The Royal Canadian Air Force reached a new milestone this summer with the first operational deployment of the CH-148 Cyclone on board a ship. We were invited to interview Major Erik Weigelin on board the HMCS Ville de Québec. Continue reading
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Large air war above Northern Europe
In October and November 2018 a large scale air war was fought in the skies above Norway and also parts of Sweden and Finland. Over 250 aircraft from 14 countries battled against each other. All this as part of Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Cold War. Continue reading
APROC 2018 exercise at Gilze-Rijen airbase

Local Dutch AH-64D providing air cover during a rescue operation
The twelfth edition of the Air-centric Personnel Recovery Operatives Course (APROC) was held successfully in The Netherlands for the first time during May and June 2018. Airbase Gilze-Rijen hosted helicopters and aircraft from no less than 7 countries. Continue reading
Florennes Tactical Weapon Meet 2017
From the 7th of June till the 16th of June, the First squadron of the Belgian Air Force organized the Tactical Weapon Meet (TWM) international air exercise at Florennes Air Base.
Denel SARA
Royal Jordanian Air Force
The Royal Jordanian Air Force Commander Major General Mansour Aljobour is leading an Air Force in change.
When asked for his vision for the coming ten years, the General is very clear: ”First we start with the human factors. This is the big investment and development actually. Throughout the armed forces we are changing the skills and capabilities we have. This to make them ready for the future, for any plan and any operation.” Continue reading
N230ET
The ‘Le Cercle des Machines Volantes’ association have a rare MS230 in their collection.
Tipsy Nipper OO-PVA
On 2 December 1957 the first flight of a Tipsy Nipper took place. During a recent air-to-air photoshoot performed by Tristar Aviation, Nipper OO-PVA showed up as a suprise. Tristar took the oppertunity to take airborne shots of this unique aircraft.
CSA Cruiser PH-KMJ
The Tristar Aviation crew performed the air-to-air photo shoot with P-28 Cruiser RTC callsign”PH-KMJ” for an article in the prominent Dutch aviation magazine “Piloot en vliegtuig”.
Letnany Stara Aerovka aviation collection
Letnany
In April 2016 the “Stara Aerovka” project have opened their Hangar V and Hangar VI at Letnany airport in Prague. The project is the result of cooperation between the Military History Institute in Prague and the company LOM Praha. The aim is to preserve historic buildings and aircraft on the former site of the company Aero at Letnany airport.