Frank Whittle – Father of the Jet Engine
Frank Whittle was born on 1 June 1907 in Coventry, the son of a mechanic. From an early age, Whittle demonstrated an aptitude for...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
The RAF remembers the beginning of Operation Granby
The British military contribution to the Allied Coalition to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait was codenamed, Operation Granby. The 17th...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Ozires Silva - The Flight of the Impossible
Ozires Silva, engineer and a pioneer in the Brazilian aviation industry as well as the leader of the group of visionaries who created...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
The flying life Jean Mermoz – The father of international Airmail
In January 1921, on his third try, Jean Mermoz got his pilot’s license. Three years later, he signed up as a pilot with Lignes Aeriennes...
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Garth Calitz
- Dec 8, 2020
- 10 min
Gen Chuck Yeager - The Legend Passes
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
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Garth Calitz
- Dec 1, 2020
- 17 min
History of the de Havilland Aircraft Company
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24, 2020
- 9 min
South African Airways – History of the Flying Springbok
South African Airways was formed on 1 February 1934 following the acquisition of Union Airways by the South African government. Forty...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
Charlie Taylor – Engine builder who powered the Wright Flyer
Charlie Taylor was born in a log cabin on May 24, 1868, in Cerro Gordo, Illinois to William Stephen Taylor and Mary Jane Germain. Taylor...
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 15, 2020
- 9 min
Chuck Yeager - The Man that Changed Aviation 73 years ago
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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