L-60 Brigadýr (c/n 150507, OK-LKN), flying display at XVI. European An-2 Meeting, Hradec Králové, August 2012. In the early post-war years, the Czechoslovak Air Force still operated utility and liaison aircraft developed by the Nazi […]
On 5th August 1930, Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, was born. Neil Alden Armstrong was born as the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong, on a farm belonging to his […]
On this day, ninety three years ago, Challenge International de Tourisme (English: International Tourist Aeroplane Competition) began in Paris, France. For almost two weeks, fifty five aircraft and their crews competed in several technical and […]
Pilatus P-2-05 (c/n 600-30, OK-PTW, formerly U-110 of the Swiss Air Force), exhibited at Classic Trainers open doors day, Plzeň, May 2022. In the middle of the World War II, the neutral country of Switzerland […]
It is only two weeks to another air show event to be held in the Czech Republic – Letecký den Cheb (Aviation day Cheb). The event will be organized on 13th and 14th August at […]
On 29th July 1936, Junkers Ju 52 aircraft began to carry the Army of Africa from Spanish Morocco to Andalusia, Spain. That effort, performed by Germany in support of the Nationalist forces in the Spanish […]
Yesterday, on 27th July 2022, the only Polish military jest aerobatic team White-Red Sparks (Biało-Czerwone Iskry) performed the final display, therefore concluding fifty three years of its history. The farewell ceremony was held at the […]
Robinson R44 Raven II (SP-SAL, c/n 13130) at static display during the Polish Air Force Day air show, 31st Tactical Air Base, Poznań-Krzesiny, September 2017. In 1979, California-based Robinson Helicopter Company began production of its […]
During the last weekend of May, thousands of aviation enthusiasts headed for Pardubice in the Czech Republic, where this year´s edition of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) was held. After a two-year hiatus caused by coronavirus […]
On 22nd July 1914 (or 23rd July, according to some sources), three Austro-Hungarian type E flying boats performed reconnaissance flight near the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. It was the first operational use of naval aviation […]
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