Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

2nd December 2021

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

3 December 1945 – the first ever aircraft carrier landing of a jet-powered aircraft

On 3rd December 1945, a Sea Vampire flown by Captain Eric Brown successfully landed onto HMS Ocean. It was the first time ever, when a purely jet-powered aircraft has landed onboard an aircraft carrier. The Sea Vampire was a naval [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Modernization of the Voronezh air base

On 24th November 2021, the Voronezh Malshevo air base (also known as Voronezh Southwest or just Baltimor) was officially opened after its modernization. The airfield will be a new home for Sukhoi Su-34 strike fighters of the 6th Red Banner [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Boeing E-3A Sentry

Boeing E-3A Sentry (LX-N 90450, c/n 22845, NATO E-3A Component), in flight over the Czech Republic, November 2021. In the 1970s, the NATO authorities identified the need of acquiring a fleet of an Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, to be [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Nesterov loop over the South Ural

In the middle of November 2021, Su-34 aviation crews of the Central Military District performed a series of live-fly exercises in the area of South Ural region. Among elements of the training, advanced aerobatic manoeuvres were practised to perfection, including [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

26 November 1943 – Edward O’Hare was shot down during a night-time fighter mission

On 26th November 1943, Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O’Hare – the US Navy´s first fighter ace – was shot down during a night intercept mission, flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat. His aircraft was never found. Edward ´Butch´ O´Hare was born [...]

Made in Czechoslovakia – Zlín Trenér family

AVIATION HISTORY

27th October 2021

More than 74 years ago, on 20th October 1947, new Czechoslovak monoplane took-off for the first time. Commonly known as Zlín Trenér (English: trainer), the aircraft gave start for an entire series of Czechoslovak aerobatic [...]

´Mumbling bee´ – the story of C-160 Transall airlifter

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25th August 2021

Almost sixty years ago, Transall C-160 transport aircraft took-off for its maiden flight. Officially introduced in 1967, the Franco-German airlifter is currently approaching the end its active duty. And that creates a good opportunity to [...]

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