Fieseler Fi 103 (also known as Vergeltungswaffe 1 / V-1) flying bomb, exhibited at Deutsches Museum in Munich, October 2012. The idea of an unmanned aircraft able to strike on remote targets is virtually as […]
Bücker Bü 133C Jungmeister (c/n 1010, G-BUTX), exhibited at Hangar 3 of the Classic Trainers association, Plzeň-Líně airfield, October 2021. At first, there was a Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (Engl.: freshman, young man), the first […]
Cessna T-37B-CE Tweet (c/n 40978, formerly 66-8002 USAF), exhibited in Luftfahrtmuseum Wernigerode, Germany; June 2018. From its creation in December of 1947, the independent US Air Force struggled with significantly downsized training structures. All primary […]
Junkers F 13 passenger aircraft (c/n 2018 or 2019, D-366), exhibited at Deutsches Museum Munich, October 2013. At the end of 1918, when the Great War was over, Hugo Junkers and his construction team had […]
Almost sixty years ago, Transall C-160 transport aircraft took-off for its maiden flight. Officially introduced in 1967, the Franco-German airlifter is currently approaching the end its active duty. And that creates a good opportunity to […]
Aero Ae-45S Super (DM-SGF, formerly HA-DMD, c/n 04-013), on display at Luftfahrtmuseum Wernigerode, June 2018. A few months ago, within this weekly series, we have already introduced the history of Ae-45 / Ae-145 light utility […]
Junkers A50ci ´Junior´, exhibited at Deutsches Museum Munich, October 2013 In the early years of aviation, an aircraft was usually associated with a wooden structure, strengthened with wires and being partially covered by fabric. That […]
On 5 May 2021, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 (the 74th Tactical Air Force Wing), commonly known as the “Bavarian Tigers”, celebrated its 60th anniversary. Formerly known as Jagdgeschwader 74 (the 74th Fighter Wing), the unit was […]
The city of Friedrichshafen is inextricably linked to the history of German aviation. Here, on the northern shoreline of Bodensee (English: Lake Constance), Count Ferdinand of Zeppelin located his dirigible factory and developed his famous […]
Messerschmitt Bf 108B-1 Taifun, D-ESBH (ES+BH, c/n 3701-14), owned by Messerschmitt Stiftung, exhibited at static display during the 100th Anniversary of German Naval Aviation, Fliegerhorst Nordholz, August 2013. Among the most important aviation events in […]
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