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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


The History of the Rhodesian Air Force
The Rhodesian Air Force was originally formed in 1935 under the name Southern Rhodesia Staff Corps Air Unit and served as a territorial...
Garth Calitz
Jan 15, 20197 min read


The Battle of Kursk – Air Power Domination Won the Day
The Battle of Kursk in 1943, 450km south-east of Moscow, could have had a very different outcome if not for the Soviet premier Josef...
Garth Calitz
Jan 8, 20198 min read


The Wright Brothers – It all began 115 years ago
From www.wright-brothers.org "Before the Wright Brothers, no one working in aviation did anything fundamentally correct. Since the Wright...
www.wright-brothers.org
Dec 18, 20188 min read
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