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The annual exercise is run under the name of Tiger Meet. (All the aircraft involved have tiger emblems.) This year it includes nine squadrons with fifty aircraft and 1,000 personnel from eight nations.
NATO Tiger Meet 2021 drills are being run from the Beja Air Base in Portugal and include squadrons from NATO member states and from partner states as well. Switzerland is in the latter category. The Swiss aircraft flew to Portugal from their base at Meiringen. They are part of Fliegerstaffel 11, which has been a component of the NATO Tiger Association since 1981. Austria is also a participant.
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A witness filmed an experienced stunt pilot flying his pre-World War Two biplane just seconds before he lost control of the aircraft and died in an accident.
Video shows Angus Buchanan performing a stall turn in a Stampe biplane over a field near Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent yesterday at around 4.30pm before he crashed to the ground.
The witness, who saw the aircraft plummet at the site between Maidstone and Ashford, said the plane was one of three being flown and added it appeared to have performed a stall turn and lost control .
Mr Buchanan built and flew light aircraft, and was a member of the Stampe formation display team, an airshow act which performs spectacular 1930s-inspired manouevres at speeds of up to 130mph.
Nato Tiger Meet tactical-level live-fly event begins in Portugal 03 May 2021 (Last Updated May 3rd, 2021 14:16)
The Portuguese 301 “Jaguares Squadron-hosted Nato Tiger Meet event has started at Beja Air Base in Portugal.
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French Rafale at previous Nato Tigers Meet. Credit: courtesy of Nicola Carradossi and Allied Air Command archive.
The Portuguese 301 “Jaguares” Squadron-hosted Nato Tiger Meet event has started at Beja Air Base in Portugal.
More than 3,000 military staff and 57 aircraft with a tiger in their logo will take part in the two-week tactical-level live-fly event. It will be one of the largest international exercises ever conducted in Portugal.
Nine fighter and helicopter squadrons from Portugal, Greece, Italy, the US, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and France alongside Nato partner Switzerland will participate in the event.
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