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Paratroopers Dropped Over France to Mark D-Day 80
To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, three Atlas C1 (A400M) aircraft have dropped paratroopers over Sannerville, mirroring the actions...
Garth Calitz
Jun 13, 20242 min read


The De Havilland Dragon Rapide
By 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
May 22, 20247 min read


New Life Awaits Ex SA English Electric Lightning ZU-BBD
English 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 24, 20243 min read


The Tale of Last Two Douglas DC-6B's
Although 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 17, 20244 min read


Ethiopian Airlines 78-Year Legacy of Distinguished Servant Leadership
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, celebrated its 78th anniversary, highlighting a legacy of resilience and...
Garth Calitz
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Pat Pattle - The Commonwealth's Top WWII Ace
A 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 18, 202412 min read


Operation Tidal Wave - Bloodiest Air Battle in History
Operation 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 14, 202413 min read


Aérospatiale 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
Mar 6, 20244 min read


The Lockheed TriStar – The Most Intelligent Aircraft Ever to Fly
By Rob Russell The 1970s saw the beginning of many wide-body designs. The jets almost came to the civil market by default – primarily as...
Garth Calitz
Feb 27, 20246 min read


Fairey Rotodyne The Largest Gyroplane To Ever Take To the Air
From the late 1930s onwards, considerable progress was made in an entirely new field of aeronautics in the form of rotary-wing aircraft....
Garth Calitz
Nov 8, 202312 min read
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