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2 July 1934 – transatlantic flight of Bellanca J-300 Special

2 July 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

Józef and Bolesław Adamowicz land their Bellanca J-300 Special in Warsaw, after a successful transatlantic flight from New York. Józef and Bolesław Adamowicz, businessmen and amateur aviators of Polish nationality, were born in 1893 and […]

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Raven Camp – a land of ski-geared airlifters

1 July 2021 Jacek Domański

Summer has many different faces. At a time when many people are setting out to spend their holidays by the warm sea – or suffers summer heat wave in their own homes, there still exist […]

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14 May 1915 – first dirigible for the US Navy

13 May 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

US Secretary of the Navy Josepus Daniels approved a contract for the first dirigible balloon for the United States Navy. The First World War was a period marked by a rapid and intensive development of […]

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29 April 1939 – Kokkinaki/Gordienko completed their transatlantic flight

28 April 2021 Jacek Domański

On 29th April 1939, Soviet crew of Kokkinaki Gordienko belly landed at Miscou Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, concluding their transatlantic flight from Moscow. One day earlier, on 28th April at 4:19 in […]

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9 April 1997 – official roll out of F-22 ´Raptor´

9 April 2021 Jacek Domański

The F-22 fighter aircraft was unveiled during an official roll out ceremony at Marietta, Georgia. The roots of an Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) programme go back to 1981. At that time, the USAF issued an […]

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The Eagle has landed… at Eglin AFB

29 March 2021 Jacek Domański

On 11th March 2021, the first F-15EX – being the newest fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force – has arrived to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. This aeroplane will be the first USAF […]

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20 November 1942 – Alaska Highway was completed

20 November 2020 Jacek Domański

The Alaska Highway was completed, allowing the opening of the Northwest Staging Route, one of the most important air ferry routes in the World War II. When the United States officially joined the Allies war […]

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18 September 1947 – USAF became the independent branch of the US armed forces

18 September 2020 Jacek Domański

The United States Air Force became the fully independent branch of the US armed forces. For the first time, an aviation unit within the United States Army was established on 1st August 1907, named the […]

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