Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (c/n 41H/656802, D-CRZY, formerly WJ298 of the Royal Navy and ´308´ of the Iraqi Air Force) flying display at 30th edition of Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. Hawker Sea […]
A few days ago, this year´s edition of multinational, Iceland-hosted exercise Northern Viking was successfully concluded. The training was held between 2nd and 14th April in Iceland and surrounding waters, with participation of the Icelandic […]
Fairey Gannet AS.4 (c/n F.9395, formerly XG 853 Royal Navy, then UA+113 German Naval Aviation), static display at open-air exhibition of Aeronauticum (Deutsche Luftschiff und Marineflieger Museum), Nordholz, June 2019. The Fairey Gannet is commonly […]
AgustaWestland AW101 / Merlin HM2 (c/n RN27/50111, ZH847, No. 814 Naval Air Squadron ´Flying Tigers´, Fleet Air Arm), static display during Poznań Air Show, May 2018. The origin of the AW101 helicopter dates back to […]
On 3rd December 1945, a Sea Vampire flown by Captain Eric Brown successfully landed onto HMS Ocean. It was the first time ever, when a purely jet-powered aircraft has landed onboard an aircraft carrier. The […]
On 19th November 1915, Squadron-Commander Richard Bell Davies of No. 3 Squadron RNAS performed a successful rescue operation behind enemy lines, in order to save Flight Sub-Lieutenant Gilbert Formby Smylie. It is widely considered the […]
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 (c/n 481, ZZ396, Fleet Air Arm / Royal Navy), static exhibition during the 100th anniversary of the German Naval Aviation, Nordholz air base, August 2013. Westland Lynx multipurpose military rotorcraft – […]
Westland Sea King HU.5, XV670, Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy, static display at 100th anniversary of Marineflieger (German Naval Aviation), Fliegerhorst Nordholz, June 2013. Westland WS-61 Sea King is a medium-lift transport and utility helicopter, […]
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