6 USAF F16C Block 40 from the 80th FS (Fighter Squadron) tailcode: WP “Headhunters” stationed in Kusan Airbase, Korea, arrived at Paya Lebar Airbase on 25 August. The exercise code name “Commando Sling 16-3” kicked off on August 26. The 80th FS last participated Commando Sling was in 2012. Based on the last year’s Commando […]
The RSAF is a First Class Air Force, always ready to deter aggression and defend Singapore and its interests. We will respond decisively to the full spectrum of missions from peace to war as part of an integrated SAF. We will be superior in the air and decisively influence the ground and maritime battles. The […]
Japanese Air Force One and Two arrived in Singapore en route to Kenya for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development held on 27 to 28 Aug 2016. During the stopover, Mr. Abe and his wife made a visit to Parliament House to pay their respects to the late former Singapore President S R Nathan who […]
The Nikon D500 is currently the flagship DX cropped sensor camera from Nikon. It’s APS-C sensor with 1.5x crop factor gives it more reach than a full frame camera. An important asset for shooting airplanes and wildlife. I was able to put my name in the long list of preorders at my local camera store […]
Sharing our good friends from Australia, aviationspottersonline.com, recent invitation by the RAAF’s Pitch Black media team on Friday 5th August. Enjoy! ASO were privileged to be invited by the RAAF’s Pitch Black media team to have a ring side seat for the first wave of aircraft launches on Friday 5th August, and boy, we weren’t disappointed one […]
Editor: We are pleased to present the first article for MAphotoSG by Mark Zerafa from Malta. With his contributions, we hope to bring interesting European based articles on military aviation. The three SA316B Alouette IIIs in service with the Armed Forces of Malta have had a colourful history, and although they may seem outdated compared […]
One of the best display teams around, the Turkish Stars are the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force. The team flies with 8 Canadair NF-5 painted in the red and white of the Turkish Flag. The NF-5A is a variant of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter planes obtained from the Royal Netherlands Air […]
Come 9th August 2016, Singapore will be celebrating 51 years of independence! Some of our members were out and about capturing the magnificent State Flag flypast since July onwards. In every National Day Parade (NDP), the huge State Flag has always been the symbol of the parade. The flag flypast will usually appear in front of […]
