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Aircraft and a whole lot more – Vadim Zadorozhny´s Museum of Vehicles

15th November 2020 Jacek Domański

Just about five kilometres from the Moscow city limits, located in the small settlement called Arkhangelskoye, there is one of the most amazing museums in Russia and even in Europe – Vadim Zadorozhny´s Museum of […]

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Light and shadow of Jester – a story of Marineflieger P-3C Orion MPA (1)

17th July 2020 Jacek Domański

Already shortly after its creation, the post-World War II German naval aviation (Marineflieger), started to play a significant role within the NATO structure in Northern Europe. Officially established in 1956, the naval aviation arm of […]

AVIATION HISTORY

Over the Atlantic Ocean in a suit – Stanisław Skarżyński

17th May 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Those roaring twenties, the ´golden years´ of aviation… This was a time when aviators outdo themselves, pushing the limits of what is possible. Aviation records were set one after another and reports of new outstanding […]

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Flying the impossible – an incredible story of daring flights

25th April 2020 Jacek Domański

Since the beginning of aviation, pulling off the impossible was a quite popular stunt among the pilots. Especially the well-known landmarks were seducing aviators for a spectacular flight around or through them, that could bring […]

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In search of the successor – An-2 for the 21st century

9th February 2020 Jacek Domański

Who hasn´t heard about Antonov An-2? An aeroplane that earned a worldwide recognition as icon of Soviet civil aviation, and even the Soviet Union era. Antonov An-2 is also the second biggest serial-manufactured single-engine biplane […]

AVIATION HISTORY

´Huey´ versus ´Colt´ – the story of unusual aerial combat

19th January 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

In 1968 the Vietnam War was at its peak. This was already a third consecutive year of Operation Rolling Thunder, considered as the most intensive air-ground offensive of the Cold War period. Since 2nd March […]

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´The Survivor´- a story of Bravo November

8th December 2019 Jacek Domański

In the history of human conflicts, there were countless legends created. Stories about the brave soldiers, military and political leaders were passed down through the generations and nowadays they are told by the traditional and […]

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Barkhane, Serval, Newcombe – the little-known operations in Africa.

1st December 2019 Jacek Domański

The sad news about the mid-air collision of two French helicopters in Mali, killing thirteen, flashed around the world a few days ago. This tragedy, paradoxically, recalled the world about ´Operation Barkhane´, the French-led mission […]

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A walk through the resting place of aviation legends

11th November 2019 Jacek Domański

November usually is the month in which we especially remember those who passed away. At this special time of the year, we´d like to share with you an article different than usual – a walk […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Failed dreams – unfinished projects of Czech aviation industry (1)

8th October 2019 Jacek Domański

Czech Republic (and earlier Czechoslovakia) is the country with long aviation tradition, dating back to 1918, when the first aviation manufacturing company was established. Before the World War II, the Czechoslovak aviation industry was comparable […]

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