By Garth Calitz When the First World War came to an end, the world’s gaze shifted from the devastation of the battlefield to the limitless promise of the skies. Aviation, born barely a decade earlier, had proven itself in war, but now it was time for flight to serve humanity in peace. Among the pioneering minds shaping that future was a young American inventor whose restless genius and fearless experimentation would forever change the way aircraft were flown. His name was Law

The aviation history community is mourning the passing of George Hardy, a World War II veteran, who died this week at the age of 100....

By Rob Russell John Everitt Frost (inevitably known as "Jack") was born in Queenstown on 16th July, 1918, and at the age of 18, joined...

By Rob Russell Born in Kimberley on 10 April 1918, Lewis attended Kimberley Boys' High School. He was never particularly interested in...

By Rob Russell Petrus Hendrik Hugo, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (20 December 1917 – 6 June 1986) was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace...

By Rob Russell Adolph Gysbert "Sailor" Malan was one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of World War II, renowned for his...

John "Paddy" Hemingway DFC, the last remaining pilot from the renowned Battle of Britain, passed away peacefully on 17 March 2025 at the...

By Rob Russell Jack Hemmings did what all young naughty pilots do. He flew and crashed aeroplanes and lived to tell the tale, both in the...

By Rob Russell He was a role model for his profession, who delivered Britain’s nuclear bombers and was one of the last men to fly with...

Daher congratulated Margrit Waltz on her 960th ferry flight. Last month, she delivered a new production TBM 960 turboprop aircraft to an...