
Fly-In at the Lille-Bondues airfield. This historical airfield is
only a 3 minutes hop from our homebase, just on the other side of
the Belgian-French border.
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February
13
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Belgian
Air Force Days 2014 report
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Bronco Demo
Team was happy to attend the Belgian Air force Days at Kleine-Brogel
during the weekend from the 13th of September last year. With over
100.000 visitors attending, this was one of the bigger events we've
been invited to in 2014! As always it was nice catching up with
our many Bronco fans and friends!! Talking to aviation enthusiasts
and other crew members, making new friends and enjoying the scene
is what Bronco Demo Team enjoys most!
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January
04
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Air
Waves Portrush 2014 report
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The furthest
airshow in distance from our homebase in 2014 was Air Waves 2014
in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Portrush is a small coast town located
on an elevated rock projecting in to the north Atlantic Ocean and
hence provides a great vantage point for any airshow goer with excellent
photo opportunities.
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December
28 |
Zoersel
Fly-In 2014 report
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In August
the Zoersel Fly-In was visited. The atmosphere is magical as the
large airfield (a former NATO Cold War reserve base) is located
in a large pine wood with a typical white sandy soil with big concrete
runways and dispersals. It was a unique gathering of North American
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December
09 |
Schaffen
Oldtimer Fly-In report
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In August,
Bronco Demo Team returned to the airfield of Schaffen in Belgium
to participate the yearly Oldtimer Fly-In. Not only airplanes can
be seen, but the event also attracts a whole range of classic cars
and other oldtimer vehicles. It was a very nice and cozy event!
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November
21 |
Old
Hay Fly-In report
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BDT received
an invitation to participate at a private fly in held annually at
the Old Hay farm strip, near Headcorn in Kent. This is something
totally different than a regular airshow, total attendance is not
to exceed 499 and the setting provides for a real “picnic”
atmosphere. It is a casual and typically English cordial affair,
a great weekend away. |
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November
07 |
Koksijde
Fly-In report
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On the occasion
of the 100 years commemorations of the First World War, a Fly-In
was organized at the Koksijde Air Base, Belgium. The local Aeroclub
working together with the Koksijde municipal organized this great
event for the first time, and it was an instant success and attracted
a huge crowd. |
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October
28 |
East
Fortune 2014 report
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On Saturday
26th of July, Bronco Demo Team displayed the Scottish National Airshow
at the Museum of Flight in East Fortune. It was a great day out,
and for the occasion a special formation was flown together with
the T-6. The report on the show can be found here. |
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October
17 |
RIAT
2014 report
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The Royal
International Air Tattoo is still one of the biggest military Airshows
in the world. We were very happy to return to Fairford with the
Bronco and received a nice place in the static zone. The report
on the show can be found here. |
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October
07 |
Waddington
Airshow 2014 report
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On the first
weekend of July, our great friends at the Waddington International
Airshow offered us the very emotional occasion of performing our
first flying display in the UK since the unfortunate events of less
than two years ago. The report on this great show is now online,
enjoy! |
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April
18 |
Airshow
updates
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Two major
military airshows were added to our events calendar, both in the
UK and The Netherlands. We are very glad to return back to RAF
Waddington to welcome all our fans we met during the previous
airshows we attended at Waddington. The Royal Netherlands Air Force
is holding its annual Open
Days at the base of Gilze-Rijen, June 20-21. It will be the
first time we will participate this great airshow, and we are really
looking forward to it. |
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April
05 |
Aviation
Day 2014 report
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On Saturday
March 8th, the Airports of Brussels, Antwerp, Ostend and Kortrijk
opened up their gate to the general public for the first edition
of the Aviation Day ("Luchtvaartdag" in Dutch) organized
by the Flemish Government. As the Bronco is based at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem
Airport , we were very delighted to participate this event, promoting
Aviation in Belgium. Check out the photoreport here. |
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March
05 |
Lens
Airshow 2014
|
We are very
happy to announce that Bronco Demo Team will participate the Lens
Airshow in Northern France on May 18. The Airshow theme for 2014
is the Franco-Belge cooperation. We are looking forward to a great
weekend and hope to meet you all!
