The Berlin airlift begins.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Bell (Dornier) UH-1D Iroquois
Bell (Dornier) UH-1D Iroquois, formerly of Hubschraubergeschwader 64, exhibited at static display in Holzdorf air base, Tag der Bundeswehr 2018. Introduced in 1959, Bell UH-1 Iroquois quickly become one of the most-recognized helicopters in the […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Operationalising the Shift to Air Defence: Key Outcomes of the 2026 NATO Air Chiefs’ Symposium
On 10 April, Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) reported on its website that it had recently hosted the first of its biannual NATO Air Chiefs’ Symposia (NACS) for 2026. The event represents a vital strategic forum […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
29 September 1927 – death of Georg Wulf
On 29th September 1927, German aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer Georg Wulf died in an aviation accident. Georg Wulf was born in 1895 in Bremen, Germany. At the age of fifteen, he witnessed the first […]