Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer was born in 1871, in Bakkebølle, Denmark. He trained as a watchmaker, then served with the Royal Danish Navy and later moved to Copenhagen, where he worked as a mechanic. In 1898, […]
As part of the international exercise BALTOPS 24, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) deployed a detachment of the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets to Ronneby air base in Sweden. The Harrier […]
On 21st June 1933, the British single-engine amphibious biplane Supermarine Seagull V (later known also as Walrus), performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was developed as a private venture of the Supermarine company, designed by […]
On 17th June 1910, Vlaicu I, an aircraft built by Aurel Vlaicu, performed its maiden flight near Cotroceni Hill (Dealul Cotroceni) in Bucharest. It was the very first flight of a powered aeroplane in Romania. […]
On 17th June 2024, the Airbus company officially confirmed the Belgian procurement of H145M helicopters. The Kingdom of Belgium will acquire fifteen rotorcraft of that type for the country´s armed forces and another two for […]
Piaggio P.149 / FWP.149D (c/n 256, D-ELKS, formerly 91+74 of the Luftwaffe), static display during Tag der Bundeswehr, open-door event of the German Armed Forces, Fassberg, June 2024. History of the P.149 light training aircraft […]
On 11th June 2024, the Arajet´s tenth Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliner was delivered to Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. The delivery supports current growth strategy of the Dominican national carrier which is now planning […]
On 14th June 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Brown took-off from St. John´s airfield on Newfoundland in their attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The two British aviators flew a modified Vickers Vimy F.B.27A Mk […]
On 16th June 1963, Vostok 6 spacecraft was launched from Baikonur cosmodrome, with just one cosmonaut on board – Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman in space. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Валентина Владимировна Терешкова) was […]
Bell OH-58B Kiowa (c/n 42249, 3C-OK of the Austrian Air Force / Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte), static display during open doors day at 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base of the Czech Air Force, Náměšť nad Oslavou, May […]
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