Tag: Aviation History

Today in Aviation History: Bert Hinkler Completes First Solo Flight from England to Australia

Former Royal Naval Air Service pilot made the flight in a Avro Avian in 15…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Thomas-Morse MB-3

One of the earliest interwar aircraft of the United States armed forces also played a…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-14

The first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift

Experience History in Motion: The CAF RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit 2025 Tour Schedule

The CAF program presents a nationwide tour that brings the inspiring stories of the Tuskegee…

Today in Aviation History: First Airmail Flight between New Zealand and Australia

Famed aviator Charles Ulm made the flight in an Avro 618 Ten trimotor to prove…

Junkers F 13 Returns to the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

After a 94-year history spanning both sides of the Atlantic, this one of five surviving…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Martin B-10

The first mass produced all-metal monoplane bomber of the US Army Air Corps now has…

Basler BT-67 Flying Display at Thailand’s Children’s Day 2025

Thailand’s National Children’s Day 2025 saw two Royal Thai Air Force Basler BT-67s take flight…

Cold War Warriors Once Protected the UK; Now It’s Our Time to Protect Their History

Photos and text by James Gresty As dawn breaks over Bruntingthorpe Airfield, the echoes of…