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Restoring the Bell P-39 Airacobra from Down Under
Townsville, Australia, located in North Queensland, is the perfect destination for history buffs and adventure seekers. It is the...
Garth Calitz
Sep 28, 20222 min read


The History of Radial Engines
Ever since man first experienced powered flight in 1903 the search has been on for light powerful engines to power flying machines. The...
Garth Calitz
Sep 13, 20227 min read


The First Powered Flight in South Africa
It is common knowledge that the field of aviation was pioneered in the US when Orville Wright achieved the first powered flight on 17...
Garth Calitz
Jul 20, 20224 min read


Aircraft of World War 1- Where Dogfights Began
World War One Aircraft began as primitive, unarmed artillery spotters that could barely take offensive action, and ended as powerful...
Garth Calitz
Jun 14, 202212 min read


Convair F2Y Sea Dart – The First and Only Supersonic Seaplane
The Sea Dart began as Convair's entry in a 1948 U.S. Navy contest for a supersonic interceptor aircraft. During the time, there was much...
Garth Calitz
Jun 8, 20223 min read


101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on service
Fifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary...
Garth Calitz
May 18, 20224 min read


40th Anniversary of Op Black Buck
On 1 May 1982, during the Falklands conflict, the Royal Air Force began a series of extremely long-range bombing missions using Vulcan...
Garth Calitz
May 3, 20226 min read


Shuttleworth Trust Receive Iconic heritage aircraft From BAE Systems
BAE Systems has donated the last aircraft from its unique heritage collection to the Shuttleworth Trust. The agreement means that the De...
Garth Calitz
Apr 5, 20222 min read


The De Havilland Dragon Rapide
In late 1933, a team at de Havilland, led by aircraft designer Arthur Ernest Hagg, began working on a new design, intended to be a faster...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20227 min read


The Legendary Piper J3 Cub
Never in his wildest dreams did Gilbert Taylor think that he was designing a legend when he rolled out the first Cub in 1930 known at the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 1, 20226 min read
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