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Articles by Jacek Domański
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
16 September 1914 – Canadian Aviation Corps was established
On 16th September, Colonel Sir Samuel Hughes, the Minister of Militia and Defence, approved the establishment of the Canadian Aviation Corps (CAC). Creating the CAC was the very first attempt to build the Canadian air […]
MILITARY AVIATION
SAAF Gripen flies again
According to some press information and social media posts, the JAS-39 Gripen fighter of the South African Air Force took into the skies again, after a one-year grounding. The first flight after that break was […]
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Avia 14-32A (Ilyushin Il-14)
Avia 14-32A / Ilyushin Il-14, manufactured under licence in Czechoslovakia (c/n 805119, formerly OK-MCI of the Czechoslovak Airlines), open-air exhibition in Kbely Aviation Museum, Prague (Letecké muzeum Kbely), August 2022. A short story of development […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Heritage C-130H of the Montana Air National Guard
In October of 2021, Montana Air National Guard (MTANG) officially revealed to general public one of its C-130H Hercules aircraft, painted in a special heritage livery. That special paint scheme was applied on the aircraft […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
9 September 1942 – Lookout Air Raid
On 9th September 1942, a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y “Glen” floatplane dropped two incendiary bombs in the mountains of Oregon. The raid marked the first time that enemy aircraft had carried out an air raid on […]
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NASA/NSF operations at Osan AFB
From late July to early September this year, Osan air base of the United States Air Force, located near Pyeongtaek, South Korea, was hosting several scientific agencies and their aircraft. This special activity was held […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
2nd September 1947 – maiden flight of Hawker Sea Hawk
On 2nd September 1947, prototype of new Hawker jet aircraft designated P.1040 (VP401) or, following its naval designation, N.7/46, performed its first flight. Two years later, the aircraft was approved for serial production and received […]
MILITARY AVIATION
9th edition of Ample Strike exercise is launched
On 29th August 2022, the ninth edition of multinational exercise Ample Strike / Odolné nebe 2022, focused on enhancing the level of cooperation between aviation crews and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC). As usual, the […]
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Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet E
Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet E (c/n E33, 705-FJ of the French Air Force / Armée de l’Air), static display at Kleine-Brogel air base spotter day, September 2019. In the early 1960s, European NATO countries […]