12 March 2026
  • AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

    13 March 1977 – first flight of Sikorsky S-76

    On 13 March 1977, the prototype of the Sikorsky S-76 medium-size utility rotorcraft performed its first flight. The development of the S-76 helicopter began in the mid-1970s and, initially, the rotorcraft was known as the S-74. However, over time its [...]
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    Airbus A330 MRTT

    Airbus A330-243 Multi Role Tanker Transport (c/n 1830, T-054 operated by Koninklijke Luchtmacht / the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force), exercise Lion Effort 2024, Čáslav, May 2024. The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) was developed in the [...]
  • AVIATION HISTORY

    6 March 1936 – Avro Anson enters the RAF service

    On 6 March 1936, Avro Anson, a new British twin-engine military aircraft, entered operational service with No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Anson was developed in the mid-1930s, in response to the Air Ministry requirements for a [...]

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

by Jacek Domański in SHORT AVIATION STORIES

During its nearly seventy years of existence, the Soviet Union developed several exceptionally large aircraft. Only a few entered serial production, such as the Tupolev TB-3, the Antonov An-124 and the Tupolev Tu-160. Others were built as single prototypes and had short operational lives, including [...]
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