On 8th December 1938, the only German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ was launched in Kiel. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, expansion of the Kriegsmarine (the German Navy) became one of the priorities […]
In the first decade of July 2023, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 (74th Tactical Air Force Wing – TaktLwG 74) organized – at its home base in Neuburg a.d. Donau – a Medieval Mini Tiger Meet. The […]
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan (c/n 4616, formerly 42-37620 USAAF, N15KK), flying display at Mini Tiger Meet 2023, Neuburg a.d. Donau, July 2023. In the late 1930s, the Beech Aircraft company developed a new, all-metal light aeroplane, […]
On 1st December 1932, a German mail and passenger aircraft Heinkel He 70, performed its maiden flight. The Heinkel He 70 was one of representatives of the new generation of German aircraft, designed and developed […]
On Thursday, 23rd November 2023, the Serbian authorities officially confirmed the country had acquired eleven Mi-35P attack helicopters from the Cypriot National Guard. The purchase was disclosed to public during the official visit of Aleksandar […]
During the year 1914, German aviation pioneers set several flight endurance world records, successively increasing the time they spent in the air, without refuelling. Although the last record in that series remained unbroken for more […]
On 24th November 1924, Fokker F.VII airliner of the KLM Dutch airline landed in Jakarta, successfully completing the first air bridge between the Netherlands and the Dutch East indies. The first decade after the Great […]
TL Ultralight TL-3000 Sirius (c/n ?, OK-TAA 54), landing at LKBR / Broumov airfield, Broumov, September 2022. In 2007, during the Aero Fredrichshafen aviation fair, the TL Ultralight company for the first time disclosed to […]
On 15th November 2023, NATO officially announced that the Alliance finally selected Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as its new Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) platform. The new aircraft should replace the existing but ageing fleet […]
On 16th November 2023, the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије) officially received its second Airbus C295 medium tactical transport aircraft. A short handover ceremony took place at […]
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