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Woman in Aviation - Leading the Way
August, being woman’s month, we decided to pay homage to some of the Ladies that led the way for others to follow in the generally male...
Garth Calitz
Aug 20, 201910 min read


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...
Garth Calitz
Aug 6, 20198 min read


The Apollo Programme - Manned Flight to the Moon
The Apollo programme, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National...
Garth Calitz
Jul 17, 20198 min read


A Brief History of Continental Engines
Continental is as much part of the general aviation community’s vocabulary as wings or propellers, Continental have been supplying...
Garth Calitz
Jul 9, 20193 min read


Friendly Fire Incident that Almost Changed History
The course of South African, and maybe even World history was almost changed on the 31 October 1940. SAAF 2 Squadron Hawker Furies were...
Garth Calitz
Jul 2, 20193 min read


Operation Eagle Claw - A Dismal Failure
The 24th of April 1980 and specifically Operation Eagle Claw will forever live in the memory of the USA Military for all the wrong...
Garth Calitz
Jun 18, 20196 min read


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
Apr 23, 20197 min read


History of Airmail
Specific instances of a letter being delivered by air long predate the introduction of Airmail as a regularly scheduled service available...
Garth Calitz
Mar 26, 20196 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
Mar 19, 201912 min read


Charles Lindbergh Aviator, Adventurer and Innovator
Charles A. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 4, 1902, and spent most of his childhood in Little Falls, Minnesota, and...
Garth Calitz
Feb 5, 201913 min read
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