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MiG Alley - The Birth of Jet on Jet Dog Fighting
"MiG Alley" was the name given by United Nations (UN) pilots to the north-western portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 202310 min read
South African Participation in the Korean War
Just a year after the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) contributed towards beating the blockade of West Berlin; the SAAF’s services were...
Garth Calitz
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Remembering D-Day and Honouring the "Gooney Birds" Role
In the early morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of soldiers, sailors, and airmen from Great Britain, the United States and the British...
Garth Calitz
Jun 7, 20234 min read
The First Hijacking – Italy 1942
By Rob Russell Another coastal patrol, just like yesterday..... On 28th July 1942, a Bristol Beaufort of 217 Squadron, RAF, under the...
Garth Calitz
May 31, 20234 min read
Clyde Cessna - Founding of the Cessna Aircraft Company
Clyde Cessna’s name, at least his surname, is instantly recognized by pilots and aviation enthusiasts the world over. Over the years, the...
Garth Calitz
May 31, 20236 min read
The Battle of Taranto – a Defining Moment in Naval Aviation
On the night of November 11-12, 1940, the Royal Navy launched twenty-one obsolescent Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the...
Garth Calitz
May 24, 20234 min read
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of Op Chastise
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is preparing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Chastise, commonly known as...
Garth Calitz
Apr 20, 20233 min read
SAAF Museum Flying Training Day
By Dian Townsend Saturday the 1st of April the skies over Centurion filled with the all too familiar sound of air force birds from a...
Garth Calitz
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Sikorsky Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation
One hundred years ago, immigrant and aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky founded Sikorsky Aero Engineering Company on a chicken farm near...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Tecnam Commemorates Seventy-five Years
Tecnam Aircraft celebrates seventy-five years with the first Astore P-48 in 1948. Italian brothers Luigi and Giovanni Pascale started...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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