Thinking of the most famous fighter aeroplanes of the Second World War period, with no doubt a British Supermarine Spitfire is the first name that comes to minds for many of us. That is absolutely […]
On 26th June 1948, thirty-two C-47 transport aircraft took-off from the airfields located in the Allied occupation zones of Germany and headed for Berlin. Carrying 80 tonnes of cargo, including milk, flour and medicines, those […]
On this day, June 18th, it’s been 103 years since the death of Max Immelmann – one of the most famous German aerial aces of the Great War, and the “godfather” of one of the […]
In June of 1989, during Paris Le Bourget Air Show, the Soviet Union for presented their new single-seat, highly-manoeuvrable jet fighter aeroplane, designed and built by Sukhoi Design Bureau and named Su-27 (NATO reporting name […]
Wernigerode is a relatively small town situated in the heart of the Harz mountains. The city is a well-known holiday destination, famous for its picturesque old town with the medieval city hall and other historic […]
The history of the royal Belgian military museum dates back to 1910, when the first historical military exhibition was held in the area of Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark in Brussels. The Cinquantenaire complex was […]
It all began in the late 1960s, approximately ten years from the establishment of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), when the first 88 McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom supersonic jets were bought for the air force […]
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