Airspeed Oxford Mk I (c/n PAC.936, O-16 of the Belgian Air Force, formerly MP455 of the Royal Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In […]
At the end of May 2025, the special operation forces from Serbia and Egypt completed a joint exercise focused on counter-terrorism operations. The bi-national training activities were actively supported by helicopter units of Ратно ваздухопловство […]
On 6th June 1917, the first wheeled torpedo-carrying aircraft in the world, Sopwith Cuckoo biplane, was officially approved for test flight. Shortly after, the aeroplane performed its maiden flight, although the exact date is unknown. […]
The 44th International Sanicole Airshow, held on 22nd September 2024, was one of the final events in the 2024 air show calendar and, with no exaggeration, a jewel in the crown of European aviation events. […]
LWF model V (c/n – , ´4´ of the Czechoslovak Legion), exhibited in the National Technical Museum, Prague, April 2025. In December of 1915, Edward Lowe Jr., Charles F. Willard, and Robert G. Fowler founded […]
Every year, we are bringing your attention to some of the upcoming aviation events in Europe and sharing our experiences from their previous editions, as well as telling you the reasons, why we consider them […]
On 30th May 1944, the Swiss-developed SB-2 Pelikan (English: pelican) light transport aircraft, performed its maiden flight. In 1938, the then Swiss Eidgenössisches Luftamt (Federal Aviation Office) launched the programme of new light transport aircraft, […]
The UK Ministry of Defence recently confirmed that the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is being assessed as a potential carrier-based airborne early warning (AEW) platform for the Royal Navy. Ben Obese-Jecty, […]
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-39-MC Phantom II (c/n 3579, formerly 68-0590 of the United States Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In the early 1960s, the […]
Between 3rd and 5th March 1942, the naval aviation of the Japanese Imperial Navy performed the long-range bomb raid on Oahu Island, commonly known as the second attack on Pearl Harbor. Officially codenamed Kē-Sakusen (K作戦 […]
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