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MILITARY AVIATION
Norway to terminate contract for NH90 helicopters
Last Friday, 10th of June, the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence has announced the country is going to terminate the contract for NH90 deliveries, as well as to cancel introduction of that rotorcraft into the […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
10 June 1913 – Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais performed a long-distance flight, awarded with Coupe Pommery
On 10th June 1913, Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais performed a flight from Paris Villacoublay to Warsaw, in a Morane-Saulnier H monoplane. He covered 1,382 kilometres, winning the Pommery Cup for the longest flight made in […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Jumping into the night
On 7th June, the members of the 63rd Parachute Brigade of the Serbian armed forces performed a night-time parachute training in the Niš area. The main goal of the exercise was to maintain high level […]
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de Havilland Canada DHC-2 / L-20A / U-6A Beaver
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 / L-20A / U-6A Beaver (c/n 1143, N755JM, formerly 56-0402 of the US Army), static display at 30th Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. The story of ´the best bush […]
MILITARY AVIATION
VMM-161 in training of high-altitude missions
At the end of May, the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) performed a series of live-fly trainings at the Mountain Warfare Center in Bridgeport, California. The exercise included logistic support mission and high-altitude flights […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
3 June 1932 – First flight of RWD-6
On 3rd June 1932, the RWD-6, Polish sports and touring aeroplane, made its maiden flight. The aeroplane was created by one of the most well-known Polish aviation manufacturers of the inter-war period, RWD design bureau. […]
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Ryan ST-3KR / PT-22 Recruit
Ryan ST3KR / PT-22 Recruit (c/n 2186, formerly 41-20977 of the US Army Air Corps), flying display at 30th Aviation Fair, Pardubice, May 2022 Tubal Claude Ryan, aviation pioneer born in 1898, was one of […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Sky Shield 2022 – joint tactical exercise in Serbia
Last week, the aviation and air defence units of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије) took part in the joint tactical exercise, codenamed Sky Shield 2022 (Небески […]
AVIATION HISTORY
A half-century with Warthog
On 10th May 1972, a prototype of new American close air support (CAS) aircraft, designated YA-10, performed its maiden flight. Over the next fifty years the aeroplane, officially named A-10 Thunderbolt II but commonly nicknamed […]