Félix du Temple de la Croix, born in 1823, was a French naval officer who devoted much of his life to developing flying machines. In 1857, du Temple patented a design for locomotion aérienne par […]
At the beginning of August 2024, the newest aircraft developed by Junkers Aircraft GmbH, designated A50 Heritage, successfully performed its maiden flight. The aeroplane is a version of already manufactured A50 Junior aircraft, however designed […]
On 13th September 1978, AS332 Super Puma, medium-sized utility helicopter, performed its first flight. The rotorcraft was developed as an upgraded variant of SA 330 Puma, the helicopter developed in the mid-1960s by the French […]
On 9th September 1942, a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y “Glen” floatplane dropped two incendiary bombs in the mountains of Oregon. The raid marked the first time that enemy aircraft had carried out an air raid on […]
In the first week of September 2024, F-35 Lightning II of the United States Air Force and the Eurofighter EF-2000 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) combat aircraft performed their first highway landing operations. That […]
According to the Russian authorities, until the end of the current decade, intensity of air traffic in Russia should increase one and a half times compared to 2023. At the same time, however, the number […]
On 6th September 1893, Claire Lee Chennault, an American military aviator and famous fighter pilot, was born in Commerce, Texas. Nevertheless, both date and place Chennault was born are just current (and official) version because […]
On 29th August 2024, Serbia and France officially signed bilateral documents confirming the purchase of twelve Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије). […]
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