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Garth Calitz Jan 5, 20213 minThe flying life Jean Mermoz – The father of international AirmailIn 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...
Garth Calitz Dec 8, 202010 minGen Chuck Yeager - The Legend PassesCharles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
Garth Calitz Dec 1, 202017 minHistory of the de Havilland Aircraft CompanySir Geoffrey de Havilland, the founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of...
Garth Calitz Nov 24, 20209 minSouth African Airways – History of the Flying SpringbokSouth African Airways was formed on 1 February 1934 following the acquisition of Union Airways by the South African government. Forty...
Garth Calitz Nov 24, 20204 minCharlie Taylor – Engine builder who powered the Wright FlyerCharlie Taylor was born in a log cabin on May 24, 1868, in Cerro Gordo, Illinois to William Stephen Taylor and Mary Jane Germain. Taylor...
Garth Calitz Oct 15, 20209 minChuck 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...
Garth Calitz Sep 22, 20204 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 Sep 1, 20206 minKelly Johnson: A True Military Aviation Heroby Alex Hollings Kelly Johnson wasn’t the first man to build an aircraft. Nor was he the first to push the limits of what an aircraft...
Garth Calitz Sep 1, 20204 minThe 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...
