On 29 May 1951, Charles F. Blair Jr. flew over the North Pole in a P-51C Mustang fighter aircraft. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1909, Blair was one of those pilots for whom flying […]
Those roaring twenties, the “golden years” of aviation… This was a time when aviators outdid themselves, pushing the limits of what was possible. Aviation records were set one after another, and reports of new outstanding […]
Since the beginning of aviation, pulling off the impossible was a quite popular stunt among the pilots. Especially the well-known landmarks were seducing aviators for a spectacular flight around or through them, that could bring […]
In 1968 the Vietnam War was at its peak. This was already a third consecutive year of Operation Rolling Thunder, considered as the most intensive air-ground offensive of the Cold War period. Since 2nd March […]
On 5th August 2019, the eyes of the aviation world, were focused on the Goodwood Aerodrome in Chichester, the United Kingdom. Just then, from that very airfield, a restored and properly modified for the task, […]
In the history of human conflicts, there were countless legends created. Stories about the brave soldiers, military and political leaders were passed down through the generations and nowadays they are told by the traditional and […]
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 […]
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