The Berlin airlift begins.
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MILITARY AVIATION
Developing the better and effective rescue operations – Galileo SAR Meet 2023
Between 24th and 28th August 2023, the latest edition of Galileo SAR Meet took place in Nordholz air base, at the North Sea coast. Search and rescue crews from Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, the Czech Republic […]
AVIATION EVENTS
On the eve of Tag der Bundeswehr 2025 – spotter day in Bückeburg
This year’s edition of Tag der Bundeswehr, the annual open day of the German Armed Forces, took place on 28 June 2025 at ten different military facilities across the country. As tradition dictates, the event […]
AVIATION HISTORY
6 December 1944 – first flight of Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger
On 6th December 1944, new German single-engine jet fighter, Heinkel He 162, performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was developed under Jägernotprogramm (English: Emergency Fighter Programme), issued by Reichsluftfahrtministerium (English: Ministry of Aviation) on 3rd […]