PHOTO OF THE WEEK
LWF model V
LWF model V (c/n – , ´4´ of the Czechoslovak Legion), exhibited in the National Technical Museum, Prague, April 2025. In December of 1915, Edward Lowe Jr., Charles F. Willard, and Robert G. Fowler founded […]
Year: 2025
AIR SHOW NEWS
2025 European air show season – news and updates (3)
Every year, we are bringing your attention to some of the upcoming aviation events in Europe and sharing our experiences from their previous editions, as well as telling you the reasons, why we consider them […]
AVIATION HISTORY
30 May 1944 – maiden flight of Pilatus SB-2 Pelikan
On 30th May 1944, the Swiss-developed SB-2 Pelikan (English: pelican) light transport aircraft, performed its maiden flight. In 1938, the then Swiss Eidgenössisches Luftamt (Federal Aviation Office) launched the programme of new light transport aircraft, […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Royal Navy to consider the possibility of implementing MQ-9B SkyGuardian into service
The UK Ministry of Defence recently confirmed that the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is being assessed as a potential carrier-based airborne early warning (AEW) platform for the Royal Navy. Ben Obese-Jecty, […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-39-MC Phantom II (c/n 3579, formerly 68-0590 of the United States Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In the early 1960s, the […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Operation K – the longest bomb raid at the time
Between 3rd and 5th March 1942, the naval aviation of the Japanese Imperial Navy performed the long-range bomb raid on Oahu Island, commonly known as the second attack on Pearl Harbor. Officially codenamed Kē-Sakusen (K作戦 […]
AVIATION HISTORY
23 May 1923 – SABENA airline is founded
On 23rd May 1923, Societé anonyme belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation aérienne (Belgian Corporation for the Exploitation of Aerial Navigation) aviation carrier was established. The company, commonly known as SABENA (or Sabena), was the Belgian […]
AIR SHOW NEWS
CLV Pardubice at the Aviation Fair 2025
Centrum Leteckého Výcviku (Flight Training Centre – CLV) in Pardubice is among the regular participants of Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair) air show, and the forthcoming 33rd edition of the event will not be an exception […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
MILITARY AVIATION
Rappel training in Serbia
This month, personnel of the 72nd Special Operations Brigade and the helicopter squadron of the 98th Air Brigade of the Serbian Armed Forces performed a joint training in rappel insertion techniques. The exercise was performed […]