More info via www.meeting-air-lens.com |
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March
04 |
OV-10B
Bronco 99+18 Homecoming
|
With her restoration
complete - after receiving a fresh coat of paint - the weather on
Sunday morning, March 2nd, could not have been better for the homecoming
flight of our latest Bronco. 99+18 is now resplendent in it’s
fully original service markings and appears at airshows in the UK
and around Europe, both for flying and static displays. Check out
the report with the results from this unique photoflight. |
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February
11 |
Ursel
Open Door 2014
|
During the
weekend of June 27-29, 2014 the Airfield of Ursel (Belgium) will
open its gates to the public to celebrate its rich Aviation History.
Bronco Demo Team is very happy to participate this event in the
theme of the 60th Anniversary as NATO Airfield. Another highlight
will be the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Victors formation
team. See you all at Ursel! More info via www.ebul.be |
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January
20 |
UK
Thank You Tour reports
|
A UK “Thank
You Tour”, visiting all the rescue workers who had been so
vital in ensuring the survivability of the terrible Bronco crash
last year was completed 14-16 June 2013. First stop was the Great
Western Air Ambulance Charity followed by a visit to Bristol’s
Frenchay Hospital and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The weekend was
spent at Kemble (Cotswold Airport) meeting with all the staff again,
throwing a little party and having many friends and well-wishers
pass by to say hello and check for progress first hand. |
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December
27 |
Waddington
and Fairford 2012 reports
|
In order to
complete the website, we still had two Airshow reports left to be
finnished. The 2012 Waddington
Airshow and the Royal
International Air Tattoo reports can now be found in the events
gallery.
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December
22 |
Bronco
99+18
|
Over the past
5 months, the restoration team has made huge progress getting the
Bronco 99+18 ready for next airshow season. We are now in a straight
line to the finish, and on December 10, the Bronco was successfully
flown over to Midden-Zeeland Airport in The Netherlands where it
will receive a new paintjob and some final upgrades. Check out a
nice video on youtube.
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November
18 |
Events
2014
|
First
airshow for next year is confirmed on Sunday 4 May at the Abingdon
Country & Air Fayre! The day before (Saturday 3 May) we
are planning to have a UK Bronco Fan Day at Kemble: "to pick-up
things from where we left them behind last"!
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May
30 |
Fifth
Gear
|
Back in July
2012, Fifth Gear was busy with filming a race between a Porsche
and a Breitling Jet Team L-39 at Kemble airport, UK. The clip can
now be found on Youtube, and features the very last start-up of
Bronco 99+32 just before Tony’s incident happened. The movie
clip can be found on this link.
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May
08 |
Abingdon
Air & Country Show 2013
|
For the last
years, Bronco Demo Team has always been welcome at the Abingdon
Air & Country show, and so the 2013 edition could not be missed.
Although we were not able to come with a Bronco, Thomas and Tony
flew in on the Marchetti to take part in the static display. A report
of a sunny Sunday can be found here.
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April
27 |
F.A.S.
Charity event
|
The Flanders
Aviation Society (FAS) organized a great charity event on April
5th, supporting the Child Cancer Foundation. The evening was organized
at the BARCO facilities in Kuurne, and Bronco Demo Team was kindly
invited to take part. Check out the report here.
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April
11 |
Bronco
Fan Day 2013 photo report
|
The second
edition of the Bronco Fan Day took place on Sunday afternoon March
24, this time not in Moorsele, but in Wevelgem, the homebase of
the Bronco. Despite the snowy weather conditions, a large amount
of fans made it, which was very well appreciated by Tony and the
Team, thank you all! Check out the report here.
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April
05 |
Bronco
Demo Team Crewchief Training Weekend 2013
|
The weekend
of March 23-24 was again the time for the annual Crew Chief training
at our homebase in Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport. Although no airshow
operations will be flown this season, it was a great way to come
together with almost the whole team, and stay current on Bronco
procedures. Check out the report here.
