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de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk

7 September 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk ‘WD 322’ (c/n 50/1360, reg. SP-YAC) landing after display during the Central Air Show of the 100th Anniversary of the Polish Aeroclub, an event organized in Rzeszów, Poland; on the […]

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de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth

24 August 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

de Havilland DH.82 ´T-7230´ (c/n 83720, reg. SP-YAA) taxiing during the Central Air Show of 100th Anniversary of the Polish Aeroclub, an event organized in Rzeszów, Poland, on the last day of August 2019. A […]

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18 June 1951 – ´Black day´ at the RAF Biggin Hill station

17 June 2021 Jacek Domański

´Black day´ at the RAF Biggin Hill station, with three crew fatalities and three Gloster Meteor aircraft lost within a few minutes. The Royal Air Force station at Biggin Hill was an airfield well known […]

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4 June 1943 – Jaroslav Čermák

3 June 2021 Jacek Domański

Flying Officer Jaroslav Čermák from No. 313 (Czech) Squadron RAF, crashes with his Spitfire Mk.V (AR512) near Taunton, after colliding with a train. Complicated wartime fortunes of Jaroslav Čermák may work as a perfect example […]

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13 November 1940 – Handley Page Halifax entered service

13 November 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Handley Page Halifax entered service with No. 35 Squadron at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. The Handley Page Halifax was a heavy bomber with a double vertical stabilizer, developed in response to Specification P.13/36 issued by the British […]

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