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Great collection of classic aircraft – Classic Trainers (Hangar 3)

24th April 2022 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of October 2021 we had a possibility to visit a historical aircraft collection located in western Bohemia, at Plzeň-Lině airfield. The Classic Trainers association – similarly to Točna aviation museum we have […]

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Boeing E-3A Sentry

30th November 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing E-3A Sentry (LX-N 90450, c/n 22845, NATO E-3A Component), in flight over the Czech Republic, November 2021. In the 1970s, the NATO authorities identified the need of acquiring a fleet of an Airborne Early […]

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Blue Team to support SpaceX manned flight

28th August 2021 Jacek Domański

A specialized rescue training aimed to support the manned missions of SpaceX and Boeing was held between 23rd and 27th August in vicinity of Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. Pararescuemen, aircrews and maritime operation specialists […]

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Boeing A-75N1 / PT-17 Kaydet

15th June 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing A-75N1 Stearman / PT-17 Kaydet (built 1941, c/n  c/n 75-717, N74189), during a wing walking flying display at the 6th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, September 2016. A daredevil aviation stunt known as ´wing walking´ is […]

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45 years of Boeing E-3 Sentry – a brief history of AWACS

31st May 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

25th May 2021 marked exactly 45 years since the first flight of Boeing E-3 Sentry. And that makes a perfect occasion to tell the story of this iconic ‘guardian of the skies’. Origins of the […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

9 April 1997 – official roll out of F-22 ´Raptor´

9th April 2021 Jacek Domański

The F-22 fighter aircraft was unveiled during an official roll out ceremony at Marietta, Georgia. The roots of an Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) programme go back to 1981. At that time, the USAF issued an […]

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The Eagle has landed… at Eglin AFB

29th March 2021 Jacek Domański

On 11th March 2021, the first F-15EX – being the newest fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force – has arrived to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. This aeroplane will be the first USAF […]

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22 January 1970 – Boeing 747 enters the regular service

21st January 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing 747 enters the regular service, performing its first scheduled passenger flight with Pan Am airline, on the New York – London route. Yes, it really has been more than a half of the century […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

18 December 1934 – Stearman Model 75 begins its military career

18th December 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

The famous Stearman Model 75 begins its military career. The Stearman Model 75, also known as just Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, is definitely an aeroplane that does not need to be especially introduced to […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

16 October 1958 – Pan Am Flight 6 emergency landing

16th October 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Boeing 377 Stratocruiser of the Pan Am Flight 6, made an emergency landing in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Pan Am Flight 6 (sometimes erroneously referred as Flight 943) was the multi-stopover airline […]

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    2nd May 2022

Air Shows

  • Perfect opening of the Czech air show season – Den ve vzduchu 2022
    23rd May 2022
  • 2022 air show season updates (5) – Sanicole International Airshow
    18th May 2022
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    10th May 2022

Space

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    20th April 2022
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    27th January 2022
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Aviation History

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    24th April 2022
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    31st March 2022
  • 55 years in the sky – Aérospatiale Gazelle
    28th March 2022

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