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28 June 1908 – Jacob Ellehammer performs the first powered flight in Germany

27 June 2024 Jacek Domański

On 28th June 1908, during an event named Kieler Woche (the Kiel Week), Jacob Ellehammer made a flight on a distance of approximately fifty metres, commonly considered the first powered flight in Germany. Jacob Christian […]

AIR SHOWS

Nothing lasts forever – a cloudy future of European military display teams (part 1)

29 February 2024 Jacek Domański

Flying displays of military aircraft are among highlights of any aviation events and, without a doubt, they are some of the most loved by both aviation enthusiasts and general public. However, in recent years we […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Danish Vipers and the RDAF Solo Display

24 October 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

The F-16 Fighting Falcon, commonly also known as Viper, have already appeared in several reports and articles published on our pages. Nevertheless, that aircraft holds a special place in aviation history, and we are far […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Denmark welcomed its first F-35s at Skrydstrup air base

18 October 2023 Jacek Domański

On 14th September 2023, four F-35 Lightning II jets arrived to Skrydstrup air base in Denmark. The aircraft became the first locally based 5th generation fighters of the Royal Danish Air Force, opening the new […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

2022 air show season updates (4)

10 May 2022 Jacek Domański

And this is our fourth news with updates and information related to this year´s air show season in Europe. First of all, the sad information about Tag der Bundeswehr 2022 that we have already shared […]

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Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604

9 December 2020 Jacek Domański

Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 (C-168), Royal Danish Air Force, static display at Danish Air Show 2014, Karup air force base, June 2014. In the middle of 1970s, an American engineer, aviator and inventor William Powell […]

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Military Aviation

  • The first OA-1K Skyraider II handed over to the USAF Special Operations Command
    7 May 2025
  • Flight of the storks – CIGONEX 2025
    28 April 2025
  • FARP at the Marine training course
    23 April 2025

Air Shows

  • Coming soon – the 33rd edition of Aviation Fair
    1 May 2025
  • C-47 and Twin Beech formation at Aviation Fair 2025
    14 April 2025
  • The European air show season is about to start – Den ve vzduchu 2025
    5 April 2025

Space

  • AsterX 2025 – the fifth edition of the French military space exercise
    26 March 2025
  • NASA conducts first investigation on aircraft accident on another planet
    6 January 2025
  • The name of the first Polish mission to the International Space Station is… Ignis!
    16 December 2024

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Civil Aviation

  • Global air cargo traffic to double by 2043 – Boeing forecast says
    20 November 2024
  • Air China to become the first customer for new C929 wide-body airliner
    17 November 2024
  • On a new course – Aeroflot strategy for 2030 versus the reality of the Russian market
    13 November 2024

Aviation History

  • 9 May 1888 – Francesco Baracca is born
    8 May 2025
  • 2 May 1891 – Pierre van Ryneveld is born
    1 May 2025
  • 25 April 1945 – Graf Zeppelin aircraft carrier is captured by the Red Army
    24 April 2025

Other

  • Blériot replica is officially launched
    5 May 2025
  • Sebastián Álvarez breaks three major world records with single wingsuit flight
    9 April 2025
  • Dario Costa performs world-first flight along the Streif in Kitzbühel
    29 January 2025

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