Chateaudun Air Base Visit
Chateaudun Air Base (Base Aérienne 279) is home to Entrepét de l’Armée de l’air 601, founded in 1951. EAA 601 is the largest storage for military aircraft in Europe. For test flights, the airfield...
Category: Europe
Daher TBM-930 Record Setting Flight Reviewed at EAA AirVenture
Dieter and Phil during their EAA AirVenture presentation about their record-breaking flight. On March 9, 2019, two aviators rewrote a world speed record for a trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Dierk Reuter and Phil...
Prototype Explorer Displayed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
A visiting airplane from Europe was tucked into a corner of the display area at the EAA’s 2019 AirVenture. It wasn’t surrounded by a splashy pavilion nor potted plants and chairs and tables, but...
The Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows Begin Their North American Tour
The team readies to depart from their home base at RAF Scampton on August 5th. It’s mid-summer in 2019, and the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows flight demonstration team has embarked on Exercise Western...
I Was Fortunate to Have Worked the Concorde
This past week marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of a Concorde SST prototype. A technological marvel half a century ago, it still is one of aviation’s most important accomplishments. A while...
Royal Air Force Tornadoes Are Retired From Service
Panavia GR.4 of the Royal Air Force By the time you read this article, the RAF’s workhorse Tornado GR.4/GR.4A attack jets will have flown all but their final few hours of their forty year...
Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford – RAF Centenary
In 2018, it can be said that one of the most highly anticipated airshows was the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford which was celebrating the Royal Air Force’s centenary. The airshow marked...
Crew Training of the RAF in Cosford
RAF Cosford opened in 1938 as a technical school of the Royal Air Force. Today in Cosford, about 120 aircraft can be used for training. A probably unique project in Europe, one that uses...
The Centennial of Poland’s Air Force Celebrated
The Second Republic of Poland was founded in 1918, after the end of the First World War. Except for the few years’ interruption during the Second World War, the Republic of Poland has since...
OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE 2018
5th Generation F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets’ return to European Skies Beginning August, 2018, the United States Air Force deployed thirteen of its F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Jets to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany to...
