Welcome at Recce Reports
‘Recce’ is short for the military term ‘reconnaissance’: to obtain information about the activities of an enemy by visual observation.
And visual observation is exactly what Recce Reports does. Observe activities of military forces and report about it through digital and printed media. To inform those interested about developments and day-to-day operations in the military aviation society.
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22-05 In the summer of 2009 F/A-18s from the Swiss Air Force operated from Wittmund AB, Germany
18-05 We were at Iruma AB the day before the airshow and saw some arrivals and the show rehearsal from Blue Impulse
17-05 RAF Valley organized a charity photocall on 14 August 2008. Our report is now online
16-05 Check out our report about our visit to Hyakuri AB in October 2025 to see the Mitsubishi F-2 in action
14-05 Full Stop magazine published our story about our trip to Japan in 2025
09-05 A report from the old days is online; the 1979 Airshow at Spangdahlem AB
16-04 We visited the Luxeuil airshow in 2011. Check out the report
13-04 Our report about the NAS Oceana airshow 2024 is now online
29-03 In September 2024 we visited the 119th Fighter Squadron at Atlantic City ANGB, NJ. Our report is online
25-03 In May 2017 Austrian Eurofighters trained with the German Eurofighters on Wittmund AB. Check out our report
12-03 A SAR meet was held in 2007 at Koksijde AB. Our report is online
26-02 We uploaded an Early Years report about the 1983 airshow at Cambrai
23-02 In 2013 Wittmund AB a small event was organized at Wittmund AB to bid farewell to the F-4 Phantom. Our report is online
15-02 From the days that there was an annual airshow in the Netherlands, here is our report about the 1994 edition at Leeuwarden AB
02-02 We added a few publications to our 2025 section
31-01 In March 2009 the second last TLP at Florennes was held. Check out our report
26-01 The 2012 version of Frisian Flag had a Northern Europeanflavor. We uploaded a report about that edition
15-01 In 2023 we visited Luxieul AB, a report is now online
14-01 A report about the 1979 airshow at Ramstein AB was added. With a color- and black/white gallery
12-01 We added a report about the arrival day for the Sanicole airshow in Corona year 2021
2025:
We published a report about the Clean Hunter exercise at Twente AB in 2004
Our story about C-5 operations at Dover AFB was published in the August issue of Combat Aircraft Journal
Full Stop magazine published our story about the A-10’s of the 104th FS of the Maryland ANG
We added an ancient report about the airshow at Orange Air Base in 1982
The July episode of the Combat Aircraft Journal features our article about the A-10s of the 104th FS of the Maryland ANG
Full Stop magazine published two of our stories in one issue
We added a review about the first TLP of 2009 that was held in January at Florennes AB
A report about the Dutch Group of Light Aircraft in the 70s, 80s and 90s is added
Our report about Air Defender 2023 at Schleswig-Jagel is online
The 2001 version of Frisian Flag was held in October. A small report has been added to the Early Years section
A report about the 2012 commemoration of operation Market Garden at Eindhoven AB was added
Another old report about the 2008 50 years Phantom II photocall at Wittmund AB was added
Check out an old report about the Tiger Meet in 2011 at Cambrai AB
Our article in the October issue of Full-Stop Magazine has been added
We uploaded a report about the deliverance of four Belgian F-16’s to the Jordanian Air Force.
The exercise Iron Hand brought F-22’s from Tyndall AFB to Spangdahlem. Here’s the report
In 2018 the Ample Strike exercise was held at Namest AB. Check out our report
Although Frisian Flag 2010 was disappointing due to the Icelandic vulcano eruption, we still published a small report
In 2010 Volkel AB hosted the TIgermeet for the first time. We published a report