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February
19 |
New
Bronco Demo Team promotion video
|
For the occasion
of the European Airshow Convention, a new promotion video was produced.
The video has some great action shots, including some in-cockpit
and Air-to-Air views of Bronco 99+18. It can be viewed on youtube,
enjoy it!
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February
19 |
European
Airshow Convention 2013 photo report
|
We are very
happy to announce that Bronco Demo Team was awarded the first price
in the marketing competition for participants, at the 2013 edition
of the European Airshow Convention. Have a look at the report
to read more about the 2013 Convention.
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January
23 |
Florennes
Airshow 2012 photo report
|
The yearly
Belgian Air Force Airshow of 2012 was held at the Florennes Airbase
on June 23-24. The largest military show in Belgium attracted again
a great variety of Aircraft from all over the world. We were lucky
to take part in this show in the static display. Check out the report
here.
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October
01 |
Ursel
Fly-In 2014 report
|
In June, the Ursel
Airfield opened its Gates to the public with the yearly Fly-In organized.
It was a special anniversary edition this year, with the Victors Formation
Team existing 10 years. It was a fantastic weekend with some great formation
flights. |
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September
20 |
Gilze-Rijen
Luchtmachtdagen 2014 report
|
The Dutch 'Luchtmachtdagen'
or Air Force Days are one of the biggest Airshows in Europe, showing the
Dutch people what their Defence does and attracting young people to join
the military. They succesded very well and no less than 245.000 people
visited the show. Check out our report on the show here. |
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September
01 |
99+18
Return to Schwenningen
|
For more than 20
years, our now newly restored, Bronco 99+18 was on static display at the
International Aviation Museum with Manfred Pflumm at Schwenningen-am-Neckar
airfield, Germany. Almost to the day of the first post restoration flight
two years ago, it was time to bring back the Bronco to it’s former
home to show the result of our efforts. |
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August
25 |
Meier
Motor visit
|
Meier Motors in
Bremgarten, Germany is a company renowned for it’s high quality
work restoring vintage aircraft to flying condition. One of their current
projects is a Hawker Sea Fury, an original aircraft which flew at Lübeck
on the target-towing duties before relinquishing them to the Bronco. Hence
our special interest and in the lead-up of our return visit to Schwenningen-am-Neckar
a visit was kindly arranged. |
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August
19 |
Antwerp
Stampe Fly-In 2014 report
|
The Stampe Fly-In
at Antwerp Airport is a yearly event organized by the local museum and
is dedicated to the Belgian designed Stampe-Vertongen SV4 aircraft. |
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August
06 |
Lens
Airshow 2014 report
|
Our first flying
display of the year was performed at a Franco-Belge themed airshow at
Lens, an airfield situated south of Lille and not far from our home base
in Kortrijk. This free event has grown in to one of the biggest airshows
in France. A real family show, a great flying program and the fantastic
weather made attendance number soar to an estimated 100.000. |
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July
29 |
Abingdon
Air & Country Show 2014 report
|
The Abingdon Air
& Country Show has always been on our agenda and this year was no
exception. The show opens the airshow season and is a very nice and cozy
family event supporting the Thames Valley Air Ambulance charity. The 2014
edition was blessed with perfect weather and the crowd turned up in big
numbers. The occasion also marked the first airshow appearance of the
newly restored Bronco 99+18. |
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July
20 |
UK
Bronco Fan Day 2014 report
|
In order to “pick-up
things from where we left off”, Bronco Demo Team brought its newly
restored OV-10 Bronco to Kemble airfield in the UK for its first public
showing on May 3rd, 2014. The aircraft was presented to during a free
event at Cotswold Airport (Kemble). |
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May
01 |
Bronco
Fan Day 2014 report
|
On a beautiful Sunday
afternoon, March 16, the third edition of the Bronco Fan Day took place
at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem homebase. The recently finished Bronco 99+18
was put outside under a clear blue sky, welcoming the many visitors. We
are very proud to have such a dedicated group of Bronco fans who support
us so much. The Bronco fan day has really become a gathering of friends. |
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April
22 |
Bronco
Training Weekend 2014 report
|
Each year, before
the season starts, Bronco Demo Team is coming together for a great weekend
spend to keep all things fresh before the First Airshow arrives. From
as far as Germany and Switzerland, the Crew Chiefs and Cheerleaders came
over to Kortrijk-Wevelgem to have a great weekend together. |
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December
03 |
Geilenkirchen
Open Day 2012 photo report
|
After the incident
which happened this summer, it has been calm on the website as the team
was concentrating on the recovery of Tony. With Tony, it is getting better
every day, thanks to the enormous support received by everyone. We still
had some great memories of the attended airshows this year, which we would
like to share with everyone. The first one is the Geilenkirchen Open Day
report, written by Tony himself, enjoy.
