At the beginning of March, we have issued our first article about the air show news and updates for the 2023 season – so it is time to continue that series with further information about […]
Two days ago, on 14th March 2023, two aircraft of the United States Air Force performed spectacular flyover and air demonstration at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The displays were held during […]
On 14th April 1958, the Sputnik 2 – the second spacecraft that was launched into the orbit – re-entered the Earth´s atmosphere after spending 162 days in space and encircling our planet 2570 times. The […]
Cessna O-2A Skymaster (c/n 337M-0375, formerly 68-11150 of the US Army, N409TH), flying display at open doors event held in Čáslav air force base, the Czech Republic, June 2013. The O-2 Skymaster is the military […]
On 14th April 1929, Edwin Albert Link submitted his initial patent application for ´Combination training device for student aviators and entertainment apparatus´. It was approved in September of 1931 and led to creation of the […]
On 28th March 2023, the first Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, USA. The aircraft, manufactured for the Royal Bahraini Air Force, will be the subject […]
On 7th April 1922, a Farman F.60 and a de Havilland DH.18A airliners collided in mid-air over Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine in France, killing all persons on board of both aircraft. That accident is considered the first mid-air […]
Fifty-six years ago, on 7th April 1967, the first prototype of SA 340 helicopter – later known as Aérospatiale Gazelle – performed its maiden flight. Shortly after, the rotorcraft turned out to be one of […]
Westland Sea King Mk 48 (c/n WA832, RS-02 of the Belgian Air Component), flying display at Sanicole International Airshow, September 2015. In the mid-1970s, Belgian government decided to purchase five Sea King helicopters to replace […]
On 27th March 2023, the Government of Canada issued statement on submitting a Letter of Request (LOR), regarding acquisition of up to sixteen Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is currently […]
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