The Night Witches, Female Pilots Feared by the Nazis
Brynn Holland They flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air while...
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Garth Calitz
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
Robinson Helicopter Company Celebrates 50 Years
June 2023 marks 50 years in business for Robinson Helicopter Company. Founded by Frank Robinson on 20 June 1973, Robinson’s goal was to...
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 22
- 5 min
Martin-Baker Ejection Seats - Saving Lives for Over 80 Years
With a history spanning over 80 years, Martin-Baker is still run by the late Sir James Martin’s descendants to this day. Originating as...
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Embraer Bandeirante Celebrates 50 Years of Operation
An icon of regional aviation and precursor of the modern Brazilian aeronautical industry, the EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft today...
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 15
- 8 min
The B-29 Superfortress - Devastation from the Air
On August 6, 1945, 74 years ago today, an American bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Friendly Fire Incident that Almost Changed History
The course of South Africa, and maybe even World history was almost changed on 31 October 1940. SAAF 2 Squadron Hawker Furies were...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Beechcraft Bonanza, Is the "Doctor killer" Tag Warranted
The V-tail design gained a reputation as the "forked-tail doctor killer", due to crashes by overconfident wealthy amateur pilots, fatal...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 10
- 7 min
ERCO Ercoupe – The Worlds First Unspinable Aircraft
The ERCO Ercoupe is an American low-wing monoplane aircraft that was first flown in 1937. It was originally manufactured by the...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 10
- 10 min
Flying Boats – The Giants of the Skies
This history of world travellers will by no means be accurate if the giant flying boats were not mentioned prominently, before the Second...
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Garth Calitz
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
George Leonard 'Johnny' Johnson, the Last Member of the "Dambusters" Passes Away
The last surviving member of the original “Dambusters”, Squadron Leader George Leonard ‘Johnny’ Johnson, passed away on 7 December 2022...
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