On 4th July 1753, the French inventor and aviation pioneer, as well as the first professional balloon pilot in the world, was born in Les Andelys, France. Since the childhood, Blanchard, a son of a […]
In June of 2025, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) carried out first-of-a-kind demonstration of new capabilities by teaming two MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft with Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and […]
Sikorsky H-34G (c/n 58-1100, formerly PZ+464, QB+467, QA+470, PC+202 and 80+35 of Heeresfliegertruppe / the German Army Air Corps), static display during the 2025 edition of Tag der Bundeswehr open-doors event, Bückeburg, June 2025. In […]
At the end of June, Oleg Kononenko celebrated his 61st birthday. And this creates a perfect opportunity to mention the Russian cosmonaut and milestones in space exploration he achieved, breaking several records of most time […]
On 27th June 1977, the Spanish training jet aircraft, CASA C-101 Aviojet, performed its first flight. The Aviojet was developed in response to the Spanish Air Force (since 2022 known as the Spanish Air and […]
The 11th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, held on 21st September 2024, was a perfect foretaste of the main, full day event that took place on the following day. Both the main event and the evening air […]
Avro Anson Mk I (c/n MH120, ZK-RAA, formerly MH120 of the Royal Australian Air Force, VH-BLP and VH-BAF), flying display during the 33rd Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair) air show, Pardubice, June 2025. In 1933, the […]
On 20th June 1914, two Austro-Hungarian aircraft, M.III Körting airship and Farman F.20 biplane, collided in mid-air near Fischamend, Lower Austria. As a result of the accident, both aircraft were destroyed and none of their […]
In recent months, references are made to possible use of McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom II for space launch missions. Such speculations arose in late April of 2025, due to financial documents published by Starfighters Space, […]
Aero L-39NG Skyfox (c/n 167017, ´0478´ of Centrum Leteckého Výcviku / Flight Training Centre – CLV) taking-off for flying display during the 33rd Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair) air show, Pardubice, June 2025. Search for a […]
All content on this page is copyrighted © 2018-2025 Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine