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Sentry Aloha over Hawaii

28 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th January 2024, another edition of Sentry Aloha aerial combat training began. Hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard, the exercise involves more than 700 personnel and 46 aircraft from the United States armed […]

AVIATION HISTORY

26 January 1950 – C-54D Skymaster disappearance

25 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Trijet tanker goes off duty – 9th Air Refueling Squadron retires its KC-10s

22 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 11th January 2024, the 9th Air Refueling Squadron officially retired one of its KC-10 Extender tankers, the aircraft that was assigned the flagship duty. The event was related to withdrawal of that trimotor air-to-air […]

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Skymaster disappearance

15 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]

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Seventh mission of Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

8 January 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

On 29th December 2023, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launched the Boeing X-37B reusable unmanned spaceplane with its seventh mission. Designated USSF-52, the flight is realized within National Security Space Launch programme of the United States […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Operation Christmas Drop 2023

27 December 2023 Jacek Domański

As always at this time of the year, the United States Air Force has recently performed a humanitarian event known as the Operation Christmas Drop. Similarly to previous editions, the operation involved the United States […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Aviation Training Relocation at Tsuiki

13 December 2023 Jacek Domański

Currently, Tsuiki Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), located in Fukuoka Prefecture, hosts current edition of Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) programme, being a part of the JASDF and the United States bilateral […]

MILITARY AVIATION

End of the year 2023 with two important contracts for Boeing

11 December 2023 Jacek Domański

At the end of November 2023, the Boeing company announced that it has been recently awarded with two new contracts for military aircraft. The first agreement, under the name Lot 10, covers delivery of fifteen […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Red Hawk arrives at Edwards AFB for flight testing

12 November 2023 Jacek Domański

On 9th November 2023, the first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft arrived to Edwards Air Force Base in California to begin a series of flight tests with the United States Air Force.  The aeroplane, […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

22 September 1950 – the first non-stop transatlantic flight by a jet aircraft

21 September 2023 Jacek Domański

On 22nd September 1950, an F-84 Thunderjet flown by Col. David Schilling made the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by a jet aircraft. In 1948, the first ever crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by […]

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Military Aviation

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    20 July 2026
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    15 July 2026

Air Shows

  • 70th anniversary of the Náměšť air base – open day at the 22nd Helicopter Air Base
    17 June 2026
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    1 June 2026
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    19 April 2026

Space

  • ESA to send first Czech astronaut to the ISS on private Vast mission
    15 June 2026
  • UK astronaut John McFall moves closer to historic space mission
    9 June 2026
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Civil Aviation

  • Boeing forecasts 44,000 new airliners over the next 20 years
    22 July 2026
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    29 April 2026
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Aviation History

  • 24 July 1897 – Amelia Earhart is born
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    16 July 2026
  • 10 July 1919 – British airship R.34 takes off for the return transatlantic flight
    9 July 2026

Other

  • The world-first wingsuit formation flight over Mont Blanc
    5 July 2026
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    24 June 2026
  • NASA’s X-59 aeroplane completes its first supersonic flight
    10 June 2026
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