Blue skies, temperature over 30°C and the organization therefore took extra measures against the heat. “At four points on the airbase people could refill their bottles and refresh themselves. Highlights included not only the demonstrations [...]
The 100-year-old Italian Air Force, officially known as the Aeronautica Militare, stands as a venerable institution with a rich and storied history. Established on March 28, 1923, the Italian Air Force has evolved into a [...]
In the summer of 2023, we took a road trip from Barcelona to Dijon, along the Route du Soleil, to visit some airports and aviation museums. We started the trip at the airport observation platform [...]
For Amsterdam Schiphol the year 2023 started with ComLux Aruba Dreamliner, that had “NO WOMAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO COVER HER HEAD / NO WOMAN SHOULD BE KILLED FOR NOT COVERING HER HEAD / NO [...]
The “Historical Camp” designed as a one-way system that led people chronologically through the history of the Italian Air Force. Many of the airframes had been transported from the Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare at Vigna [...]
From Monday, March 28, 2022 until Friday, April 8, 2022 was Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands the hub of the major NATO exercise Frisian Flag. In recent years, this annual meeting of various air […]
The British Aerospace Hawk started life as the Hawker-Siddeley P1182 which won the competition for a new advanced trainer for the RAF in 1971. The prototype flew in 1974. The British Aerospace Hawk is a […]
In service since 1955, the Boeing B-52 is a dinosaur in the USAF still doing its duty. Developed in the early 50’s, making its first flight April 15th 1952, destined to be the major long […]
The Chinese Xi’an Y-20 or Yun-20 is a large military transport aircraft. The project is being developed by Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation and was officially launched in 2006. The official codename of the aircraft is Kunpeng. […]
The Jet Age Museum is based on Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East on the north side of Gloucestershire airport. It’s a small but very nice aviation museum mostly dedicated to the local aviation industries […]
On Coventry Airport (Baginton, Warwickshire UK) lies the Midland Air Museum that holds a number of aircraft from the RAF, USAF, Polish Air Force and more. Some amazing aircraft can be found there, even an […]
During a family holiday in Berlin, August 2014 I couldn’t resist to visit the Deutsche Technikmuseum. This museum has a large collection of impressive innovations and technical development from over a large timespan, covering industries, […]
The Boeing 737 is a popular short-to-medium range commercial passenger jet aircraft continuously manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplane since 1967. [...]