KLu Opendays  Volkel AB,  18/19 June 2004

Just like the arrival days I had to work during both KLu Opendays this year. It is always a nice experience to see the flying display from another point of view. During both day I was able to leave the local control bunker of a short while to take some shots of the static display and the flying display.

The first day began with the arrival of two F-16s from the Italian base Trapani. The weather during this first day was very unstable. This resulted in some very heavy rain showers during the afternoon.

During the second day, the weather was much better, which resulted in some nice sunny shots. One of the highlights of the flying display this year was the participation of the Swiss AF aerobatic team operating the Pilatus PC-7. Their some began with a nice fly-by together with a Swiss F/A-18 Hornet.

As you will see below I added some sepia to some of the shots of the historical planes like the Mitchell and the Dakota.