Now in its 18th edition, the Nato Day in Ostrava remains one of the most important aeronautical events in the whole European continent. Here you can admire the equipment of the Ceko army and that of the Allies. All this in the pursuit of dynamic activities that do not include only the military world, but also the civilian one with firefighters and all those bodies aimed at guaranteeing the safety of the population.
Nato Days remains Europe’s largest safety event, here in two days it is also possible to admire the best planes and the best aerobatic patrols in a succession of emotions guaranteed by the great ability of the pilots and their extraordinary machines. Organized inside the Leoš Janáček airport in Ostrava in Mošnov, it welcomes thousands of fans every year from all corners of Europe.The fact of being able to photograph the aircraft perpendicular to the runway and being able to move freely around it, makes this event unique in its kind, here, the conditions for photographing are truly exceptional.
AMX International A-11 Ghibli 132° Gruppo Istrana AFB AMI
Special ‘AMX 30th Anniversary’ livery
Three vehicles presented by the Romanian Air Force both in static and in line flight. The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21-MF-75 belonging to the Escadrila 861 Aviatie Lupta with headquarters at the Constanta / Mihail Kogzlniceanu base is highly anticipated. On the ground, an IAR 99C Șoim and an IAR 330L SOCAT.
The participation of the other NATO forces is good. Present our air force with three aircraft. An Panavia Tornado ECR EA-200D of the 155th Group of the 6th Wing of Ghedi and two AMX of the 51st Wing of Istrana. One of the two in the extraordinary livery to celebrate 30 years of activity at the Italian Air Force.
Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21-MF-75 Escadrila 861 Aviatie Lupta Romanian Air Force
In flight the Typhoon FGR-4 of the Royal Air Force, and the McDonnell Douglas F / A-18C / D Hornet of the Swiss Air Force. Among the patrols in flight the Alpha Jet of the Patrouille de France the Fillandesi on Bea Hawk Mk51 (Midnight Hawks) and the second Swiss aerobatic patrol on Pilatus PC-7 (PC-7 Team)
Massive static presence of large USAF aircraft with a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker belonging to the 155th ARW assigned to the base of Lincoln (Air National Guard Nebraska).