On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]
On 14th January 1942 (or 13th January, according to some sources), a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky and designated Vought-Sikorsky VS-316 (aka XR-4, under its USAAF designation) performed its maiden flight, piloted by Les Morris, […]
On 12th January 1879, American aviation pioneer, Calbraith Perry Rodgers, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Calbraith Perry Rodgers was born into a well-known family of naval commanders. Among his ancestors were Commodore John Rodgers (born […]
In January and February of 2024, four F-35 Lightning II fighters of the Royal Norwegian Air Force will be deployed to Keflavik air force base to execute the first tour of duty within this year´s […]
On 29th December 1931, the Grumman FF biplane fighter aircraft performed its maiden flight. The October of 1929 was mainly marked by catastrophic collapse of American stock market, commonly known as the Great Crash and […]
As always at this time of the year, the United States Air Force has recently performed a humanitarian event known as the Operation Christmas Drop. Similarly to previous editions, the operation involved the United States […]
Poncelet (SABCA) Vivette (c/n 2, O-BAFH), exhibited in the aviation section of the Royal Museum of Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In 1920, Georges Néils – World War I aviation lieutenant and […]
At the end of 2023, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret – RNoAF) said farewell to its Sea King Mk 43 helicopters. The Westland-made rotorcraft have been retired after more than fifty years of active […]
Boeing/Vertol CH-47D Chinook (c/n M-3666, D-666 ´the Beast´ of the 299th Squadron, the Royal Netherlands Air Force), static display during the 40th Sanicole International Airshow, Hechtel-Eksel, September 2017. On 21st September 1961, a new American […]
The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has recently awarded the Boeing company a contract for six remanufactured MH-47G Chinook Block II helicopters, as a part of the US Army modernization programme. The latest […]
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