Till is an aviation enthusiast blogger who has been writing since 2013. He started out writing about personal readings since expanded his blog to include information and stories about all aspects of aviation. Till’s blog is a go-to source for anyone interested in learning more about aviation, whether you’re a pilot or just a curious onlooker.
Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko who was the Ukrainian Air Force Flanker display pilot between 2013-2018 lost his life on Friday night when his jet was shot down over Kyiv…
Although the F4U Corsair subsequently proved to be a better fighter in Pacific operations, its initial use in this theater of operations exposed its flaws Although the F4U Corsair ultimately…
Ukrainian Government confirmed via Twitter that the Antonov An-225 “Mriya” has been destroyed Ukrainian Government confirmed via Twitter that the Antonov AN-225 “Mriya” (The Dream) has been destroyed. ‘The biggest…
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest aircraft might have become a casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. ‘dream’ or…
The Tu-160’s performance and design attributes, according to the Russian military and many of the world’s best aviation specialists, theoretically give it an advantage over the B-1B and the stealthy…
The NATO Strategic AirLift International Solution (SALIS) is based at Hostomel too. In the framework of the invasion carried out by Vladimir Putin’s government, a confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian…
‘I am really tired of hearing the “LA speed story” so I thought I would relay a mission that gives real perspective to the speed of the Blackbird,’ David Peters,…
The F-86D Sabre Dog was equipped with an afterburning engine in the form of a General Electric J47-GE-17 turbojet An intelligence warning in 1948 prompted the US Air Force (USAF)…
Given that US, Italian, and French carrier strike groups have been operating in the Mediterranean for the last several weeks, the position of the cruisers around the Aegean is a…
The “Candy Bomber,” retired colonel Gail Halvorsen, came in to tell the kids which plane was carrying the chocolate while rocking the wings of his C-54 Skymaster aircraft Retired Col.…