On 4th March 1954, “Tony” LeVier, official test pilot of the Lockheed company, took-off for the first time in a prototype of a new fighter – XF-104, later developed into a well-known F-104 Starfighter. The […]
The German Ministry of Defence recently disclosed the date of annual open doors event of the country´s armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. This year´s edition will take place on 8th June in ten different […]
On 8th December 1938, the only German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ was launched in Kiel. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, expansion of the Kriegsmarine (the German Navy) became one of the priorities […]
In the first decade of July 2023, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 (74th Tactical Air Force Wing – TaktLwG 74) organized – at its home base in Neuburg a.d. Donau – a Medieval Mini Tiger Meet. The […]
10th August 2023 marked conclusion of German Air Force ´lean and mean´ exercise over Iceland. For two weeks, six Eurofighters from the 73rd Tactical Air Wing were deployed to Keflavik Air Base within a training […]
Airbus A321-251NX (c/n 10613, 15+10 of the German Air Force / Luftwaffe) performing a flypast over Neuburg air force base, Neuburg a.D., July 2023. The Airbus A321LR (Long Range) belongs to A321neo family, being the […]
Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon (c/n GS057, 30+76 of Luftwaffe / the German Air Force), static display during spotterhour at Mini Tiger Meet 2023, Neuburg a.d. Donau, July 2023. On 6th July 2023, during ´family day´ organized […]
On 5th July, the office of German Ministry of Defence announced that budget committee of Bundestag, the German parliament, finally approved the purchase of sixty heavy light CH-47F Chinook rotorcraft. It is supposed that the […]
On 24th February 1935, the first prototype of German heavy bomber Heinkel He 111 performed its maiden flight at Rostock-Marienehe. The Heinkel He 111 bomber and its development can serve as an example of German […]
Messerschmitt Me 163B-1 Komet (c/n 191316?, formerly JG 400 of the Luftwaffe), exhibited in Deutsches Museum, Munich, October 2013. The Me 163 Komet is commonly associated with German anti-aircraft defence in the final years of […]
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