On 26th July 2024, three German Eurofighter EF-2000 aircraft performed the record-breaking non-stop flight from Japan to Hawaii Island, staying in the air for over ten and a half hours. Information about the record flight […]
Westland Super Lynx Mk 88A (c/n 422, ´83+02´ of Marineflieger / the German Naval Aviation) performing a flying display during second spotter day at NATO Tiger Meet 2024, Schleswig/Jagel, June 2024. The Super Lynx Mk […]
Sukhoi Su-22M4, NATO reporting name ´Fitter K´ (c/n 31406, formerly ´798´ of Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee / the Air Forces of the National People’s Army and then 25+44 of the Luftwaffe), exhibited at Museum auf […]
The fifth, and final, article from our series regarding news and updates on 2024 air show season in Europe, brings you a short and subjective selection of aviation events scheduled for the second part of […]
Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre HAD (c/n 2037 ´BIE´ + c/n 6009 ´BJI´ of Aviation légère de l’Armée de terre – ALAT / the French Army Light Aviation), flying display at NATO Tiger Meet 2024, Jagel, June […]
On 27th June 2024, forty-nine aircraft and more than 1,800 military personnel from France, Germany and Spain set out on a journey around the Earth, codenamed Pacific Skies 2024. That unique and historic exercise is […]
In the centre of Schleswig harbour, one may come across an intriguing monument – a boulder with a memorial tablet commemorating the last operational flight of Luftwaffe, the air arm of the German armed forces […]
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 […]
NHIndustries NH90 TTH (c/n 1513, 79+44 of the German Army Aviation Corps / Heeresfliegertruppe), flying display at Tag der Bundeswehr 2024, open doors event of the German Armed Forces held at Fliegerhorst Faßberg, Fassberg, June […]
Piaggio P.149 / FWP.149D (c/n 256, D-ELKS, formerly 91+74 of the Luftwaffe), static display during Tag der Bundeswehr, open-door event of the German Armed Forces, Fassberg, June 2024. History of the P.149 light training aircraft […]
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