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 […]
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 […]
Yesterday, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic announced that the country is going to buy – as replacement for current fleet of JAS-39 Gripen aircraft – a certain number of the Lockheed Martin F-35 […]
On 2nd June 2022, the 221st Helicopter Squadron (221. vrtulníková letka) of the Czech Air Force celebrated its 20th anniversary of full membership in NATO Tiger Association. The 221st Squadron was officially formed in 2008, […]
Let Z-37A-C3 Čmelák (c/n 25-06, OK-NJD), static display at Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2014. History of crop dusting or, formally speaking, aerial application, in then-Czechoslovakia dates back to year 1926, when two military […]
Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of […]
Aviation event held annually at Aeroklub Plasy airfield is the traditional opener of the Czech air show season. This year, the show returned after a two-year gap caused by coronavirus outbreak – and it was […]
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