SHORT AVIATION STORIES
Year: 2025
MILITARY AVIATION
Azerbaijan to acquire up to forty JF-17C Block 3 fighters
On Friday, 6th June 2025, the Pakistani government officially announced, through a statement on its social media platforms, about concluding an agreement with Azerbaijan authorities regarding the sale of the CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder. The newly […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Airspeed Oxford Mk I (c/n PAC.936, O-16 of the Belgian Air Force, formerly MP455 of the Royal Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Serbia and Egypt – joint exercise of special forces
At the end of May 2025, the special operation forces from Serbia and Egypt completed a joint exercise focused on counter-terrorism operations. The bi-national training activities were actively supported by helicopter units of Ратно ваздухопловство […]
AVIATION HISTORY
6 June 1917 – Sopwith Cuckoo is approved for test flight
On 6th June 1917, the first wheeled torpedo-carrying aircraft in the world, Sopwith Cuckoo biplane, was officially approved for test flight. Shortly after, the aeroplane performed its maiden flight, although the exact date is unknown. […]
SHORT AVIATION STORIES
Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski
The successful Ignis mission to the International Space Station in June and July 2025 marked a historic milestone for Poland. Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski became the second Pole in history to fly into space, after Mirosław Hermaszewski, […]
AVIATION EVENTS
Marked by jubilees – the 44th International Sanicole Airshow
The 44th International Sanicole Airshow, held on 22nd September 2024, was one of the final events in the 2024 air show calendar and, with no exaggeration, a jewel in the crown of European aviation events. […]
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 […]
AVIATION EVENTS
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, […]