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MILITARY AVIATION

Joint exercise of Serbian and US special forces

6th December 2021 Jacek Domański

A three-week joint exercise of Serbian and US special forces was held this past month, at Peskovi training ground in eastern Serbia. The special operation forces of both countries had focused on practising anti-terrorism operations, […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

3 December 1945 – the first ever aircraft carrier landing of a jet-powered aircraft

2nd December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 3rd December 1945, a Sea Vampire flown by Captain Eric Brown successfully landed onto HMS Ocean. It was the first time ever, when a purely jet-powered aircraft has landed onboard an aircraft carrier. The […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Modernization of the Voronezh air base

1st December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 24th November 2021, the Voronezh Malshevo air base (also known as Voronezh Southwest or just Baltimor) was officially opened after its modernization. The airfield will be a new home for Sukhoi Su-34 strike fighters […]

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Boeing E-3A Sentry

30th November 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing E-3A Sentry (LX-N 90450, c/n 22845, NATO E-3A Component), in flight over the Czech Republic, November 2021. In the 1970s, the NATO authorities identified the need of acquiring a fleet of an Airborne Early […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Nesterov loop over the South Ural

29th November 2021 Jacek Domański

In the middle of November 2021, Su-34 aviation crews of the Central Military District performed a series of live-fly exercises in the area of South Ural region. Among elements of the training, advanced aerobatic manoeuvres […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

26 November 1943 – Edward O’Hare was shot down during a night-time fighter mission

25th November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 26th November 1943, Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O’Hare – the US Navy´s first fighter ace – was shot down during a night intercept mission, flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat. His aircraft was never found. […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Junkers Ju 52/3m (CASA 325L)

23rd November 2021 Milan Doležal

Junkers Ju 52/3m (assembled in Spain as CASA 325L, c/n 13, F-AZJU), Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis, Plzeň/Líně airfield, September 2018. The Ju 52 was created in 1930, initially being just another single-engine aircraft representing the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Airborne training in austere environment

22nd November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 9th November this year, US Army aviators, Air Force tactical air control specialists and Air Force special warfare airmen conducted a joint airborne training in the vicinity of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska. The […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

19 November 1915 – the first CSAR operation

18th November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 19th November 1915, Squadron-Commander Richard Bell Davies of No. 3 Squadron RNAS performed a successful rescue operation behind enemy lines, in order to save Flight Sub-Lieutenant Gilbert Formby Smylie. It is widely considered the […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Russian Helicopters and AJ Holding established a joint venture for rotorcraft sales

18th November 2021 Jacek Domański

During the ongoing Dubai Airshow 2021, the Russian Helicopters holding (being a part of Rostec State Corporation) and the Emirati-based company AJ Holding LLC, have disclosed a few details about recently established joint venture named […]

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