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June
16 |
RAF
Odiham Families day 2012 photo report
|
RAF Odiham is the
homebase of the Chinook Helicopter fleet and every year they organise
the Friends and Families day to welcome all the families and relatives
of the based personnel. This year the event was organised on Friday June
1st and welcomed again a great variety of aircraft and ground entertainment,
of which we were honoured to be invited to take part in this excellent
air event with the Bronco Demo Team. Check out the report
of our visit to the show!
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June
10 |
Abingdon
Air & Country show 2012 photo report
|
For the third time
in a row, and in the second season of the Bronco Demo Team, we had once
again the honour to present the OV-10B "Bronco" to the public
at the Abingdon Air & Country show. As the 2012 airshow season opener
the organisation did again a great job to offer the public a broad variety
of aircraft and entertainment for an enjoyable day out. Check out the
report of our visit to the
show!
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June
2 |
Bronco
99+18 first flight
|
Bronco Demo Team
are very pleased to announce that our third OV-10 Bronco, the former German
99+18, has successfully completed it’s maiden flight on Saturday
26th of May at Schwenningen-am-Neckar Airfield in Germany. The Bronco
had been on static display at the International Aviation Museum - Manfred
Pflumm since 1991. Check out the report of the fly-out which include some
very nice photographs!
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May
24 |
Schaffen
Fly-in 2012
|
From 11 till 12
August 2012, Diest Aero Club will organise the 29th edition of the international
oldtimer fly in at the airfield of Schaffen-Diest in Belgium. The yearly
event will again welcome a large variety of oldtimer aircraft from all
over Europe as well as a nice collection of oldtimer cars. We are very
pleased to anounce the Bronco Demo Team will once again be visiting the
event. It's a great honour to be the star of the event poster. We hope
to meet many oldtimer & Bronco fans! More info can be found at flyin.dac.be
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May
20 |
Bronco
Crew Chief training weekend 2012
|
In preparation for
the upcoming airshow season, the yearly Bronco Crew Chief training weekend
was held at Wevelgem airfield, Belgium. The whole crew chief team came
together and we welcomed two newcomers, Stijn Mennes and Cathy Lenaers,
who is our first female Crew Chief. The weekend was well spend with theoretical
and practical training. Check out the report! |
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May
20 |
30
years NATO AWACS - Geilenkirchen Open Door 2012
|
On 16
and 17 June the NATO E-3A Component celebrate its 30th anniversary with
a so called ’30 Years Jubilee event’ at the Geilenkirchen
Air Base in Germany. Aircraft from all over the world will visit the event
and ofcourse the E-3A AWACS aircraft will be in the spotlight. We are
very pleased to be able to take part in this celebration with the Bronco
Demo Team, so everyone is welcome to come and have a great day out. More
info can be found on the event website: www.e3a.nato.int |
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May
11 |
Florennes
International Airshow 2012
|
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,
see you all there! |
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May
6 |
Royal
International Air Tattoo 2012
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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!
|
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
|
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 here.
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March
1 |
New
Bronco Video
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
| 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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