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Dornier Do 28D2 Skyservant

28 March 2023 Jacek Domański

Dornier Do 28D2 Skyservant (c/n 4186, D-IRES, formerly 59+11 of the Luftwaffe) taxiing at Roudnice airfield runway during Memorial Air Show 2019, Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic, June 2019. Speaking of Dornier Do 28, a […]

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Norway choses MH-60R Seahawk as the new maritime helicopter

25 March 2023 Jacek Domański

On 15th March 2023, the Norwegian government officially announced that the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk was selected as the country´s new maritime helicopter. It was also confirmed that the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence follows to […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

24 March 1918 – John Trollope achieves seven aerial victories in a day

23 March 2023 Jacek Domański

On 24th March 1918, John Lightfoot Trollope scored his ninth to fifteenth aerial victories, becoming the first British pilot to shot down seven enemy aircraft in just one day. John Lightfoot Trollope was born on […]

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The rain and the sun – 30th anniversary of Memorial Air Show

20 March 2023 Jacek Domański

The jubilee, 30th anniversary edition of Memorial Air Show took place on 25th and 26th June 2022, at Roudnice nad Labem airfield in the Czech Republic. That year´s event was really exceptional, and this was […]

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Boeing to commence production of MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters

18 March 2023 Jacek Domański

Last week, the Boeing company in an official press release confirmed commencement of the MH-139A Grey Wolf rotorcraft. That announcement was a direct result of awarding the company by the United States Air Force a […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

17 March 1937 – Amelia Earhart´s first attempt to circumnavigate the world

16 March 2023 Jacek Domański

On 17th March 1937, Amelia Earhart and her team flew the first leg of the planned round-the-world flight with Lockheed Electra 10E. The first stage of that flight began in Oakland, California and ended in […]

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P-3 / PC-12 / PC-7 – the Pilatus formation

14 March 2023 Jacek Domański

Formation of Pilatus aircraft: P-3-05 (c/n 497-46, formerly A-859 of the Swiss Air Force, D-EPCI), PC-12/47E (c/n 1627, OO-NLT) and PC-7-II ´Astra´ (c/n 615, N60LT), performing a flying display over Kleine-Brogel air base during Spotter […]

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Joint Viking 2023 – this year´s largest military exercise in Norway

13 March 2023 Jacek Domański

On 6th March, this year´s largest military training activity in Norway began. Within the exercise codenamed Joint Viking, the country´s armed forces, their allies and civilian partners will train on defending Norway. Joint Viking is […]

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Boeing receives the USAF contract for E-7 AEW&C aircraft

11 March 2023 Jacek Domański

On 28th February this year, the Boeing company informed about receiving the United States Air Force contract for development a dedicated variant of E-7 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft for the USAF. The E-7 […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

10 March 1925 – first flight of Supermarine Southampton

9 March 2023 Jacek Domański

On 10th March 1925, the British military reconnaissance flying boat Supermarine Southampton performed its first flight. In the mid-1920s, the British authorities were hopelessly looking for new flying boats for military service. At that time, […]

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