Junkers J 1 (full-scale replica), exhibited at Technikmuseum “Hugo Junkers” in Dessau, August 2025. Hugo Junkers was one of the best-known German inventors of the early 20th century. His early career was related to mechanical […]
On 6th September 2025, Benediktinský Aeroklub Broumov (the Benedictine Aeroclub Broumov) organised another edition of its annual open day. Despite the rainy weather, the event attracted many curious visitors from nearby communities, as well as […]
On 19th September 1949, the prototype of the Fairey Gannet, a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare aircraft, made its maiden flight at Aldermaston, England. In 1945, the British Admiralty issued requirement GR.17/45 for a new anti-submarine […]
It was in early November 2024 that we first wrote about wingsuit flyer Peter Salzmann and his feat of breaking three world records in a single flight. Now, almost a year later, the Austrian skydiver […]
Georg Wulf, the German aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, was born in 1895 in Bremen. At the age of fifteen, he witnessed the first aviation trials attempted by Henrich and Wilhelm Focke. Although their canard-wing […]
HC-2 Heli Baby (c/n 002 – 2nd prototype, RA-05 of the Czechoslovak Air Force, formerly OK-10), light utility helicopter, on display at the National Technical Museum, Prague, April 2025. In the late 1940s, the development […]
On Wednesday, 10th September 2025, the Singaporean government officially announced its decision to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The announcement followed a meeting held that day at Pentagon between Chan Chun […]
On 12th September 1934, prototype of Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter performed its first flight. Developed by Gloster as a private company venture, the Gladiator became a quite popular fighter aircraft of the late 1930s. In […]
Claire Lee Chennault, an American military aviator and famous fighter pilot, was reportedly born on 6 September 1893 in Commerce, Texas. However, neither his exact date nor place of birth is officially confirmed. Chennault himself […]
In early September 2025, the Polish Naval Air Brigade officially retired its last Mil Mi-14PŁ anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. The Mi-14PŁ (the Polish designation for the Mi-14PL) served as the primary ASW (anti-submarine warfare) rotorcraft […]
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