PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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AVIATION HISTORY6 March 1936 – Avro Anson enters the RAF service
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AVIATION HISTORY27 February 1965 – first flight of Antonov An-22
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AVIATION HISTORY20 February 1958 – F-104 Starfighter becomes operational
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AVIATION HISTORY13 February 1923 – Chuck Yeager is born
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AVIATION HISTORY6 February 1916 – airstrike on Zonguldak
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AVIATION HISTORY30 January 1930 – first flight of the Boeing XP-15
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AVIATION HISTORY23 January 1909 – first flight of Blériot XI monoplane
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AVIATION HISTORY9 January 1793 – the first balloon flight in the Americas
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AVIATION HISTORY2 January 1880 – Louis Breguet is born
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AVIATION HISTORY26 December 1975 – first operational flight of the supersonic airliner
From active duty to history – a short review of military aircraft retirements in 2025
FEATURED
The year 2025 marked aviation history with several notable farewells to iconic military aircraft. These included both well-known workhorses from the Cold War era and relatively newer designs that proved ineffective in the modern combat [...]
First ever wingsuit foil soaring flight with altitude gain
DREAMERS AND DOERS
In its press release published on 19 November 2025, the Red Bull company announced that Austrian wingsuit pioneer Peter Salzmann had once again pushed the boundaries of what is possible in human flight. This time, [...]
FEATURED
End of the tale – Poland retires its Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft
DREAMERS AND DOERS
Austrian wingsuit pilot sets the new world speed record
AVIATION HISTORY
RWD-8 – the most-produced pre-war Polish aircraft
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Founded on 6 January 1926, Lufthansa – Germany’s national airline and currently one of the world’s leading carriers – is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the company decided to give [...] -
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On 19 February 1986, a new chapter in human space exploration began with the successful launch of the DOS-7 core module of the Soviet space station “Mir”, marking the beginning of the first modular orbital [...] -
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On 27 February 2026, Hypersonix Launch Systems, the Brisbane-based company pioneering hypersonic flight technologies, successfully completed the maiden flight of its hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), known as the DART AE. This achievement represents a [...] -
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Short Aviation Stories
Antonov An-225 Mriya
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 [...]
