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Keeping Warthog in good shape – A-10 Demo Team maintenance crew

10 October 2022 Jacek Domański

In December of 2021, we have introduced to you a unique display aircraft, the ´Warthog´ being operated by the USAF Air Combat Command A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team of Davis-Monthan air force base. Today, we […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

7 October 1909 – Glenn Curtiss became the first American to receive the FAI certificate

6 October 2022 Jacek Domański

On 7th October 1909, American aviation pioneer, Glenn Hammond Curtiss, became the first pilot in the country to hold the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) aviation certificate. Glenn Curtiss was born on 21st May 1878, in […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Testing the B-52 readiness – exercise Prairie Vigilance

26 September 2022 Jacek Domański

Between 15th and 23rd September 2022, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress long-range bombers of the USAF 5th Bomb Wing participated in Prairie Vigilance exercise. The training was focused on evaluating the Wing capability to conduct strategic readiness […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Heritage C-130H of the Montana Air National Guard

12 September 2022 Jacek Domański

In October of 2021, Montana Air National Guard (MTANG) officially revealed to general public one of its C-130H Hercules aircraft, painted in a special heritage livery. That special paint scheme was applied on the aircraft […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

9 September 1942 – Lookout Air Raid

9 September 2022 Jacek Domański

On 9th September 1942, Japanese floatplane Yokosuka E14E ´Glen´ dropped two incendiary bombs in the mountains of Oregon, the United States. It was the first time ever when enemy aircraft performed an air raid on […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

19 August 1940 – first flight of North American B-25 Mitchell

19 August 2022 Jacek Domański

On 19th August 1940, prototype of a twin-engine medium bomber, later known as B-25 Mitchell, performed its maiden flight at Mines Field, Los Angeles. In the late 1930s, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

5 August 1930 – Neil Armstrong is born

4 August 2022 Kacper Kolibowski

On 5th August 1930, Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, was born. Neil Alden Armstrong was born as the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong, on a farm belonging to his […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

15 July 1916 – Boeing incorporates his aeroplane manufacturing company

15 July 2022 Jacek Domański

On 15th July 1916, William Edward Boeing incorporated his aircraft business, therefore becoming a regular aeroplane manufacturer. The company was named Pacific Aero Products Company and built aircraft branded as B&W – being an acronym […]

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8 July 2011 – Last mission of space shuttle Atlantis began

8 July 2022 Kacper Kolibowski

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 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

VMM-161 in training of high-altitude missions

6 June 2022 Jacek Domański

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 […]

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