Wednesday 19 December 2018

26-29 November 2018 Ninth edition of the Kish International Air Show - Iranian Tomcats, F-4 Phantoms in action






The Ninth edition of the Kish International Air Show has recently taken place on the Persian Gulf island in southern Iran. This four-day event and exhibition is the most important showcase for Iran's aviation and aerospace industries and is held every two years. It is also the place to see the last F-14 Tomcats still in service anywhere.





Aircraft displaying included the F-14, F-4, KC 707 and 747 Tankers, MiG-29, L-39, Saeqeh (twin 'V-tailed' Northrop F-5 development/rebuild)  captured Iraqi Su-22 Fitters along with displays from the Russian Swifts and the Baltic Bees (L-39s)



..Two images via foxtwo.pl courtesy of the Aviationist blog. See link in side-bar. Below; still captured from Iranian TV news report



Liyu Wu photo on FB here








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Paul Filmer Kish airshow photos at the Global Aviation resource site here