Kawasaki Ki-48 ´Lily´ / Type 99

A full-scale replica of World War II Japanese twin-engine light bomber Type 99 / Kawasaki Ki-48 (Allied reporting name ´Lily´), exhibited in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia. Kawasaki Ki-48, designed in late 1930s, was Japanese approach to the idea of ´high-speed bomber´ – the aircraft capable of carrying independent... Read More

The Spitfire is making history again!

On 5th August 2019, the eyes of the aviation world, were focused on the Goodwood Aerodrome in Chichester, the United Kingdom. Just then, from that very airfield, a restored and properly modified for the task, shiny bare-metal style Spitfire Mk.IX (MJ271, G-IRTY) manufactured in 1943, took-off for its record breaking flight around the world,... Read More

Around the world with the Legend – Silver Spitfire-The Longest Flight Expedition

Thinking of the most famous fighter aeroplanes of the Second World War period, with no doubt a British Supermarine Spitfire is the first name that comes to minds for many of us. That is absolutely right, as that aircraft became one of an absolute icon of not only the British, but the worldwide aviation.... Read More

Mustang will roam over Pardubice again

Flying veterans of the World War II are among the main features of the Aviaticka Pout display programme. This year, the legendary North American P-51D Mustang will again roar over the Pardubice airfield. “From the audience’s feedback in previous years of the Aviation Fair, we know that the performance of the P-51D Mustang as... Read More