On 22nd October 1909, Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman ever to pilot a heavier-than-air, powered aircraft and also the first female pilot that performed a solo flight. Élisa Léontine Deroche, as that was […]
The city of Friedrichshafen is inextricably linked to the history of German aviation. Here, on the northern shoreline of Bodensee (English: Lake Constance), Count Ferdinand of Zeppelin located his dirigible factory and developed his famous […]
Only a short walk away from the famous ´Conquerors of Space´ memorial in Moscow, there is an interesting museum focused in the space exploration history, located within an area of the VDNH trade show and […]
On 3rd January 2021, within the area of an air base in Yekaterinburg (used by the separated military transport aviation regiment of the Central Military District), an Alley of the Russian Glory was officially opened. […]
Just about five kilometres from the Moscow city limits, located in the small settlement called Arkhangelskoye, there is one of the most amazing museums in Russia and even in Europe – Vadim Zadorozhny´s Museum of […]
A week ago, the aviation world was disturbed by an incident that occurred in the British Isles. By this, we mean the engine problems suffered by the Catalina flying boat called ‘Miss Pick Up’ while […]
A few kilometres from Cuxhaven, the well-known tourist spot of the North Sea, the Nordholz Naval Airbase (Fliegerhorst Nordholz) is located. And next to the main entrance to the base, one of the most interesting […]
When we talk about Russian military museums, usually Monino and Kubinka are the first that come to mind. And, without a doubt, those two locations are the best known ones, being the ´dream spot´ for […]
On 9th May 1995, at the 50th anniversary of the Victory Day in Europe, during the grand ceremony and with participation of 55 official foreign delegations, the memorial complex at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow was […]
Those roaring twenties, the ´golden years´ of aviation… This was a time when aviators outdo themselves, pushing the limits of what is possible. Aviation records were set one after another and reports of new outstanding […]
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