PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Airbus H145M
Airbus H145M LUH SOF and Airbus H145M LUH SAR (c/n 20136 and c/n 20360, ´76+14´ and ´77+08´ of the German Armed Forces), rehearsal for flying displays at 2025 edition of Tag der Bundeswehr open doors […]
Luftwaffe
AVIATION HISTORY
25 April 1945 – Graf Zeppelin aircraft carrier is captured by the Red Army
On 25th April 1945, the only German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ was captured by the Red Army in Stettin (now Szczecin, in Poland). However, shortly before she was significantly damaged by the Germans themselves who […]
AVIATION HISTORY
7 March 1932 – maiden flight of Junkers Ju 52/3m
On 7th March 1932, the new version of Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft, powered by three BMW 132 radial engines, made its first flight. The Junkers Ju 52 was created in 1930, initially being just […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Living history day – the 80th anniversary of the air battle over the Ore Mountains
On 11th September 1944, a formation of B-17G Flying Fortress bombers from the 100th Bomb Group of the Eight Air Force USAAF, took-off for another mission against Germany. The target of the day were oil […]
AIR SHOW NEWS
Tag der Bundeswehr 2025 – the date and locations are already announced
On 2nd December 2024, the German Ministry of Defence officially disclosed the date and locations of the annual open-doors event of the German armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. In 2025, the event will be […]
AVIATION HISTORY
6 December 1944 – first flight of Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger
On 6th December 1944, new German single-engine jet fighter, Heinkel He 162, performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was developed under Jägernotprogramm (English: Emergency Fighter Programme), issued by Reichsluftfahrtministerium (English: Ministry of Aviation) on 3rd […]
MILITARY AVIATION
USAF and Luftwaffe join the Finnish highway operations – Baana 24 exercise
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 […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM, NATO reporting name Mongol-B (c/n 02695156, formerly ´256´ of Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee / the Air Forces of the National People’s Army and then 23+77 of the Luftwaffe), exhibited at Museum auf dem […]
AVIATION HISTORY
50th anniversary of Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft
Yesterday, on 14th August 2024, the Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft celebrated the 50th anniversary of its maiden flight. A brief history of development and operational service of that aircraft was already mentioned in a […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Panavia PA-200 Tornado ECR
Panavia PA-200 Tornado ECR (c/n 860, ´46+40´ of Luftwaffe / the German Air Force), taking-off for the COMAO mission during the NATO Tiger Meet 2024, Fliegerhorst Schleswig/Jagel, June 2024. Exactly fifty years ago, on 14th […]