Garth Calitz Jun 135 minThe Night Witches, Female Pilots Feared by the NazisThey flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air while battling...
Garth Calitz Jun 132 minParatroopers Dropped Over France to Mark D-Day 80To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, three Atlas C1 (A400M) aircraft have dropped paratroopers over Sannerville, mirroring the actions...
Garth Calitz May 227 minThe De Havilland Dragon RapideBy Garth Calitz In late 1933, a team at de Havilland, led by aircraft designer Arthur Ernest Hagg, began working on a new design intended...
Garth Calitz Apr 243 minNew Life Awaits Ex SA English Electric Lightning ZU-BBDEnglish Electric Lightning XS452, better known to South Africans as ZU-BBD, first flew on 30th June 1965 and began her service career...
Garth Calitz Apr 174 minThe Tale of Last Two Douglas DC-6B'sAlthough there are many DC-6A and C-118 cargo versions still in use globally, the DC-6B passenger liners were mostly retired as airlines...
Garth Calitz Apr 172 minEthiopian Airlines 78-Year Legacy of Distinguished Servant LeadershipEthiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, celebrated its 78th anniversary, highlighting a legacy of resilience and...
Garth Calitz Mar 1812 minPat Pattle - The Commonwealth's Top WWII AceA young South African pilot has been credited with the honour of “The Commonwealth's Top WWII Ace” but is still relatively unknown as he...
Garth Calitz Mar 1413 minOperation Tidal Wave - Bloodiest Air Battle in HistoryOperation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya on nine oil refineries...
Garth Calitz Mar 64 minAérospatiale Alouette III Celebrates 65 Years of Flight The Alouette III has its origins with an earlier helicopter design by French aircraft manufacturer Sud-Est, the SE 3120 Alouette, which,...
Garth Calitz Feb 276 minThe Lockheed TriStar – The Most Intelligent Aircraft Ever to FlyBy Rob Russell The 1970s saw the beginning of many wide-body designs. The jets almost came to the civil market by default – primarily as...
