François Durafour, a Swiss aviation pioneer, was born on 27th November 1888 in Geneva. After completing his mechanical studies, Durafour initially worked at Ateliers Sécherons and then in 1910 he was employed as Hanriot aeroplane […]
This year´s edition of a Large Force Exercise ´Combat Raider´ was held between 19th and 23rd July 2021 in South Dakota. As usual, that training was focused on testing skills of pilots and aircrews in […]
Junkers A50ci ´Junior´, exhibited at Deutsches Museum Munich, October 2013 In the early years of aviation, an aircraft was usually associated with a wooden structure, strengthened with wires and being partially covered by fabric. That […]
A formation of four Zlín Z-50LX aerobatic aircraft from the Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team, flying display during an open doors event at Aeroklub Jaroměř, May 2013. Back in 1973, a development of a new single […]
The Day of the Russian Navy (День Военно-Морского Флота) is not only the biggest gala of the Russian fleet, but usually is recognized as the second largest military holiday in Russia (after the Victory Day […]
More than 15,000 of military personnel involved, eight training grounds thorough the country and a series of live-fire training activities held in the second part of June 2021 – that was a large-scale exercise of […]
CubCrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub EX (SP-YHB, c/n CCK-1865-0116), Kruszyn Aerodrome (Aeroclub of Włocławek), 25th April 2019. Carbon Cub is an aeroplane with superb flying capabilities, that may definitely be called a truly 21st century incarnation […]
It sounds a bit of a cliché to say that night flying requires advanced skills and capabilities, but that´s the way it is. Practically every aspect of flying is completely different in the dark. The […]
Two weeks ago, the 2021 edition of joint Romanian-Serbian military exercise ´Air Solution´ was successfully completed. Training activities were organized in both Romanian and Serbian airspace and on airfields located in both participating countries Although […]
Death of F/Sgt Ingvar Fredrik Håkansson, Swedish volunteer pilot in the Royal Air Force. Håkansson was born in the United Kingdom, in a mixed family of British mother and Swedish father (who was a navy […]
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