Garth Calitz Nov 2, 20225 minLycoming Engines, A Brief HistoryLycoming Engines is a major American manufacturer of aircraft engines. With a factory in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Lycoming produces a...
Garth Calitz Oct 12, 20224 minWorld War Two Airmen Laid to Rest 78 Years After Fatal FlightA series of ceremonies in the Netherlands this week which commemorated the sacrifices of World War Two RAF airmen, with the burial of a...
Garth Calitz Sep 28, 20222 minRestoring the Bell P-39 Airacobra from Down UnderTownsville, Australia, located in North Queensland, is the perfect destination for history buffs and adventure seekers. It is the...
Garth Calitz Sep 13, 20227 minThe History of Radial EnginesEver since man first experienced powered flight in 1903 the search has been on for light powerful engines to power flying machines. The...
Garth Calitz Jul 20, 20224 minThe First Powered Flight in South AfricaIt 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 Jun 14, 202212 minAircraft of World War 1- Where Dogfights BeganWorld War One Aircraft began as primitive, unarmed artillery spotters that could barely take offensive action, and ended as powerful...
Garth Calitz Jun 8, 20223 minConvair F2Y Sea Dart – The First and Only Supersonic SeaplaneThe 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 May 18, 20224 min101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on serviceFifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary...
Garth Calitz May 3, 20226 min40th Anniversary of Op Black BuckOn 1 May 1982, during the Falklands conflict, the Royal Air Force began a series of extremely long-range bombing missions using Vulcan...
Garth Calitz Apr 5, 20222 minShuttleworth Trust Receive Iconic heritage aircraft From BAE SystemsBAE Systems has donated the last aircraft from its unique heritage collection to the Shuttleworth Trust. The agreement means that the De...