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Sikorsky Celebrates 100th Anniversary At Paris Air Show
Sikorsky will celebrate its 100th anniversary during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget this week emphasizing the deep and enduring...
Garth Calitz
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Kumbululuka Kwa Bafana – Sharing the Joy of Flight with Youth of Zambia
By Garth Calitz Kumbululuka Kwa Bafana Zambia celebrated its second year this year, when I got a call from Felix Gosher asking me please...
Garth Calitz
Jun 14, 20234 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


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


VSR700 Tested at Sea in Full Operational Configuration
Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time...
Garth Calitz
May 17, 20232 min read


SAAF Museum Airshow 2023
By Trevor Cohen Photos by Andre Venter, Dian Townsend and Timmy Homman When the chips are down that’s when change the level of the...
Garth Calitz
May 11, 20237 min read


Gripen E production line inaugurated in Brazil
Embraer and Saab have inaugurated the production line of the Gripen E in Brazil, at Embraer´s plant in Gavião Peixoto (São Paulo State)....
Garth Calitz
May 11, 20233 min read


Airbus and German Air Force: 20 years of cooperation, 20 facts
For 20 years, Airbus and the German Air Force in Manching have been working together to ensure that German Eurofighters and Tornados are...
Garth Calitz
May 11, 20233 min read


The Gripens – Pride of The SAAF now Relegated to “Show Pony” Status
By Garth Calitz In the last week or so social media has been a buzz with the announcement that the SAAF will be headlining the annual...
Garth Calitz
May 3, 20232 min read
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