On 13th May 2024, a joint NATO airborne operation was executed in Romania. The parachute drop was part of exercise Swift Response 2024, one of multinational trainings within Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO´s largest collective defence […]
On 24th May 1910, Swiss aviation pioneer Émile Taddéoli was killed in an aviation accident, while performing a flying display with SIAI S.13 aeroplane at Romanshorn. Pierre Émile Taddéoli was born on 8th March 1879 […]
Zlín Z-526 AFS Akrobat Special (c/n 1301, D-EWBA, formerly SP-ENA), static display at Letiště Točná (Tocna Airport) open day, Prague, May 2024. The Z-526 AFS is an aerobatic aircraft belonging to family of training aeroplanes […]
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 […]
On 4th May 2024, for the first time during the current season, historical aircraft collection of the Classic Trainers association, located in Hangar 3 of the Plzeň-Líně airfield opened its doors for visitors. During the […]
On 17th May 1912, Alexandru Șerbănescu (nicknamed Alecu), Romanian pilot and the fighter ace of the World War II, was born in Colonești, Romania. Alexandru Șerbănescu began his military career in the late 1920s, when […]
The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber developed in the early 1930s. However, yet during the World War II, the aircraft – with its open cockpit, struts and braces, as well as maximum speed […]
Nord 1002 Pingouin II (c/n 274, G-ETME, formerly ´274´ of the French Air Force, then F-BFRV and N108J), static display during open doors day at Classic Trainers / Hangar 3 collection, Plzeň-Líně, May 2024. In […]
A few days ago, organization team of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť), the biggest civilian aviation event in the Czech Republic, disclosed two more participants of the upcoming, the 32nd edition of the show. Both of […]
On 10th May 1910, the Swiss aviation pioneer Ernest Failloubaz performed his first flight in a copy of Blériot´s aircraft. It was the first flight of Swiss citizen in a domestically built aeroplane therefore is […]
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