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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


SAAF Museum Flying Training Day
By Dian Townsend A person would normally tell you that you can't possibly hear a photo, at least not as long as all those little gears up...
Garth Calitz
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Ukrainian Pilots Learn to Fly F-16 Fighter Jets Following Basic Training in the UK
The first cohort of Ukrainian pilots to receive training from the Royal Air Force are now learning to fly F-16 fighter jets, having...
Garth Calitz
Feb 27, 20243 min read


Hungary's C-390 Millennium makes its maiden flight
The first C-390 Millennium of the Hungarian Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight in Gavião Peixoto. Embraer Defence &...
Garth Calitz
Feb 20, 20242 min read


US Army Cancels FARA Helicopter Programmes
The US Army initiated the FARA project in 2018 to develop a replacement for various rotor-craft, such as the OH-58D Kiowa and some of the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 20, 20243 min read


The Red Arrows launch 60th "Diamond" Season
Sixty seasons of dynamic displays inspiring millions of people will be celebrated by the Red Arrows in 2024. The Royal Air Force...
Garth Calitz
Feb 13, 20243 min read


Lockheed Martin and Red 6 Announce Augmented Reality Integration Progress for TF-50
Lockheed Martin and Red 6 yesterday announced a recently completed ground-breaking effort to integrate the latest Red 6 augmented reality...
Garth Calitz
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Bell Demonstrates High-Speed Vertical Take-off and Landing for X-Plane Programme
Bell Textron was selected to compete for the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies...
Garth Calitz
Feb 13, 20242 min read


The SAAF Celebrate their 104th Birthday
By Garth Calitz with Phots by Dian Townsend and Trevor Cohen The Pretoria skies came alive last week with the South African Airforce...
Garth Calitz
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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