ILA Berlin Air Show, Schonefeld Airport

The Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung is held every two years, and claims to be the world's oldest airshow, dating back to 1909. The facilities are impressive and the organisation excellent, but the flightline faces south, so for most of the day photographers are shooting into the sun. The contribution by the German armed forces was very impressive.

Aircraft Operator Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Aero L-159A ALCA Czech Air Force 6060 ALCA = Advanced Light Combat Aircraft
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 Royal Navy ZZ375 Black Cats display pair
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 Royal Navy ZZ375 and ZZ515 Black Cats
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 Royal Navy ZZ515 Black Cats
Airbus A310-300 NoveSpace (CNES) F-WNOV Zero-G aircraft. Ex Interflug DDR-ABA, D-AOAA, Luftwaffe 10+21.
Airbus A310-300 MRTT Luftwaffe 10+27 Ex Lufthansa D-AIDI.
Airbus A320 DLR D-ATRA Advanced Technology Research Aircraft. Ex Aero Lloyd D-ALAE, Niki OE-LOE, F-WWDB.
Airbus A321/W Air Berlin D-ABCT  
Airbus A350-900 Airbus demonstrator F-WWCF My first A350 - as with most lightly loaded airliners at shows, put on a spirited act.
Airbus A400M Luftwaffe 54+01  
Airbus A400M Luftwaffe 54+02  
Airbus ACJ319 Luftwaffe 15+02 Operated for the Bundesrepublik Deutschland - German federal government. Ex D-AGAF.
Airbus E-Fan 2 mockup Airbus 'F-WATT' Electric-powered, may enter production.
Airbus Helicopters H135 Bluecopter Airbus Helicopters D-HEEX Technology demonstrator
Airbus Helicopters H145M (BK-117D-2m) Luftwaffe 76+04  
Akaflieg Berlin B13   D-7543  
Akaflieg Munchen Mu30 Schlacro   D-EKDF  
Akaflieg Munchen Mu31   Unmarked  
Antonov An-178 Antonov demonstrator UR-EXP  
Aquila A211-AT01   D-ESEX  
Bell 429 GlobalRanger Clip Logistics SP-MMA  
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III USAF 07-7187  
Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC-2A RAF ZH893  
Boeing CH-47F Chinook US Army 13-08132  
Boeing E-3A Sentry NATO LX-N90443 Ex USAF 79-0443
Canadair CL-13A Sabre 5 Luftwaffe 'BB-150' Actually BB-250
Canadian Vickers PBY-5A Canso (Catalina) Plane Sailing G-PBYA  
CASA C-295M Czech Air Force 0455  
CASA C-295M Polish Air Force 023  
CASA C-295M Portuguese Air Force 16701  
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan DLR D-FDLR  
Dornier Do-28D-2 Skyservant German Navy D-IRES, 59+11  
Douglas A-4N Skyhawk Discovery Air Defence Services C-FGZI 531 Ex Israeli AF 159533
Douglas A-4N Skyhawk Discovery Air Defence Services C-FGZO 532 Ex Israeli AF 159534
Douglas C-47B (DC-3C) Air Service Berlin 'D-CXXX' Ex G-AMRA, which was withdrawn from use here amd now replaces the original D-CXXX which crashed in 2010.
Douglas DC-6B Flying Bulls OE-LDM Ex JAT YU-AFA, Yugoslav AF 7451, 73101, 7511, Gambian AF GMB-110, Air Namibia V5-NCF, N996DM.
Embraer Phenom 300 Liebherr D-CLAM  
Eurocopter AS-350B Ecureuil Air Service Berlin D-HCOR  
Eurocopter EC-135T-1 German Army 8253 Ex D-HHDS, D-HHTS.
Eurocopter EC-665 Tiger UHT German Army 74+53  
Eurocopter-Kawasaki H145 (BK-117C-2) German Police D-HADP 332  
Eurofighter Typhoon S Luftwaffe 30+68 Luftwaffe 60th anniversary special livery.
Eurofighter Typhoon S Luftwaffe 31+07  
Eurofighter Typhoon S Luftwaffe 31+32  
Eurofighter Typhoon S Luftwaffe 31+35  
