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Letter from the Editor – January 2021
Dear Friends, Fans and Followers! I´m really glad to be the one to write our first editorial in 2021. Usually, the turning point between the old and new year is, for most of us, a […]
Articles by Kacper Kolibowski
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Alenia Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN
Alenia Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale Frecce Tricolori, International Air Show Radom 2018. Certainly, the Frecce Tricolori (English: tricolour arrows) aerobatic group, being the subject of our current ´Photo of the Week´, does not need […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
18 December 1934 – Stearman Model 75 begins its military career
The famous Stearman Model 75 begins its military career. The Stearman Model 75, also known as just Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, is definitely an aeroplane that does not need to be especially introduced to […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Yakovlev Yak-23 / Як-23
Yakovlev Yak-23 (NATO reporting name ´Flora´), Polish Air Force ´06´, exhibited at the static display during a joint event of the 10th anniversary of F-16 service in the Polish Air Force and the Polish Air […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
4 December 1938 – maiden flight of Miles M.18
Miles M.18 aeroplane performed its maiden flight The Miles M.18 was a British light civil utility aircraft designed in late 1930s by Walter G. Capley. This single-engine, twin-seat, low-winged and fixed undercarriage aeroplane was built […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
27 November 1989 – L-100 Hercules of Tepper Aviation crashed in Angola
Lockheed L-100 Hercules of Tepper Aviation crashed on final approach to the airport in Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola. In November 1975, Angola has won independence from Portugal. However, that did not mean an immediate peace, […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
13 November 1940 – Handley Page Halifax entered service
Handley Page Halifax entered service with No. 35 Squadron at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. The Handley Page Halifax was a heavy bomber with a double vertical stabilizer, developed in response to Specification P.13/36 issued by the British […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang
Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang A46-139 ‘Phooey’ (NX32CS), taxiing after flying display at Poznań Air Show, May 2018 In 1942, Australia found itself in a difficult situation. The country was at war with Japan, which at that […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
6 November 1936 – Hugo Sperrle was entrusted the command of Legion Condor
Generalmajor Hugo Sperrle was entrusted the command of Legion Condor, with the field command given to Oberstleutnant Wolfram von Richthofen. When a military coup of Spain took place on 17th July 1936, the country, divided […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
PZL M18B Dromader
PZL M18B Dromader (c/n 1Z024-07, SP-FOH), taxiing after the water drop display – air show at the 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships 2019 in Toruń, Poland. The PZL M18 Dromader is a Polish agricultural […]