PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Junkers F 13
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 […]
Germany
FEATURED
´Mumbling bee´ – the story of C-160 Transall airlifter
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 […]
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Aero Ae-45S Super
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 […]
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Junkers A50ci ´Junior´
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 […]
MILITARY AVIATION
60 years of ´Bavarian Tigers´
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 […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Intriguing world of Claude Dornier – Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen
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 […]
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Messerschmitt Bf 108B-1 Taifun
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 […]
AVIATION EVENTS
Tag der Bundeswehr goes digital again
At the end of September 2020 we informed about the date of the next edition of Tag der Bundeswehr, a traditional open doors action organized annually by the German armed forces. Just like many others, […]
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Westland Sea King Mk 41
Westland Sea King Mk 41, ´89+55´, Marinefliegergeschwader 5 of the German Naval Aviation (Marineflieger), in special livery ´100th Anniversary of German Naval Aviation´, Nordholz air base, August 2013. At the end of 1960s Germany decided […]
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McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II
McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II, German Air Force (Luftwaffe) 38+13, from the Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Centre for Aircraft (Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61) in Manching, in the special ´Final Flight´ livery – ´Phantom Pharewell´ at Wittmundhafen, […]