23 February 2026
  • MILITARY AVIATION

    Hungary says farewell to its Mi-24 fleet

    According to Hungarian aviation media, the country’s armed forces have just retired their fleet of Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) attack helicopters, effective in the first week of February 2026. As reported by several Hungarian aviation websites1,2,3 , the [...]
  • AVIATION HISTORY

    20 February 1958 – F-104 Starfighter becomes operational

    On 20 February 1958, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, the new American interceptor aircraft, became operational with the 83rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the United States Air Force. The aircraft was designed in response to the USAF´s experiences from the Korean War. [...]
  • SPACE

    40th anniversary of the launch of Mir’s core module

    On 19 February 1986, a new chapter in human space exploration began with the successful launch of the DOS-7 core module of the Soviet space station “Mir”, marking the beginning of the first modular orbital space station ever built. The [...]
  • PHOTO OF THE WEEK

    Extra 330SC

    Extra 330SC (c/n SC018, OK-KOP), rehearsal for the Red Bull Air Race demo, on the eve of the 29th Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair) air show, Pardubice, May 2019. A series of aerobatic aeroplanes manufactured under the common brand name “Extra” [...]

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Lockheed L-10 Electra

by Jacek Domański in SHORT AVIATION STORIES

On 23 February 1934, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra passenger aircraft, flown by test pilot Marshall E. Headle, performed its maiden flight. The Model 10 was not only the first all-metal aircraft developed by Lockheed, but also its first twin-engine aeroplane. The airliner was designed [...]

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