On 13th May 1930, Jean Mermoz, French aviation pioneer, opened the south transatlantic postal line, from Saint-Louis in Senegal to Natal, Brazil, flying in Latécoère 28 floatplane. Jean Mermoz was born on 9th December 1901 […]
On 4th May 2024, for the first time during the current season, historical aircraft collection of the Classic Trainers association, located in Hangar 3 of the Plzeň-Líně airfield opened its doors for visitors. During the […]
On 17th May 1912, Alexandru Șerbănescu (nicknamed Alecu), Romanian pilot and the fighter ace of the World War II, was born in Colonești, Romania. Alexandru Șerbănescu began his military career in the late 1920s, when […]
The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber developed in the early 1930s. However, yet during the World War II, the aircraft – with its open cockpit, struts and braces, as well as maximum speed […]
Tensions, which aroused between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Second World War, led to mutual economic and technological rivalry between both superpowers. Part of their competition was to conquer space by […]
Nord 1002 Pingouin II (c/n 274, G-ETME, formerly ´274´ of the French Air Force, then F-BFRV and N108J), static display during open doors day at Classic Trainers / Hangar 3 collection, Plzeň-Líně, May 2024. In […]
A few days ago, organization team of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť), the biggest civilian aviation event in the Czech Republic, disclosed two more participants of the upcoming, the 32nd edition of the show. Both of […]
On 10th May 1910, the Swiss aviation pioneer Ernest Failloubaz performed his first flight in a copy of Blériot´s aircraft. It was the first flight of Swiss citizen in a domestically built aeroplane therefore is […]
At the end of April of 2024, the United States Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract to produce seven more MH-139A Grey Wolf rotorcraft. The agreement is worth 178 million USD and includes delivery, […]
Bell AH-1Z Viper (c/n ?, ´0486´ of the Czech Air Force), flying display during open doors day at 22nd Helicopter Air Base in Náměšt nad Oslavou, May 2024. The AH-1Z Viper is a twin-engine attack […]
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