Extra EA-300L Uwe Wendt D-EZOZ Ex D-ETZJ
Formation - Airbus A310-300 MRTT Luftwaffe 10+24 Plus Typhoons and Tornados
Formation - massed choppers Luftwaffe    
Formation - NH90 and CH-53 Luftwaffe    
Formation - Tornados 'refuelling' Luftwaffe Front 46+22 rear 45+67  
Formation - 4 Tornados Luftwaffe    
Formation - Transall and A400M Luftwaffe    
Formation - 4 Typhoons Luftwaffe 30+48 30+64 30+73 30+56  
Fouga (Heinkel) CM-170R Magister Private D-IFCC Luftwaffe livery - ex 93+02
General Atomics Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper     UAV
Grob G120TP   D-ETPX The prototype
Grob G520T Egrett II   D-FHHH  
Hughes 269C   D-HGGE  
IAI Heron TP     UAV
Let L-410NG Let demonstrator OK-NGA  
Lisunov Li-2T Goldtimer Foundation HA-LIX Ex Hungarian AF S104, 209, Malev.
Lockheed P-3C CUP Orion German Navy 60+08 CUP = Capability Upkeep Program (upgrade).
Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules USAF 12-5756  
MBB Bo-105C DLR D-HDDP  
Messerschmitt Me-262A-1C Schwalbe replica Airbus Heritage Flight D-IMTT Luftwaffe livery. Ex N262MS.
MiG-29A Polish Air Force 105  
MiG-29A Polish Air Force 111  
Mil Mi-8MSB Motor Sich UR-MSF Parachutist dropping
Mil Mi-35 Czech Air Force 3368  
NHI NH-90 TTH German Army 78+11  
NHI NH-90 TTH German Army 78+13  
NHI NH-90 TTH German Army 78+14  
NHI NH-90 TTH German Army 78+29  
North American B-25J Mitchell Flying Bulls N6123C Ex 44-86893
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 Patrouille Suisse J-3085  
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 Patrouille Suisse J-3086  
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 Patrouille Suisse J-3087  
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 Patrouille Suisse J-3088  
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 Patrouille Suisse J-3090  
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 Patrouille Suisse J-3091  
Northrop F-5E Tiger 2 formation Patrouille Suisse    
Panavia Tornado ECR Luftwaffe 46+50  
Panavia Tornado IDS Luftwaffe 43+98  
Panavia Tornado IDS Luftwaffe 44+79  
Panavia Tornado IDS Luftwaffe 46+11  
Piaggio P-149D   D-ELKS RK-941 Ex 91+74
Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III Private D-GEKW Ex N8403L, D-GEKW.
Progressive Aerodyne Searey Private D-EDWV  
PZL-Mielec M-28TD Bryza-1 Skytruck Polish Air Force 0218  
Reiner Stemme Utility Air Systems Q01-100 Utility Air Systems prototype D-FQOI Composite recce aircraft developed with aid from Qatar, who ordered 17. RS-UAS collapsed 1/7/2018.
Rockwell B-1B Lancer USAF 86-0111  
RUAG Dornier Do-228NG RUAG demonstrator D-CNEU  
Saab JAS-39C Gripen Czech Air Force 9245  
Schempp-Hirth Discus 2c DLR D-9833  
Schleicher ASW-28-18E Akaflieg Berlin D-9118 Electric power conversion project
Sikorsky (VFW-Fokker) CH-53G German Army 84+35  
Sikorsky (VFW-Fokker) CH-53G German Army 84+88  
Sikorsky (VFW-Fokker) CH-53G German Army 84+97  
Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too Private F-PFJP  
Transall C-160D Luftwaffe 50+61  
Transall C-160D Luftwaffe 50+67  
Westland WAH-64D Longbow Apache AH1 British Army ZJ203  
Westland WAH-64D Longbow Apache AH1 British Army ZJ225  
Westland WG-13 Super Lynx Mk88A German Navy 83+26  
Yakovlev Yak-50 Private D-EJGS Ex DM-WQP, DDR-WQP.
Zlin Z-42MU Private D-EWMT Ex DDR-WMT
Zlin Z-326A FS Akrobat Special Private D-EWTR  

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