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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Latest updates
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
The 2019 airshow at Orange AB was certainly worth visiting. Check out our report
The last TLP of 2008 was a marvelous one. Check out the report
In 2019 we spent a great afternoon at Key Field ANGB in Mississippi
A report about the airshow at the former French AB Dijon in 2008 was added
On 15 June 2022 the Swedish Historic Flight landed on Volkel AB for a fuel stop
During the pandemic crisis we visited Ramstein AB. We added a report about that visit
During Air Defender we visited Hohn AB to witness the Louisiana ANG in action
In 2020 a SNAP exercise was held at Nörvenich. We added a report
Our report about the 2022 Airshow at St. Dizier is online
We added a report about the Elefant Walk at Volkel AB
We released a new website with a Soesterberg AB Movements database
Our article about EC 1/2 Cigones at Luxieul AB is online
We added a report about the Volkel airshow 1975
In 2010 Cambrai AB hosted an airshow. The last airshow ever on this French airbase
We published an article about the 159th FW at Air Defender 2023 in Full Stop Magazine
In 2017 we were at Fort Worth NAS JRB. Check out our report.
We visited Pardubice AB in the Czech Republic in 2015. Our report is now online.
Our report of the RNAS Yeovilton airshow is online
The fourth TLP of 2008 was a real Tornado fest. Check out our report
For more than 20 years the Royal Netherlands Air Force flew the NF-5. Check out our report
In 2006 the Dutch airshow was held at Leeuwarden AB. Here is a small report
The Grim Reapers trained at Leeuwarden AB in 2005. Check out the report
Check out our report about the great 2008 Tigermeet at Landivisiau
The Istres Airshow 2005 was tortured by a mistral wind, but we got a report
Turkish F-4’s were the highlight of TLP 2008-3, our report is online
The Cambrai Airshows were always worth visiting. Check out our report about an ‘ancient’ one in 1981
The European Trainers Meet and the Belgian Alpha Jet farewell were combined at Beauvechain AB in 2005
In March 2017 Italian Tornados operated from Nörvenich AB. A small report is online
Italian Harriers were the highlight of the TLP 2007-6 at Florennes. Check out our report
We added a report about the Koksijde airshow in 2005
In 2005 exercise Frisian Flag was back at Leeuwarden AB after a two year absence, see our report
Soesterberg AB was the place to be during the Market Garden commemoration in 2004. Check out our report