At the end of May, the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) performed a series of live-fly trainings at the Mountain Warfare Center in Bridgeport, California. The exercise included logistic support mission and high-altitude flights […]
Ryan ST3KR / PT-22 Recruit (c/n 2186, formerly 41-20977 of the US Army Air Corps), flying display at 30th Aviation Fair, Pardubice, May 2022 Tubal Claude Ryan, aviation pioneer born in 1898, was one of […]
Last week, the aviation and air defence units of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије) took part in the joint tactical exercise, codenamed Sky Shield 2022 (Небески […]
On 10th May 1972, a prototype of new American close air support (CAS) aircraft, designated YA-10, performed its maiden flight. Over the next fifty years the aeroplane, officially named A-10 Thunderbolt II but commonly nicknamed […]
Aviation event held annually at Aeroklub Plasy airfield is the traditional opener of the Czech air show season. This year, the show returned after a two-year gap caused by coronavirus outbreak – and it was […]
On 20th May 1784, Marchioness and Countess de Montalembert, Countess de Podenas and Miss Lagarde ascended in a tethered balloon of the Montgolfier system and therefore they became the first women ever to fly. In […]
This year´s air show season is already in full swing, so it is time to provide you even more news and announcements in our fifth article of the series, fully focused on the 43rd edition […]
One of the latest press releases of the Serbian Ministry of Defence, focused on flight training performed by cadet pilots at Batajnica air base, have created the perfect opportunity to get a closer look at […]
On 13th May 1930, Jean Mermoz, French aviation pioneer, opened the south transatlantic postal line, from Saint-Louis in Senegal to Natal, Brazil, flying in Latécoère 28 floatplane. Jean Mermoz was born on 9th December 1901 […]
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