Fouga CM-170R Magister

Fouga CM-170R Magister, D-IFCC (Quax Flieger) – a photo taken in June, during the spotter day in Nordholz air base (Fliegerhorst Nordholz), organized in addition to the Tag der Bundeswehr 2019 annual open doors event of the German armed forces. Developed in the early 1950s, as the replacement of piston-powered trainers in the French... Read More

The return of Rosinenbomber – 70th anniversary of the Berlin airlift.

On 26th June 1948, thirty-two C-47 transport aircraft took-off from the airfields located in the Allied occupation zones of Germany and headed for Berlin. Carrying 80 tonnes of cargo, including milk, flour and medicines, those aeroplanes started one of the most unique operations in the aviation history – the Berlin airlift. It was, with... Read More

5th edition of the Tag der Bundeswehr – aviation news and locations

Since the first edition in 2015, the open house event of the German armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr (the day of the Federal Defence Forces), met with the great interest and already exceeded the original intentions. The starting point was the idea of presenting the Bundeswehr as the attractive and reliable employer, together... Read More