Report: Sanicole Airshow 2021
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| French Navy E-2C Hawkeye at Kleine-Broegel Air Base, Belgium. The aircraft was among the most acclaimed acts at the Sanicole Airshow 2021. |
Every year the Sanicole airshow at Leopoldsburg Airport (ICAO: EBLE) is a highlight of the show season. And certainly the sunset airshow has built up a great reputation.
In the year 2020 the show has been canceled due to the Corona/Covid outbreak. The show continued in 2021, but in a Corona friendly variant. The visitors were allocated fixed subjects with a maximum of 1500 per subject, without the possibility to switch.
Simultaneously and in collaboration with the Tiger squadron at vlb Kleine-Brogel, the participants of the Mini Tiger Meet also flew during the Sanicole show.
The highlight for many visitors was the spectacular evening show on Friday evening, September 10, 2021. The following aircraft gave a demonstration from the small Sanicole runway and from the nearby runway of Kleine-Brogel Air Base.
The participants of Friday evening were in the military part
from Belgium: the F-16 demo, the Agusta A109 demo, an Airbus A400M demo
from Switzerland: Patrouille Suisse demo team
from United Kingdom: Red Arrows demo team
from Hungary: the Saab Gripen demo
from France: Equipe de Voltige in the Extra 330
In the civilian part, the participants were
from Sweden: Jacob Hollander in his biplane with fireworks
from United Kingdom: the two gliders of 'Airborne Pyrotechnics' and the Consolidated Catalina
from France: the SA-300 Trescal Starduster
from Belgium: Kris van Den Bergh in his Hawker Sea Fury
Mini TigerMeet
Mini TigerMeet on Kleine-Brogel Air Base
On Saturday the spotter day took place at Kleine-Brogel. After a year of absence due to Covid, this time thousands of aircraft enthusiasts were present at the Belgian base for a great day. The absolute highlight through the eyes of the real spotters was the presence of a French Navy Hawkeye. The E-2C Hawkeye plays an important role on board the Charles de Gaulle (CdG). The aircraft, which is equipped with two turboprop engines, is a flying radar station for the crew of the ship and its aircraft.
A Mini Tiger Meet brought many participants from the Tiger squadrons in Europe to Kleine Brogel.
In the year 2020 the show has been canceled due to the Corona/Covid outbreak. The show continued in 2021, but in a Corona friendly variant. The visitors were allocated fixed subjects with a maximum of 1500 per subject, without the possibility to switch.
Simultaneously and in collaboration with the Tiger squadron at vlb Kleine-Brogel, the participants of the Mini Tiger Meet also flew during the Sanicole show.
The highlight for many visitors was the spectacular evening show on Friday evening, September 10, 2021. The following aircraft gave a demonstration from the small Sanicole runway and from the nearby runway of Kleine-Brogel Air Base.
The participants of Friday evening were in the military part
from Belgium: the F-16 demo, the Agusta A109 demo, an Airbus A400M demo
from Switzerland: Patrouille Suisse demo team
from United Kingdom: Red Arrows demo team
from Hungary: the Saab Gripen demo
from France: Equipe de Voltige in the Extra 330
In the civilian part, the participants were
from Sweden: Jacob Hollander in his biplane with fireworks
from United Kingdom: the two gliders of 'Airborne Pyrotechnics' and the Consolidated Catalina
from France: the SA-300 Trescal Starduster
from Belgium: Kris van Den Bergh in his Hawker Sea Fury
Mini TigerMeet
Mini TigerMeet on Kleine-Brogel Air Base
On Saturday the spotter day took place at Kleine-Brogel. After a year of absence due to Covid, this time thousands of aircraft enthusiasts were present at the Belgian base for a great day. The absolute highlight through the eyes of the real spotters was the presence of a French Navy Hawkeye. The E-2C Hawkeye plays an important role on board the Charles de Gaulle (CdG). The aircraft, which is equipped with two turboprop engines, is a flying radar station for the crew of the ship and its aircraft.
A Mini Tiger Meet brought many participants from the Tiger squadrons in Europe to Kleine Brogel.
Photos and text: Joris van Boven and Alex van Noije
Video: Alex van Noije
Video: Alex van Noije
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