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T-7A Red Hawk Inaugural Flight
Boeing and the US Air Force last week completed the inaugural flight of the service’s first T-7A Red Hawk, marking the start of the...
Garth Calitz
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Saab Air Power at RIAT 2023
At this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023, Saab will bring two of the world’s most advanced military aircraft to make...
Garth Calitz
Jul 5, 20232 min read
80 Years of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Innovation
For 80 years, Skunk Works has pushed the innovation envelope, failing fast to prove out novel technologies and deliver disruptive...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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
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
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