On 8th July 2011, STS-135 – the final mission within the NASA Space Shuttle programme – was launched, with the space shuttle Atlantis making its final flight into space. The idea of the space shuttle […]
At the end of May, the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) performed a series of live-fly trainings at the Mountain Warfare Center in Bridgeport, California. The exercise included logistic support mission and high-altitude flights […]
Ryan ST3KR / PT-22 Recruit (c/n 2186, formerly 41-20977 of the US Army Air Corps), flying display at 30th Aviation Fair, Pardubice, May 2022 Tubal Claude Ryan, aviation pioneer born in 1898, was one of […]
On 10th May 1972, a prototype of new American close air support (CAS) aircraft, designated YA-10, performed its maiden flight. Over the next fifty years the aeroplane, officially named A-10 Thunderbolt II but commonly nicknamed […]
Shipborne helicopter Kaman SH-2G(P) Super Seasprite (c/n 253, s/n 163543, ´3543´ of the Polish Navy), static display during Płock Aviation Picnic, June 2013. The history of SH-2 helicopter dates back to 1959, when the US […]
On 6th May 1937, German airship Hindenburg caught fire while landing at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, USA and was completely destroyed, killing thirty six people. Rigid and semirigid airships appeared in the late 19th century […]
On 8th April 1950, four Lavochkin La-11 fighters intercepted a US Navy aircraft, performing signal intelligence (SIGNIT) mission off the Soviet coast of the Baltic Sea. That aircraft, a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, was shot down […]
A first-of-its-kind joint exercise was hosted between 3rd and 6th March 2022 by the Hawaii Air National Guard. The training, codenamed ´Ho’oikaika´, was focused on creating a stealth airpower while operating from three separate locations […]
On 12th March 2022, the first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft intended for the Japanese Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) has landed at Misawa air force base. That UAV is the first out of […]
Vultee BT-13B Valiant trainer aircraft (c/n 79-801, formerly 42-89949 USAAC, N71502), static display during 29th edition of Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair) in Pardubice, June 2019. At the very beginning, there was a concept of single-engine, […]
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